Retirement

All newly hired County General and Sheriff Department regular full time employees (generally hired on or after January 01, 2009) became eligible to participate in a Defined Contribution Plan with the exception of those employees belonging to the Sheriff Department Employees Public Act 312 arbitration eligible collective bargaining unit.   The exact dates and terms for each newly hired regular full time employee are determined and controlled by the applicable collective bargaining agreements.  To review the exact date and terms, please click the following link to the St. Clair County's collective bargaining agreements.

A Defined Contribution Plan is a retirement plan in which the employee and/or the employer contribute to the employee's individual account under the plan. The amount in the account at distribution includes the contributions and investment gains or losses, minus any investment and administrative fees.  Employees in the Defined Contribution Plan should fund their plan with the goal to cover both retirement income and retirement healthcare needs. The benefit is portable and participation is voluntary for eligible full time regular employees.

For more information regarding the St. Clair County Defined Contribution Plan please contact Human Resources Benefits Coordinator, Tina Delia or refer to the following link:

           Huntington Bank - Defined Contribution
           Nationwide Retirement Solutions - Deferred Compensation

The information contained in these St. Clair County Employees Retirement System and Retirement Healthcare website pages are applicable to the members of the St. Clair County Employees Retirement System pension plan and not those of the Defined Contribution (457) Plan or the Deferred Compensation Plan.

All County General, Sheriff Department, Community Mental Health Authority and Road Commission full time eligible employees (generally hired before January 1, 2009) and all newly hired employees belonging to the Sheriff Department Employees Public Act 312 arbitration eligible collective bargaining unit are subject to the St. Clair County Employees Retirement System Defined Benefit Pension Plan.   The exact dates and terms for each newly hired regular full time employee are determined and controlled by the applicable collective bargaining agreements.  To review the exact date and terms, please click the following link to the St. Clair County's collective bargaining agreements.

A Defined Benefit Pension Plan is a retirement plan that establishes an annual and monthly pension amount based on an employee’s years of service and final average compensation. Terms and conditions of the Defined Benefit Pension Plan are addressed in the Employees' Retirement System Plan booklet and general information regarding the plan can be located in these St. Clair County Employees Retirement System and Retirement Healthcare website pages.

The Defined Benefit Pension Plan and the Retiree Health Care Plan for eligible pension recipients are completely separate programs with separately designated methods for funding.  The Retirement System Board of Trustees have fiduciary responsibility for the retiree pension and the County Administrator/Controller has fiduciary responsibility for the Retiree Health Care Trust Account.

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Human Resources
200 Grand River Avenue, Ste. 206
Port Huron, MI 48060

Phone:      (810) 989-6910
Fax:          (810) 985-3493
Email:      Human Resources