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Eligible County Retirees in Approved Settling Retiree Class


 

Eligible County Retirees means retired former employees of Sonoma County or County Special Districts who meet the following criteria:

  1. Retired from the County or a County Special District on or before June 30, 2016; and
  2. Were hired by the County or a County Special District on or before December 31, 1989, and had been a contributing member of the Sonoma County Employees Retirement Association (SCERA) and retired directly from the County or a County Special District service: OR
  3. Were hired by the County or a County Special District on or after January 1, 1990 through December 31, 2008, had at least 10 consecutive years of full time paid County or a County Special District service, and had been a contributing member of the Sonoma County Employees Retirement Association (SCERA) and retired directly from the County or a County Special District employment.

Eligible County Retirees also includes:

  • Retirees of the Sonoma County Superior Court who were County employees at the time of retirement before January 1, 2001 and who upon retirement, enrolled in a County Offered Medical Plan, were eligible to receive a monthly medical contribution, and met the eligibility criteria in No. 2 or No. 3, above.
  • County or County Special District employees who retired on or before June 30, 2016 and upon retirement were eligible to receive a monthly medical contribution and upon retirement or thereafter waived coverage for themselves and the Eligible County Retiree's Eligible Dependent(s) as defined in Paragraph 3.13 of the Settlement Agreement) and have a signed "Waiver of Medical Plan Acknowledgement" on file with the County. County employees who cancelled or dropped coverage in writing at the time of retirement, or at a later date, without a right to re-enroll are not Eligible County Retirees.
  • Any retired employee of a County Special District currently receiving a $500 monthly medical contribution from the County as of June 30, 2016, including without limitation such retired employees of Sonoma County Transportation Authority, In Home Support Services Public Authority, or the Sonoma County Law Library.
  • Any surviving spouse of a deceased Settling County Retiree, as defined in the Settlement Agreement, who is enrolled in a County Offered Medical Plan and was receiving a $500 or less County Medical Contribution as of June 30, 2016.