CITY OF SAN DIEGO
RETIRED EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION
GENERAL MEMBER’S MEETING
NOVEMBER 9, 2004
President Nancy Acevedo called the meeting to order and
asked distinguished Marine veteran Harry Greason to lead the membership in the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Harry
survived campaigns on Tarawa, Saipan and Okinawa during World War II, three of
the fiercest battles of the war in the Pacific.
Nancy
introduced today’s greeters Evelyn Sediway and Marie Bell
The
minutes of the General Member’s meeting of October 12, 2004 were approved as
submitted.
Sylvia
Tatum reported a balance in the Operating Fund as of October 1, 2004 of
$3,311.57. Income for October was
$1,921.26 and expenses were $1,022.11, leaving a balance in the Operating Fund
on October 31, 2004 of $4,210.72.
Reserve accounts totaled $10,263.18 for a grand total of $14,473.90.
Sylvia
reminded the members of the deadline (November 31) for purchasing tickets for
the Holiday Luncheon on December 9th. Cost is $17.
Dick
Marcoux, retired from the Purchasing Department for 25 years is attending his
first Association meeting! He can be
forgiven since he lives in South Carolina and is in San Diego on vacation.
Alice
Anglim – 76
Nancy
Acevedo – 69
Mildred
Parker – 69
Karen
Anderson – 66
Al
Slaughterman – 83
Dora
Garcia – 74
Yvonne
Paczulla reminded the membership that Thursday is Veteran’s Day and there is a
big parade downtown starting at 11:00AM at the County Administration
Building. Turn out and honor our
veterans including those currently in harms way in the Far East.
Dave
Crow reported that any discussion of benefits between the RITF and management
is “on hold” pending the outcome of the Mayor’s election results. Mayor Murphy has been quoted as saying he
would be in favor of freezing wages for the next two years in light of budget
and retirement fund problems. In light
of this it would seem unlikely that retiree benefit increases would be on the
table.
Donna
Frye’s position re salaries is unknown.
Dave
reported that Cathy Lexin will be resigning from the Retirement Board in order
that there not be a conflict of interest as she will be the Manager’s
representative on upcoming “meet and confer” sessions on new employee
contracts. Bill Lopez has been mentioned
as her replacement.
Dave
also reminded the Board that he would also be leaving the Retirement Board at
such time as elections take place to replace him as retired employee representative.
Dave
reminded everyone that one check would be issued at the end of November for
regular monthly retirement benefits, the “13th check”, and three
“Corbett Settlement” payments. He passed
out a sample Auditor’s “Statement of Retirement Allowance” showing that the
five amounts would be reported separately.
Joe
Flynn, the Association’s elected candidate for the Retirement Board said a few
words, including his hope that the members will support him when the election
is held.
Don
Robbins provided the members with the names of the candidates running for
offices and Board members as follows:
Secretary
– Joan Lundy-Boyd
Treasurer
– Sylvia Tatum
Board
member: Alice Anglim, Jim Foley, Ruth Ann Hageman, Patricia Karnes, Joe
Sediway, and Virginia Silverman.
Each
candidate was given three minutes to states their case for election, whereupon
ballots were distributed.
Election
results were as follows:
Secretary
– Joan Lundy-Boyd
Treasurer
– Sylvia Tatum
Board
member (three-year term) Ruth Ann Hageman
Board
member (three-year term) Virginia Silverman
Board
member (two-year term) Jim Foley
The
balance in the Retirement Fund as of November 8, 2004 was $3.503 Billion, up
$94 Million from the previous month.
The
meeting was adjourned at 11:45 AM.
Respectfully
submitted,
Robert
E. Cain
Secretary
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