Maine Revised Statutes Title 5. Administrative Procedures and Services § 18313. Dispatchers

1. Definition. For the purposes of this chapter, “dispatcher” means a person whose primary employment duties consist of any combination of:

2. Contribution rate. Except as provided in subsections 3 and 4, a dispatcher employed by a participating local district that provides a special retirement benefit under section 18453, subsection 4 or 5 shall contribute to the Participating Local District Retirement Program or must have pick-up contributions made by the employer at a rate of 8% of earnable compensation as long as the person is employed as a dispatcher.

3. Exception. A participating local district may elect to reduce the rate of contribution set out in subsection 2 to 6.5% of earnable compensation for all dispatchers who continue employment after attaining eligibility for retirement during the remainder of their employment as dispatchers.

4. Member contributions to Participating Local District Consolidated Retirement Plan. The board may establish by rule the rate at which dispatchers who participate in the consolidated plan described in chapter 427 contribute to that plan. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.