Ohio Code 145.033 – Exemption requests by Cincinnati correctional institute employees
(A) Notwithstanding section 145.03 of the Revised Code, any employee of the Hamilton county sheriff on July 1, 1981, who was in the employ of the city of Cincinnati in the Cincinnati correctional institute and who was a contributing member of the city of Cincinnati retirement system prior to that date may choose to be exempt from compulsory membership in the public employees retirement system and to continue contributing membership in the city of Cincinnati retirement system on and after that date by filing a written request for exemption from the public employees retirement system, which request shall bear the signature of the employee, with the public employees retirement board, provided that the:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 145.033
- Earnable salary: includes the following:
(a) Payments made by the employer in lieu of salary, wages, or other earnings for sick leave, personal leave, or vacation used by the contributor;
(b) Payments made by the employer for the conversion of sick leave, personal leave, and vacation leave accrued, but not used if the payment is made during the year in which the leave is accrued, except that payments made pursuant to section 124. See Ohio Code 145.01
- Member: includes a PERS retirant who becomes a member under division (C) of section 145. See Ohio Code 145.01
(1) Board of commissioners of Hamilton county and authorized representatives of the city of Cincinnati retirement system adopt an agreement providing such employees with the option to continue contributing membership in that retirement system on and after July 1, 1981, upon compliance with this section;
(2) Employee files a request for his exemption within thirty days of the effective date of the agreement.
(B) No employee contributions shall be deducted from the earnable salary or compensation of, or paid to the public employees retirement system on account of, any employee of the Hamilton county sheriff who, through compliance with division (A) of this section, is exempt from compulsory membership in the public employees retirement system.