§ 16-231. Pension plans for public safety employees.

(a)

The County Executive shall be authorized to establish, by agreement, police and fire pension plans applicable to all uniformed employees occupying classified service positions allocated to public safety classes of work within the Police and Fire Departments. Any such pension plan, upon establishment, may not be amended to lessen the benefits provided therein or to bind the County to finance or make contributions thereto, unless such amendments are approved by legislative act of the County Council.

(b)

Subject to the provisions of Division II, State Personnel and Pensions Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, the County Executive is hereby additionally authorized to establish a pension plan for all uniformed employees occupying classified service positions allocated to public safety classes of work within the Sheriff Department, which, upon establishment, shall be similar in the nature of coverage and benefits to police and fire pension plans and shall be subject to the other conditions stipulated in Subsection (a) of this Section.

(c)

The County Executive shall be authorized to establish or amend a pension plan for employees occupying public safety classes of work within the Department of Corrections, subject to approval by legislative act of the County Council.

(CB-1-1976; CB-107-1991)

Editor's note— CB-1-2008 approved an amendment to the Police Pension Plan regarding the addition of line of duty death benefits.

CB-17-2008 approved an amendment to the Fire Service Pension Plan regarding the addition of line of duty death benefits.

CB-18-2008 approved an amendment to the Deputy Sheriff's Pension Plan regarding the addition of line of duty death benefits.

CB-19-2008 approved an amendment to the Prince George's County Pension Plan for Employees Represented by the Prince George's Correctional Officers' Association, Inc. regarding the addition of line of duty death benefits.

CB-20-2016 approved an amendment to the Prince George's County Police Pension Plan changing the normal retirement date for newly hired officers from 20 to 25 years of service and also to provide for a monthly benefit of $1,000.00 for the surviving spouse of those officers killed in the line of duty.

CB-116-2017 approved an amendment to the Deputy Sheriff's Pension plan regarding a line of duty death benefit for the surviving spouse of a Deputy Sheriff who dies in the line of duty.