5505.171 Additional monthly payments and benefits. - Ohio Statutes

5505.171 Additional monthly payments and benefits.

(A) All persons who retired and were eligible to receive a pension that was payable prior to July 1, 1968, pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 5505.17 or division (B)(1) of section 5505.18 of the Revised Code, shall receive an additional monthly payment of two dollars for each year between the member’s effective date of retirement or disability and December 31, 1971, or an additional fifty dollars, whichever is less.

(B) Each person who retired and was eligible to receive a pension, other than a reduced pension, that was payable prior to June 30, 2000, pursuant to division (A) or (B) of section 5505.16 or division (B) of section 5505.18 of the Revised Code shall have the pension recalculated by the board so that the person receives a monthly pension of not less than one thousand fifty dollars. Any pension increase resulting from a recalculation made under this division shall be included in the calculation of the additional benefit paid under section 5505.174 of the Revised Code.

(C) The pension of each person who is receiving a pension pursuant to division (B) of section 5505.16 of the Revised Code on June 5, 1996, of less than nine hundred dollars per month shall be increased to nine hundred dollars per month. Any increase under this division shall be included in the calculation of the additional benefit paid under section 5505.174 of the Revised Code.

Effective Date: 06-29-2001