Special Memo 336

Resolution Requirement for P.A. 99-900

January 20, 2017

Public Act 99-900 became law on August 26, 2016. It alters IMRF participation requirements for all elected or appointed county board members in Illinois.

Counties with board members who participate in IMRF are reminded of the requirements of P.A. 99-900. The new law alters the Illinois Pension Code in the following ways:

• Any person first elected or appointed as a County Board member after Friday, August 26, 2016, is not eligible to participate in IMRF with respect to that position.
• Any current County Board members who participate in IMRF must file on a monthly basis a detailed record of time spent on official County Board business. *Failure to file a record will result in immediate loss of IMRF participation.
• Following each election for County Board members, the County Board must pass a resolution affirming that the position of County Board member requires at least 600 or 1,000 hours of work (as appropriate for that County) in a 12-month period. This resolution must be adopted and filed with IMRF within 90 days after each election in which a member or members of the County Board are elected or reelected. Failure to file such a resolution will bar all County Board members from participating in IMRF.

In accordance with P.A. 99-900, counties with board members who participate in IMRF are reminded to pass a resolution affirming the board position’s hours no later than February 8, 2017. Failure to adopt the resolution on time will end participation for any board member in IMRF. 

Contact IMRF with questions

If you have questions about IMRF participation for your county board members, please contact IMRF’s General Counsel, Kathy O’Brien, at 630-368-5352.

Sincerely

Louis W. Kosiba

Executive Director