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The General Employees’ Retirement Plan (GERP) is a defined benefit pension plan created for the City of Aurora’s career service employees. Participants contribute 7% of their before-tax earnings each pay period. The City of Aurora matches each employee’s contributions. GERP credits interest on contributions while they remain with the Plan.
When employment with the City ends, participants may be eligible for a monthly retirement benefit, depending on their age and length of service. Alternatively, terminating participants may elect to receive a lump sum distribution of their contributions, interest and vested City contributions instead of a monthly benefit.
Pension benefits at retirement are based on how many years of credited service participants earned under the Plan and their final average monthly compensation. Retirees with 5 or more years of service also receive a supplemental benefit intended to assist them with health care expenses. Both retirement and supplemental benefits are subject to annual cost of living adjustments.
For more information on your benefits please choose one of these two categories. Hired Before 2012 or Hired After 2011.
Retiree Forms
Change requests can be made using the forms below, or directly on the back of a recent statement (Tax withholding changes are made on the front), which can be sent to our office, and we will update your file. The cut off for changes to be made for the upcoming month is usually around the middle of the current month. Change requests received after mid-month will be delayed to the following month.
To change your address, please complete this form and then mail, email, or fax it back to GERP.
• Change of Address
To change your tax withholding information complete this form and then mail or fax it back to GERP.
• Tax Withholding
To change your Direct Deposit information contact the GERP office directly for assistance.