Dear Neighbors,
Please join Mayor Miro Weinberger for a Pension Summit on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 from 5:00-8:00pm in Contois Auditorium at City Hall. The Pension Summit is meant to be an educational discussion about the City of Burlington’s retirement system that fosters a shared understanding of its strengths and challenges. Mayor Weinberger will be joined by:
• Beth Pearce, State Treasurer
• Joan Shannon, Burlington City Council President
• Karen Paul, Norm Blais, and Chip Mason, Burlington City Councilors
• George Lovell, AFSCME Representative and Vermont AFL-CIO President
• Joe Keenan, Burlington Fire Fighters Association Local 3044 President
• John Federico, Burlington Police Officers Association President
• Jeffrey Wimette, International Brotherhood of Electric Workers Local 300 Business Manager and Financial Secretary
• Elizabeth Kellar, Guest Speaker and President/CEO of the Center for State and Local Government Excellence
On October 21, the City Council approved a program for the Pension Summit, written by a committee appointed by Mayor Weinberger with input from representatives from all four bargaining units that represent City employees, as well as the members of the Burlington Employee Retirement System Board. The full program, as well as background information on the City’s retirement system, can be found at http://www.burlingtonvt.gov/HR/Retirement/Miscellaneous-Retirement-Reports/. Topics include:
• Pension 101
• Why the Retirement System is Important and the Impact on Citizens of a Healthy System
• Our System – Where We Are and How We Got Here
• Keynote Speech: Stories from other Communities and a Path Forward
• Public Forum for Q&A
Food will be provided starting at 4:45pm on Tuesday, November 5. If you have any questions, please contact Mayoral Projects Coordinator Brian Lowe: blowe@burlingtonvt.gov
Best,
Kesha
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