§ 28875 Retirement System Membership Classification

• •The board decides who must join the retirement system.
• •They can change who is included anytime.
• •If you're in the group they pick, you have to join—no choice.

If you work for the city as a firefighter, the board says all firefighters must join the retirement plan.

You can't say no—you have to join because the board put firefighters in the group.