The Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS) is seeking candidate nominations for one of the two retiree representatives on its Board of Trustees.
Nominees for retiree representative must be retired PERS members receiving a retirement allowance from
PERS and must submit a completed nomination form by 5 p.m. Feb. 4. The Nomination for Retiree Representative Candidate form and the election schedule may be downloaded from www.pers.ms.gov. The retiree representative term will run from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2025. The term for current retiree representative, Dr. Randy McCoy, expires June 30, 2019.
The 10-member board includes the State Treasurer, a gubernatorial appointee who is a member of PERS, two PERS retirees, two state employees, and one representative each of public schools and community/junior colleges, Institutions of Higher Learning, counties, and municipalities. With the exception of the State Treasurer and the gubernatorial appointee, board members are elected to staggered six-year terms.
