Joyce, contacted after an Inquirer analysis of his employment history, said he e-mailed the Division of Pensions and Benefits Thursday afternoon asking that it audit his pension records. He described the mistakes as administrative errors by local officials, saying they were not made at his direction.
Joyce is not receiving pension credit for either Pennsauken position, but state pension records reflect the earlier errors. Joyce could receive about $200,000 to which he is not entitled - or more than $8,000 a year - if the errors were not corrected, he started collecting his pension when he is eligible for early retirement in three years, and he lives to the average life expectancy.
The Division of Pensions and Benefits will review Joyce's records to see if mistakes were made in how he received credits, Andy Pratt, a spokesman for the Department of Treasury, said Thursday.
"We rely on the employer to accurately report the status of employees as to whether they qualify for pensions," Pratt said.
Joyce resigned from his $180,081 DRPA post on Tuesday after coming under fire for borrowing another official's free E-ZPass for use by his daughter for 18 months.
Joyce said he met with Pennsauken officials repeatedly last year to tell them his position did not qualify him for pension credits.
"When I realized that there were [pension] contribution withholdings, I notified township administration that it was my opinion that these holdings should not be made and I was not eligible to be in the pension plan in that position," said Joyce.
He added: "I would never, ever make a claim for benefits for any of my Pennsauken service in 2009. I flat-out wasn't eligible for it."
