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ORBIT Help »   Employer & Agency Resources »   Firefighter & Rescue Squad Worker Employer Resources »   ORBIT Agency Contributions Terms and Definitions

ORBIT Agency Contributions Terms and Definitions

“Turn Around Documents” have been renamed “Agency Contributions” to more accurately reflect the new process Fire & Rescue Departments will be using. The terms below are associated with that new process in ORBIT Employer Reporting.

Generate date (Agency Contributions Summary screen): The date that you first access the Agency Contributions Summary screen.

Contrib Status: Status of the report (status will be one of the following):

  • Create – Agency Contributions report has been created
  • Submit – Agency Contributions report has been submitted
  • Balance – Agency Contributions have been received and are currently being processed by a Retirement Systems Division analyst
  • Post – Agency Contributions have been processed and credited to the members' accounts

Record Count: The total number of members that you entered contributions for on the report

Submit Date: The date you submit the report 

Report Date (on individual reports): The date that you created the Agency Contributions report

Contributions to Date: Total regular contributions submitted to date (does not include contributions from service purchases--see Paid Service definition)

Balance Not Applied: Remaining contributions not associated with service. These contributions will be applied to the current year or later once accompanied by roster service—see Roster Service

Roster Service: The total number of years since enrolling in the Pension Fund for which the member was reported on rosters from the NCSFA and/or NCAREMS as having obtained at least 36 hours of training per calendar year (includes prior service purchased)

Paid Service: The total number of years of service credited from contributions for each member (includes purchased service)

Member Status: Will be one of the following:

  • Contributing (Contrib) is a member who is actively contributing to the Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund.
  • Non-contributing (NonContrib) is a member who has not contributed to the Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund during the last 24 months.

Date Member Joined Agency: The date the member joined this department/agency

Enrollment Date: The date the member enrolled in the Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund

Firefighter & Rescue Squad Worker Employer Resources

  • Fire & Rescue Agency Contribution Instructions
  • ORBIT Agency Contributions FAQs
  • Choosing and Changing Your Beneficiaries
  • ORBIT Agency Contributions Terms and Definitions

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While this website is intended to be as accurate as possible, the explanation is subject in all respects to the detailed provisions of the North Carolina law. It must be understood that the explanation in this website cannot alter, modify, or otherwise change the controlling legal documents or N.C. General Statutes in any way, nor can any right accrue by reason of any statement or omission of any statement in this website.

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