Plans – The City of Knoxville Employees’ Pension System administers eight plans, two active and six closed plans. The following is a brief description of each plan. A link is provided to the summary plan documents that provide greater detail about each plan. Complete information on the original pension legislation may be found within the City’s Charter Article XIII – Pensions.
Plan A – This plan covered all employees hired after 1/1/1962 through 1/1/1997 and Plan F members who transferred into A in 1962 that didn’t or weren’t eligible to transfer to C, G1 or G2. Plan A has two employee groups with varying benefits: Education Employees and Non-Education Employees. This plan is closed to new entrants.
Plan B – This plan covered General Government Employees hired from 1935 through 1/15/1962 that didn’t or weren’t eligible to transfer to Plan A. This plan is closed to new entrants.
Plan C– This plan covered Uniformed Body (Police and Fire) Employees hired from 1/1/1971 through 12/31/2012 and Plan A Uniformed Body members who transferred to C on 1/1/1971. This plan is closed to new entrants.
Plan F – This plan covered Uniformed Body (Police and Fire) Employees hired from 1929 through 1/15/1962 that didn’t transfer to Plan A in 1962. This plan is closed to new entrants.
Plan G1 – This plan covered General Government Employees hired after 1/1/1997 through 12/31/2012 and Plan A members who transferred on 7/1/1997 who had not met their 10 year anniversary date. This plan is closed to new entrants.
Plan G2 – This plan covered General Government Employees who transferred from Plan A on 7/1/1997 or who transferred from G1 at their 10th employment anniversary with the City. This plan is closed to new entrants.
Plan H-GG – This plan covers General Government Employees hired from 1/1/2013 through now.
Plan H-UB – This plan covers Uniformed Body (Police and Fire) Employees hired from 1/1/2013 through now.
