And don't forget, on page 67, the Auditor stated: One member of Metro management was paid an annual contribution toward the purchase of service credit in the County Employees Retirement System (CERS). The annual contribution was initially set at $25,000 per year for the first five years, and then was increased by an additional $9,000 per year to offset increases in retirement costs since the employee‟s hire date. There is no mention of purchasing service credit for external service in Metro Personnel