Special Memo 283

To: Authorized Agents of counties participating in the ECO program
Re: Renewal of Election to Participate in ECO for re-elected county officials

November 2002

County officials participating in the revised Elected County Official (ECO) Plan (officials who began ECO participation on or after January 26, 2000) must renew their election to participate when they begin a new term of office. Officials participating in the revised ECO plan elect to participate in ECO by completing IMRF Form 6.21B, “Election by Elected County Official to Participate in IMRF Elected County Official Plan,” (copy attached). This form is required for each term of office if the official intends to continue ECO participation.

Please ask your recently re-elected county officials to fill out form IMRF 6.21B and file it with IMRF before December 31, 2002. If this form is not filed, the wages of any official in revised ECO, reported as ECO in January 2003, will be suspended. When a member’s wages are suspended, this means wages are not credited to a member’s account. Suspended can cause problems with a member’s IMRF account and, ultimately, can delay benefit payments.

Newly elected officials who wish to participate in ECO are also required to complete IMRF Form 621.B, together with IMRF Forms 6.10, ‘Notice of Enrollment in IMRF,” 6.11, “Designation of Beneficiary” and 6.21, “Election to Participate for Qualifying Position.”

Download the ELECTION BY ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIAL TO PARTICIPATE IN IMRF ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIAL PLAN (as revised by P.A. 91-0685 on 01/26/00) IMRF Form 6.21B (Rev. 8/01)
Download the ELECTION BY ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIAL TO PARTICIPATE IN IMRF ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIAL PLAN Instructions.