An airport authority may elect to allow its airport police to become SLEP by having its governing board adopt an irrevocable resolution (IMRF Suggested Form Resolution, “Resolution to Adopt the IMRF SLEP Plan for Airport Police") authorizing its airport police to be reported as SLEP members.
There is no requirement that an airport authority allow its police officers to join SLEP. However, once the SLEP plan has been adopted for airport police, it cannot be rescinded.
The airport police officers would join IMRF SLEP prospectively. Airport police joining SLEP will retain their Regular IMRF service credit and start with no credit towards a SLEP pension. As SLEP members, the police officers would be eligible to convert up to 10 years of Regular plan service credit to SLEP if enrolled before August 8, 2011. Members who join the SLEP plan on or after August 8, 2011 are not eligible to upgrade Regular service credit to SLEP.
If the resolution is adopted, the following airport police officers would participate in IMRF SLEP:
Airport police officers not eligible to participate in a local police pension plan, and
Officers performing police duties at an airport on a full-time basis.
Airport police working less than full-time will remain Regular IMRF members
SLEP participation would begin on the date specified in the resolution. For the first two years, the employer rate for SLEP participants will be based on the normal cost for the SLEP program plus death and disability contributions as well as supplemental benefit contributions. The rates can be found in IMRF’s Annual Financial Report.
To use IMRF’s suggested form of resolution, send a secure message to request a “Resolution to Adopt the IMRF SLEP Plan for Airport Police” form. If unable to send a secure message, contact IMRF through the employer-only phone number at 1-800-728-7971.