Shelby Township Police & Fire Retirement Board v. Shelby Township

We granted leave to determine (1) whether the township’s annual pension fund contribution mandated by Const 1963, art 9, § 24 must include current service costs and unfunded accrued liabilities, (2) whether the township’s annual contribution to the retirement system may be determined by the retirement board’s hired actuary in accordance with 1937 PA 345, and (3) whether the trial court erred in not issuing a writ of mandamus requiring the township to comply with the retirement board’s certified recommendation.

We find that Const 1963, art 9, § 24 expressly requires the township to maintain the…