Service credit is based on actual hours worked, excluding any
overtime. The following types of service credit, if purchased,
can count toward a member’s total service credit:
- Redeposit of prior membership contributions
- Prior ineligible service such as extra help, temporary,
seasonal or hourly
- Medical Leave (personal illness not to exceed 12 consecutive
months)
Military Leave is also a service credit. Members who re-sign to
enter military service must re-enter employment within one year
of termination of military service. Employees who take a leave of
absence for military service must return to Merced County service
within one year of separating from military service to be
eligible for purchase.
Sick Leave
At retirement your sick leave balance may be converted into years
of service for retirement purposes only. Please review your
bargaining unit Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to determine
what can be applied to retirement. You may be eligible to convert
your sick leave balance into retirement years of service credit,
depending on your MOU and if you retire directly from an
MercedCERA participating employer (deferred and Merced Cemetery
District members are not eligible to convert sick leave hours
into retirement service credit). Sick leave balances converted
into retirement service credit are not used to determine
eligibility for retirement.
