ALBEMARLE COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

The Albemarle County Department of Human Resources administers comprehensive programs aimed at attracting, motivating, and retaining an efficient and productive workforce.

The Human Resources Department serves approximately 865 Local Government and 2,310 School Division employees with:

Recruitment, selection and retention plans Compensation and benefits programs Worker's compensation administration Performance management Employee relations

Diversity efforts Policy development Organizational development Management training Compliance with employment law

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Annual Retirement Statements

Full-time employees may now access their new VRS (Virginia Retirement System) Member Benefit Profiles (MBPs) through myVRS, VRS’s secure online access system to member account information. If you have not already done so, participating members will need to sign up for a myVRS member account in order to access their most recent MBP. Click here for the myVRS log in screen.

Creating an account is as easy as clicking the Register Now bar and following the simple instructions. Once you’ve successfully created an account in myVRS, you can view/print your annual MBP, view your account information in real time, and create and save retirement benefit estimates using data from your own account. (Please be sure to save your log-in information for future access to your myVRS account.  If you forget your log-in name or password, you will need to contact VRS directly at 1-888-varetir [827-3847] for a reset.) If you’d like more information about the features of myVRS, please download the myVRS user’s guide, which can be found here.

Supervisors of full-time employees who do not have internet/email access in connection with their positions are asked to forward those names to Claudine Cloutier for follow up.

Part-time employees who have funds in the Part-Time Pension Plan will receive their annual statements at their work locations in the next few weeks. Benefits-eligible part-time employees begin receiving contributions into the Plan after the completion of five continuous years of service.

Information about your retirement benefits can be found on the Human Resources website.  

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Are you saving for retirement? Personal savings plans can greatly supplement retirement income from employer-sponsored plans and Social Security. Albemarle County government employees have access to a 457 plan through Nationwide Retirement Solutions. School Division employees may also contribute to 403b plans through select vendors. Participation in these plans is via monthly pre-tax payroll deductions. You select your plan, submit a payroll deduction authorization, and begin saving towards your future! Click here for more information.

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Proposed Changes in Voluntary Early Retirement Program (VERIP)

As we communicated earlier this year, the Boards are considering changes to the Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive Program (VERIP) which include phasing out the VERIP cash stipend benefit over the next six years. The proposed phase-out schedule keeps the benefit unchanged for two years, and then drops by 20% each subsequent year for elimination in 2016-2017.  Click here for additional information.