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News Items
FREE Retirement Seminar Sept 8th & 9th
 2008_Seminar.pdf, 123.6Kb
Call Now to Register

2008 COLA Granted
 Trustees_Award_COLA.pdf, 13Kb

Plan Changes in 2008
 Legislative_Update_June_17__2008.pdf, 16.7Kb

Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
 MeetingNotes031308.pdf, 23.2Kb
Meeting of March 13, 2008

Retirement System Receives Awards for 2007
 MECRS__Receives_2007_Award.pdf, 15.4Kb
Posted October 17, 2007

 Getting_Close_to_Retirement_-_WV.ppt, 38.5Kb
Consider This Before You Consider Retirement.

Updated March 2008
 Advisory_Committee_Mission___Membership.pdf, 26Kb
About the MECRS Advisory Committee

Buy Time Withdrawn From Other Public Plans
 Service_Purchases_From_Other_Plans_Allowed.pdf, 15.5Kb
Important Limits & Fees Apply

How to access personal online features
 Website_access_instructions.pdf, 14.6Kb
Step by step instructions for first time users.

Take Advantage of Transfer Options
 Certain_Tax_Sheltered_Funds_Now_Accepted.pdf, 64.7Kb
Use Funds You Already Have Sheltered Elsewhere to Buy Eligible Service.

How Much Are You Sure Of?
 Retirement_is_Coming_Ready_or_Not.ppt, 195.5Kb
A PowerPoint Slide Show on Fundamental Concerns.

Instruction sheet for SB-402
 Notice_2005-1_SB-402_Calculation_Methodology.pdf, 360Kb
To be used along with one of the spreadsheets below:

Table for Above Process - (Pre 1974 hires)
 Pre_1974_Table.xls, 48Kb
Table of values for SB-402 for members hired before 1/1/1974.

Table for above process - (Post 1974 hires)
 Post_1974_Tables.xls, 48Kb
Table of values for SB-402 for members hired after 1/1/1974.

Notice to Retirees
 Need_to_revise_your_pension_withholding.pdf, 22.3Kb
Form W-4P available on this website.