The Plymouth City Council was presented a resolution this week that updates a policy from 2004 when the EMS and fire services combined and those employees join the 1977 pension fund.
City Attorney Sean Surrisi said the resolution focuses on civilian paramedics and their specific retirement fund.
“They would be hired not as firemen and not as part of the 1977 fund. They’d just on the PERF fund like other civilian city employees. The remainder of this resolution from 2004 will remain in effect. We’ll still have the bulk of our EMTs and paramedics as firemen in the 1977 fund. It just allows more flexibility for hiring folks that aren’t eligible for the fund,” explained Surrisi.
The council unanimously approved the change.
