You become an LGERS member on your hire date (or after a required local unit waiting period) if you are employed by a participating unit in a regular position that requires at least 1,000 hours of work in a calendar year. You will not be a contributing member of LGERS if your work is considered temporary employment or statutorily required interim employment.

A participating unit is any county, city, town or other local government entity that has agreed to participate in LGERS.

If you are an Agricultural Extension Service employee and a member of the Federal Employees’ Retirement System, you may not join LGERS. Contact your employer for more details about the alternate systems.