Contact Info

Retirement Office
8th Floor City Hall
124 W Michigan Ave
Lansing ,MI 48933
(517) 483-4508
(517) 483-4524 fax

Hours
Business Hours:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday
Appointments Available:
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday - Thursday

Defined Benefit

The City of Lansing Defined Benefit Plan (DB) provides a lifetime retirement benefit funded by the employee and employer. This plan is open to all full-time permanent employees.

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A defined benefit pension plan is a type of pension plan that promises a specified monthly benefit on retirement that is predetermined by a formula based on the employee's earnings history, tenure of service and age. It is 'defined' in the sense that the formula for computing the contribution is known in advance.