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November 18, 2009
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October 28, 2009
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Happy Holidays from CPPA
As the Holiday Season is upon us, we find ourselves reflecting on the past year and on those who have made our success possible. It is in this spirit we say ... thank you and best wishes for a very happy Holiday Season and a New Year filled with peace and prosperity.
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Utah State Retirement Overview
by Kara Glaubitz, CPPA Graduate Assistant
In the current economic climate, retirement security has become an increasing concern for many Americans. In Utah, there has not yet been legislation passed to alter retirement benefits in order to reduce costs, but further discussions of how to ensure the solvency of the Utah Retirement System can be expected in the upcoming legislative session.
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League Contemplating Retirement Reform Options
by Lincoln Shurtz, Utah League of Cities and Towns
While the ULCT has not yet taken a position on a specific legislative proposal, we have overwhelmingly determined that something must be done with the current retirement system. This problem of structural liability and underfunding is not sound and will not self-correct. In short, we have taken the position that we must do something, and we are now working on determining what that “something” is.
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Designed to Ebb and Flow with Market:
Don’t Alter Retirement System Based on Short Term Investment Loss
by Christy Cushing, Employee Relations Rep, Utah Public Employees’ Association
Public employee pension systems throughout the country are experiencing financial stress due to the "great recession." However, even with the Utah Retirement Systems' (URS) $6.5 billion loss in 2008, Utah's retirement system is funded better than other states [1] and is ranked in the top ten percentile compared to other retirement systems. The Utah Public Employees' Association (UPEA) has taken the position that proposals to change the retirement system, based on short term investment loss are premature, especially when the economy is rebounding.
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UAC Moves Forward Thoughtfully On Retirement Reforms
by Adam Trupp, Utah Association of Counties
Over the last six months the Utah Association of Counties (UAC) has brought together each of its affiliate groups to discuss the question of how to respond to the current condition of, and deficit in, the Utah Retirement System. UAC sponsored a number of meetings while working to develop a position on whether changes should be proposed and, if so, what those changes should seek to accomplish. Learn more about the UAC position here.
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Service Leadership
by Ken Embley, CPPA
This time of year always brings to mind my favorite holiday character, Ebenezer Scrooge, and my favorite holiday saying, “bah humbug.” Yes, I actually do like the bah humbugging Scrooge but between you, me and the wall, it is also fun to see Scrooge emerge from the realities of the late 19th century to serving others and changing life’s circumstances with acts of kindness.
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Good Ideas: Distributing Child ID Cards to Parents
by Sara McCormick, CPPA
Take proactive steps to increase the chances of quickly finding a missing child.
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