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By ROBERT SITTEN; Times Leader Staff Writer
 Monday, January 31, 1994 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3A QUICK WORDS: MECHANIC MUST RETURN
PENSION TO GET KINGSTON JOB BACK 





KINGSTON -- A 1991 amendment to Kingston's municipal code means a
furloughed mechanic will have to pay back the money he took out of his pension
plan, plus interest, if he wants to get his job back, Mayor Gary Reese said
Sunday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Dave Berlew, one of four workers laid off from the Public Works Department
last summer, filed a grievance against the municipality Jan. 20 claiming his
seniority was ignored when one of the four was brought back this month.
Michael John, who ranks second to Berlew in seniority, was brought back to
work as a garbage handler. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The department's grievance committee met with solicitor Ted Krohn last
Monday about the grievance. The problem, Reese said, is that Berlew took all
of his money out of the pension fund when he was laid off. Reese said the
amount is confidential. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "When he took his money, he terminated his position," Reese said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The amendment to Section VI of Ordinance 1991-10, which sets terms of a
pension plan for non-uniformed workers, says if a former employee returns the
amount of his accumulated contributions plus interest, then "his prior
credited service shall be restored." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Reese said "prior credited service" means all of the time he paid into the
pension plan. Because Berlew withdrew his money, Reese said, "If I hired him
back, he'd be starting with no seniority." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Reese said Berlew was notified by Krohn last week of the 1991 amendment. He
didn't know whether Berlew intended to pay the money back. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Berlew could not be reached for comment Sunday night. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 It's uncertain how much Berlew would have to pay in interest, if he decided
to repay it. When Berlew was laid off, the interest rate on pensions was 7
percent, but this month the municipality changed it to 4 percent. "Whether he
would have to pay (7 percent) back up until the time he was laid off is a
question for the actuaries," Reese said. "If he comes back, they'd be paying
him 4 percent." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The amendment says: "The amount of interest ... shall be based on the
interest rates credited to accumulated contributions during the period the
amounts were withdrawn." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Even if Berlew is brought back, it won't be on a permanent basis. Reese
said John was brought in temporarily to take the place of Kevin Vaughn, who
was injured in a fall off the back of a garbage truck. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It (the job) may end in two weeks; it could be 22 weeks. That's the
maximum. It depends on when the doctor releases Mr. Vaughn," Reese said.

Mechanic Must Return Pension To Get Kingston Job Back Rule Says Laid-off Worker Also Must Pay Interest On Money He Took From His Pension Fund