No sooner than 120 days before you plan to retire. You can also file for retirement up to sixty days after you leave public service.…

No! Under Massachusetts law, your retirement account has no provisions for withdrawal under any circumstance, including mortgage down payment or college education.

Your retirement allowance is determined by your age, years of creditable service, three year-average annual rate of compensation, and your group classification. The maximum retirement…

You may buy back any prior public service with the City of Everett or certain other service with the Commonwealth that was refunded or service…

If you voluntarily leave employment that began after January 1, 1984 and have less than 10 years of service, you will receive 3% interest. If…

If you leave service, two options are available to you. You may receive a refund of your retirement contributions, with 20% deducted for federal taxes.…

Contribution to the retirement system is determined by your most recent entry into the system. Members who re-enter the system with funds on deposit or…

If you leave service after you are vested, you may leave your retirement contributions in the system and receive a retirement allowance at age 55.…

You are vested in the Everett retirement system once you have accumulated the equivalent of 10 years of full-time service.

Vesting is a term commonly used to signify the right to a retirement allowance at a later date. Vested benefits are those benefits, which a…