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Marathon Fire Pension Board reviews FY2026 expenses, financial reports, and administrative plan rules

Original title: marathon_fire_pension_board_meeting_4

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What This Bill Does

The Marathon Fire Pension Board reviewed financial reports, expense allocations totaling $59,478.59 for 2026, trustee appointments, and updated administrative guidelines including IRS mileage rates. The meeting record details operational expenses, benefit calculations, and trustee terms for the city's firefighters' pension plan.

Why it matters

Local firefighters and taxpayers have a direct financial stake in the pension fund's administrative costs, benefit calculations, and investment performance, which determine the plan's long-term sustainability and funding requirements.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Marathon firefighters

Active full-time firefighters contribute 5% of their salary to the pension fund and accrue service credit toward defined retirement and disability benefits.

Directly affected

City of Marathon

The city acts as the plan sponsor, providing employer contributions and coordinating administrative requests such as personnel confidentiality.

Directly affected

Marathon Fire Pension Board

The board governs administration of the pension trust fund, reviews expenses, hears appeals, and oversees benefit payouts and investments.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the eligibility requirements to join the Marathon Firefighters' Pension Plan?
All full-time firefighters of the City of Marathon are immediately eligible to participate in the plan upon completion of a medical examination. Volunteers are excluded, and the Fire Chief may opt out.
How much do firefighters contribute to their pension fund?
Participants are required to make regular contributions of 5% of their salary on a pre-tax basis to the fund.
What is the formula for calculating normal retirement benefits?
The monthly retirement benefit equals the number of years and fractional parts of years of multiplied by 3.5% and multiplied by the average final monthly compensation.
What is the current standard mileage rate for plan travel reimbursement?
As updated by the IRS for July through December 2026, the standard mileage rate is 76.0 cents per mile for miles driven on or after July 1, 2026.

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Connected Entities

Shana Rogers, Bonni S. Jensen, Florida League of Cities, Inc. and 12 more
PersonShana Rogers“Participant receiving estimated individual benefit calculation”Map →
PersonBonni S. Jensen“Fund Legal Counsel”Map →
OrganizationFlorida League of Cities, Inc.“Plan Administrator”Map →
locationCity of Marathon“Plan Sponsor municipality in Florida”Map →
PersonChristopher Cameron“Firefighter, Chairman of the Marathon Fire Pension Board”Map →
PersonEdwin Marquez“Firefighter, Secretary of the Marathon Fire Pension Board”Map →
PersonMichael Card“5th Trustee / Member of the Marathon Fire Pension Board”Map →
OrganizationKlausner, Kaufman, Jensen & Levinson“Plan Attorney law firm”Map →
PersonJames Muro“Participant receiving lump sum rollover”Map →
OrganizationMarathon Fire Pension Board“Governing body for the City of Marathon Firefighters' Pension Plan”Map →
PersonMary Rice“Appointed Member of the Marathon Fire Pension Board”Map →
OrganizationFlorida Municipal Pension Trust Fund“Plan Trustee organization”Map →
PersonJoseph Forcine“Participant receiving individual benefit calculation”Map →
PersonMichael Puto“Appointed Member of the Marathon Fire Pension Board”Map →
PersonMarcos Orozco“Participant receiving individual benefit calculation”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.ci.marathon.fl.us

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