Benefit change for Henry County employees approved

A change in benefits involving the employees of Henry County’s E911 department as well as the crime scene technicians in the police department was approved by the Board of Commissioners at its Sept. 8 regular meeting. People who work in those areas will now be under the county’s public safety pension plan, and their vesting period has been reduced from ten years to five.

This is a significant change because, while county employees in nearly all departments have a target age of 60 for full retirement, public safety employees can reach full retirement at 55 years of age. Information: henrycounty-ga.com.