Charter›Appendix A — Employment Provisions
A8.539 INCREASING RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES OF
San Francisco County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-22 · San Francisco County
Cite as: San Francisco County Municipal Code § A8.539 · Text as of 2026-10-22
MISCELLANEOUS OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES RETIRED PRIOR TO JULY 2, 1980 Every retirement allowance payable by the San Francisco City and County Employees' Retirement System, from time commencing on July 1, 1982 to or on account of any person who was retired prior to July 2, 1980, as a member of said system under Section 8.509 formerly Section 165.2 of the Charter of 1932, as amended; and to or on account of any person who was retired prior to July 2, 1980, as a member of said system under Section 8.507, formerly Section 165 of the Charter of 1932, as amended; and to or on account of any person who was retired prior to July 2, 1980, as a member of said system under Sections 8.584, 8.586 and 8.588 of this Charter, is hereby increased by the amount of $25 per month, provided such member was entitled to be credited under the Retirement System with at least 20 years of service upon which the retirement allowance was determined at retirement. If the member was entitled to be credited with less than 20 years of such service, then said monthly increase shall be an amount which shall bear the same ratio of $25 that the service with which the member was entitled to be credited at effective date of retirement, bears to 20 years. This section does not give any member retired prior to July 1, 1982 or his successors in interest, any claim against the City and County for any increase in any retirement allowance paid or payable for time prior to July 1, 1982. Contributions to the Retirement System necessary for the payment of the increases in the retirement allowances provided in this section, shall be provided, from the reserves held by the Retirement System on account of miscellaneous members, cost of living benefits, the necessary amount being transferred upon July 1, 1982, from said reserves to the reserves held by the Retirement System to meet the obligations of the City and County on account of benefits that have been granted and on account of prior service of members. The contributions being required of the City and County currently as percentages of salaries of persons who are members under Sections 8.509, 8.584, 8.586, and 8.588 shall be increased to percentages determined by the actuary as necessary to replace the reserves so transferred.
A8.539-1 INCREASING RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES OF MISCELLANEOUS OFFICERS AND¶
EMPLOYEES RETIRED PRIOR TO JULY 2, 1985 Commencing on July 1, 1987, every retirement allowance payable by the San Francisco City and County Employees' Retirement System, to or on account of any person who was retired prior to July 2, 1985 as a member of said system under Sections 8.507, 8.509, 8.584, 8.586 or 8.588 of this Charter, is hereby increased by the amount of $50.00 per month, provided such member had retired prior to July 2, 1961. If the member had retired after July 1, 1961, then said monthly increase shall be an amount which shall bear the same ratio to $50.00 that the number of years the member has been retired bears to twenty-five (25) years. In computing years of retirement, the Retirement System shall count completed fiscal years between the member's effective date of retirement and June 30, 1986. This section does not give any member retired prior to July 1, 1987 or his successors in interest, any claim against the City and County for any increase in any retirement allowance paid or payable for time prior to July 1, 1987.
A8.539-2 INCREASING RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES OF MISCELLANEOUS OFFICERS AND¶
EMPLOYEES RETIRED PRIOR TO JULY 2, 1988 Commencing on July 1, 1990, every retirement allowance payable by the San Francisco City and County Employees' Retirement System, to or on account of any person who was retired prior to July 2, 1988 as a member of said system under sections 8.507, 8.509, 8.584, 8.586 or 8.588 of this Charter, is hereby increased by the amount of $50.00 per month, provided such member had retired prior to July 2, 1964. If the member had retired after July 1, 1964, then said monthly increase shall be an amount which shall bear the same ratio to $50.00 that the number of years the member has been retired bears to twenty-five (25) years. In computing years of retirement, the Retirement System shall count completed fiscal years between the member's effective date of retirement and June 30, 1989. This section does not give any member retired prior to July 1, 1990 or his successors in interest, any claim against the City and County for any increase in any retirement allowance paid or payable for time prior to July 1, 1990.
A8.539-3 INCREASING RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES OF MISCELLANEOUS OFFICERS AND¶
EMPLOYEES RETIRED PRIOR TO JULY 2, 1991 Commencing on July 1, 1993, every retirement allowance payable by the San Francisco City and County Employees' Retirement System, to or on account of any person who was retired prior to July 2, 1991 as a member of said system under sections 8.507, 8.509, 8.584, 8.586 or 8.588 of this Charter, is hereby increased by the amount of $75.00 per month, provided such member had retired prior to July 2, 1967. If the member had retired after July 1, 1967, then said monthly increase shall be an amount which shall bear the same ratio to $75.00 that the number of years the member has been retired bears to twenty-five (25) years. In computing years of retirement, the Retirement System shall count completed fiscal years between the member's effective date of retirement and June 30, 1992. This section does not give any member retired prior to July 1, 1993 or his or her successors in interest, any claim against the City and County of San Francisco for any increase in any retirement allowance paid or payable for time prior to July 1, 1993.
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