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The Newsletter of the Retired Public Employees of Nevada RPEN Statement of Purpose and Mission The Retired Public Employees Volume XXVIII • Number 5 • Oct./Nov. 2017 RPEN of Nevada is a 501 (c) (4) federally tax exempt organization whose purpose is to promote social welfare by educational means in order to better inform the public on issues affecting revStanding up for Nevada’s Retiredi Publicew Employees since 1976 retired public employees. Educating on Public Employee Issues RPEN’s Annual Meeting Saw Us ; “Flyin’ High” in Summerlin osted by our Summerlin Chapter at the Suncoast Hotel/Casino, our annual event kicked off at 4:00 p.m. September 19 with registration at the hotel, H followed by a brief Executive Committee meeting before dinner Tuesday night. There were 100+ members and guests at this year’s gathering, one of our largest Pat Norman, Fernley Chapter annual meetings ever! as she receives her Pat Fladager Wednesday morning, September 20 kicked off at Special Recognition Award from 8:00 a.m. with nine workshops held, three each hour Steve Carr (Fernley Chapter on topics ranging from Post Retirement Increases President) and Jack Harris. from Tina Leiss and Cheryl Price with Nevada’s Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) to social media applications to RPEN’s Strategic Planning Process that will take this organization into the future. During lunch that day Nevada Paul Brooks, LV Chapter Delegate, receives Supreme Court Justice James Hardesty talked to us Pat Fladager Special Recognition Award about changes he championed at the 2017 Nevada from Jack and LV Chapter President Ruth Legislative Session involving guardianship. Kilmer. Every year during our annual meeting, our members are treated to a presentation from PERS about the JoAnn Labrosky, Henderson status of PERS. Members learned that PERS ended its’ fiscal Chapter Treasurer, receives her year June 30 with investment returns of 11.8%, well above Pat Fladager Special Recognition the target assumption of 8%. Executive Officer Leiss said it Award from Jack Harris and HE Chapter President Vicki Cameron. was a very good year but added each year is different and that they have had a few bad years in the past but PERS continues to do well compared with their peers. Another presentation RPEN’s newest Lifetime Achievement In this issue came that afternoon Award Recipient Miss Kitty Hays from Damon Haycock, of the White Pine Chapter, shown Policies and Procedures Executive Officer at here and Gaye Johnston, another Matter ........................... 2 the Public Employees’ Lifetime Achievement recipient. Benefits Program Money Matters ................. 2 (PEBP). He said he is confident that the solution Chapter Eternal ............ 2, 3 to the “orphan” issue (non-State Medicare retirees President’s Perspective ...... 3 who’ve faced escalating health care costs based RPEN Chapter Claudia Hayden, BV Chapter President on their dwindling group) should be sustainable as she receives her Pat Fladager Special beyond the four year plan set up within the State Happenings ............... 4-6 Recognition Award alongside Jack Harris, Budget approved at the 2017 Legislative Session. Member Matters ............... 4 Pat Keough and State Treasurer and BV He said local governments will take over after the 4 Chapter Treasurer Rita Evasovic. years, and they shouldn’t have any problems with it Health Matters.................. 5 continued on page 6 Legislative Matters ........... 7 Chapter Eternal Policies and Arlo Funk Procedures Matter 5. Defining the guidelines for members Mineral Chapter by Hal Keaton, Bylaws who apply for meal reimbursement A 25 year member Committee Chair (Elko) of RPEN passed while traveling. away August During the 2017 Annual 6. Changing the RPEN slogan language 11, 2017 in Board of Directors meeting, from “Retired Public Employees of Hawthorne, seven amendments to the Nevada” to “Representing Public Nevada. Arlo Funk Employees of Nevada”. The slogan was 91 years old. state bylaws were presented appears in the lower portion of the Arlo joined RPEN in 1992, after on behalf of the State Resolutions and serving the Mineral School District Bylaws Committee. All seven of the RPEN logo. The appearance of the as a full-time administrator, amendments were adopted. Three were logo will remain the same except for starting there in 1961 and retiring amended from the floor. The adopted the change of the slogan. THE NAME from full-time employment as bylaw amendments include: OF RPEN WILL NOT CHANGE. School Superintendent in 1990. 1. Defining the members counted for a 7. Deleting out of date language from He continued to serve the district quorum for a State Board of Directors POLICY AND PROCEDURE VIII, as a substitute teacher from 2005 Section C. through 2007! He also served as a meeting. Mineral County Commissioner for 2. Clarifying the invitation to Past State It is important for the general two terms, from 1993-1996 and Presidents to attend annual Board of membership to continually review the 1999-2002. He was very active Directors meetings. bylaws and policies and procedures of in the Mineral Chapter of RPEN, the state and chapter bylaws. These are 3. Adding a new class of membership serving as Chapter Treasurer for the guidelines RPEN uses to manage the called Affiliate Member. This invites many years, and rarely missed a organization and they must be kept as up people who are members of a non- chapter meeting. to date as possible. Nevada PERS public employer to join Arlo was born to George and Cleo Members may submit proposed RPEN for the purpose participating in Funk on May 5, 1926 in Yuma, amendments trough their local chapter RPEN’s member benefits program. Colorado where he lived until presidents. Refer to the state POLICIES August of 1961 when he and 4. Defining the guidelines for members AND PROCEDURES, Article XVII for this his family moved to Babbitt and applying for travel reimbursement. guideline. n HK later to Hawthorne. He proudly served in the Army Air Corp from 1944 until 1946, and received his Liberal Arts degree from the employed with Clark County in various University of Colorado, Boulder in Money Matters capacities since 1989. Ms. Easton is the continued on page 3 Cheryl Price, Director of the State of Nevada Office of PERS Operations Officer Project Management. She has worked in various Departments/Divisions of the State of Nevada since 1988. Mr. Wallace Changes Abound at is a Teacher at Eagle Valley Middle School RPEN Nevada’s PERS! in Carson City. He has worked for the Carson City School District since 2002. review Per the Nevada Constitution, the The new members join existing Public Employees’ Retirement System Published by the Retired Public members that include Board Chairman Employees of Nevada is governed by a public employees’ Mark Vincent, who retired from the City retirement board that is appointed Bernard Paolini President-Advisor of Las Vegas where he served as Chief Paula Petruso Secretary by the Governor. Governor Sandoval Financial Officer. Vincent was appointed to Rita Evasovic Treasurer recently appointed three new members Dollie McPartlin Parliamentarian the board in 2009 and has served as Board to the PERS Retirement Board. They Terri Laird Executive Director Chair since July 2011. Katherine Ong is are Yolanda King, Lee-Ann Easton, and 777 E. William Street, Suite 200 the Vice-Chair, and has been on the PERS P.O. Box 2211 Brian Wallace. Ms. King is the County Carson City, Nevada 89702 Manager for Clark County. She has been Tel. (775) 882-7832 • Fax (775) 882-6732 continued on page 3 website: rpen.org / email: [email protected] 2 The Review • Volume XXVIII • Number 5 • October/November 2017 The annual convention has evolved as Chapter Eternal President’s the RPEN staff has scheduled stimulating continued from page 2 Perspective workshops and thought-provoking speakers. There have been nine workshops 1948. He furthered his education Bernard Paolini, to choose from at the convention during with a BA Degree from Adams opinion RPEN State President the last two years. The legislative panel State College in Alamosa, Colorado this year was one of the most informative and earned an MA Degree at the This is my first column as the President discussions RPEN has presented. The University of Northern Colorado and completed graduate work at of RPEN. I will try to make my column panel was headed by RPEN Lead Lobbyist, Marlene Lockard and consisted of Senators the University of Denver in 1965. interesting and informative. My first subject He married Patricia Ruggles in Julia Ratti (District 13/No. NV), David Parks is member participation and involvement 1950 and they had three children, with RPEN. The definition of Involvement is (District 7/So. NV) and Joyce Woodhouse Karen, Gary (who is also an RPEN “the fact or condition of being involved with (District 5/So. NV) and Assemblywoman member) and Stephen. or participating in something”. Danielle Monroe-Moreno (District 1/So. Graveside Services were held NV) and ex-assemblyman Glenn Trowbridge So the question is how do we get our September 8 at the Veterans members involved? Attending the RPEN (SU). Marlene asked pertinent questions Cemetery in Fernley Annual Convention, such as the recent and all members shared their thoughts The Mineral Chapter will definitely meeting in Summerlin, is a great way on what we should be looking for during the next election cycle. They all had good feel the void left by Arlo’s passing, to get members more involved with our and we will miss him in Carson comments about RPEN and its presence at organization. You might notice that I did City too. not say RPEN Annual Board of Directors the Legislative Session. Meeting. The reason I choose to use At our local chapter meeting, the Annual Convention is because it is open to members that attended the convention all members to attend, not just the board spoke about their experience.