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Retirement Office

The Retirement Office is responsible for managing investments and retirement benefits for Allegheny County Employees' Retirement System (ACERS) Plan members according to Pennsylvania Law.

Retirement Office responsibilities include:

Providing pension and other retirement benefits to all vested Plan members
Managing pension benefits by investing retirement funds
Reviewing retirement applications
Keeping a register of all names, addresses, ages, and other information that the Retirement Board of Allegheny County (RBAC) deems necessary

Key Personnel

Walter Szymanski, Manager
Carol Uminski, Assistant Manager
Denitra Taylor, Senior Accountant
Darlene Schrello, Benefits Intake Coordinator
Ramona Darwin, Administrative Assistant

Notarial Services

The Retirement Office has a Notary on staff to process Spousal Acknowledgments. Spouses must be present and have proper government-issued ID.

If requesting notarial services, please call the office at 412-350-4674 to verify that a Notary will be available at the time of the office visit.

Retirement Office Resources

Financial Planning and Education

Retirement Board Open Records Officer Information

The Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) allows the public to inspect and/or obtain copies of Allegheny County's public records.

Request Records

Applicable Pennsylvania Law

The Allegheny County Employees' Retirement System (ACERS) was established by the county commissioners in 1915 to provide a defined benefit plan to vested employees at retirement. Each county and airport employee shall be required to become a member of the county employees' retirement system within six months from the date of their employment. The said employee may elect to become a member of the retirement system at any time during the aforesaid six months period of time.

PA Second Class County Code(PDF, 206KB) Article XVII pertaining to Employees Retirement System
Act 125 of 2013(PDF, 122KB) Amendment regarding benefits for employees hired on or after February 21, 2014

Investopedia's explanation of a defined benefit plan is very informative. For information about the specific county retirement plan, refer to the county code link above.