Safety membership is applicable to those employees involved in active law enforcement or fire suppression.
General membership applies to all other employees.
Membership in the retirement system is effective upon appointment to an eligible position of service with the County. Questions regarding the Safe Harbor Plan should be directed to the County Human Resources Department. An exception to this would be for management employees in position assigned to Flexible Benefit Categories 1 and 2 who are classified as Tier I. All Safety members are classified as Tier I, regardless of the date of hire.