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President's Message RPEA Questions to 2012 Candidates VOLUME XVI ISSUE IV NOVEMBER 2012 Southeast Chapter News p2-3 Candidate Responses p4-5 Candidate Responses p6-7 Additional Candidate RPEA Comments Northern Chapter News p8 Southcentral Chapter News Reporter www.rpea.apea-aft.org RPEA Questions to 2012 Candidates Earlier this fall, RPEA sent a questionnaire contribution would have been $868 to all 2012 Alaska Legislative candidates. million instead of $610 million? Candidates were asked to respond “yes,” “no” or “undecided” to each of the 2. The State of Alaska currently enjoys a following questions. Their responses and budget surplus of some $17 billion, the additional comments are included later result of high oil prices and the oil tax system in this newsletter. currently in place (ACES). The governor President’s has proposed an oil tax system that would 1. The Alaska Dept. of Administration result in reducing the state’s revenue from Message testified to the Alaska Senate in 2011 oil production. Given the underfunded By Jay Dulany, President that the state retirement trust funds are retirement system trust funds described seriously underfunded; PERS at 63% and above, will you support maintaining ACES We’ve deviated from our usual newsletter TRS at 54%. The effect of that shortfall is in order to provide sufficient revenue to format to report the results of our Alaska to increase every year the amount that the meet trust fund obligations? Legislative candidate questionnaire. state will have to contribute to the fund in RPEA does not endorse candidates, order to enable it to make future payments 3. If elected or re-elected to public office but tries to inform our members about to retirees. By 2016, just 4 years from now, in November 2012, will you fully support current retiree issues and the candidates’ that annual appropriation from the state’s legislation which will allow State of Alaska positions on those issues. treasury will come to over $1 billion dollars employees hired since 2006 to choose a cost- and continue to rise. Conversely, substantial neutral defined benefit retirement system? With seats in all but one election district contributions by the state in the near term, up for election, the make-up and while we enjoy a revenue surplus, will 4. Long Term Care, Dental/Vision/ leadership of the next Legislature will greatly reduce the future costs. Accordingly: Audio, and Life Insurance for PERS largely be determined by your vote in and TRS retirees are funded entirely this election. Of course, our out-of-state a. Will you support an additional by retirees, but they have no oversight members will not be voting, but may contribution (beyond the regular annual of the management of those funds. If have influence on the votes of friends contribution - $600+ million in FY 2013) elected or re-elected to public office in and family in Alaska, so these answers of $500 million each to the PERS and TRS November 2012, will you fully support may be of some interest. pension trust funds in order to begin to pay legislation which will (a) authorize the down the unfunded liability in those funds? Alaska Retirement Management Board Whatever your persuasion – Republican, to supervise the administration of those Democrat, Libertarian or, like many b. If you don’t support the extra $500 insurance programs and (b) authorize of us, none of the above – vote on million, would you support a level dollar PERS retirees to elect one of their members November 6. You know how close Alaska pay down plan whereby the FY 2013 to that Board and TRS retirees to elect one elections usually are! Every vote counts. of their members to that Board? RPEA form groups made up of churches, food 3310 Arctic Blvd., Suite 200 banks, soup kitchens, etc. This allows Anchorage, AK 99503 them to apply and work together for 274-1703 or (800) 478-9992 grants. Stevens said that United Way has [email protected] a budget of about $350,000 per year, www.rpea.apea-aft.org with 15 percent going to administrative Southeast costs (salaries, fund raising, etc.) and Want to help RPEA save money and 85 percent going to the nonprofits they the environment? Sign up for an Chapter News e-mail version of the newsletter. work to help. He said that people can Call or e-mail the RPEA office today! dial 211 for one-stop information on By Gary Miller, Vice President agencies that offer help with a wide variety of needs. RPEA Executive Board Our September guest speakers were the President: Jay Dulany five City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) O’Dea said that Bridge fills the gap Executive Vice-President: Ted Moninski candidates Loren Jones, Paul Nowlin, between living at home and living in Treasurer: Vicki Pedersen Jerry Nankervis, Merrill Sanford and a senior facility. It is funded partly by Cheryl Jebe. They are clearly aware of the State of Alaska, partly by Catholic Secretary: Sam Trivette the problems facing seniors in the Juneau Community Services and partly by the Vice-President Northern Region: area. They covered these topics: CBJ. Bridge provides caregivers with a Charles Gallagher break during the day, and seeks to create Vice-President Southcentral Region: 1) Protecting the senior sales tax a social environment for the seniors Bob Madigan exemption. All five support the sales there. The facility is open Monday Vice-President Southeast Region: tax exemption. through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 5 Gary Miller 2) Senior homes like the Pioneer’s p.m. O’Dea said they expect the need Legislative Affairs Director: Vacant Home. Steps need to be taken now. to increase as the number of seniors in 3) Juneau is the most expensive place in Medical Information Director: Linda Gorman Alaska (not counting villages). The Assembly needs to look at ways of Seniors have the opportunity Membership Director: Linda Dalton lowering the cost of living in Juneau. to be very influential if they Communications Director: Ruby Ketola 4) High rental prices need to be addressed. all vote. Important Phone Numbers 5) Better communication with the HealthSmart AlaskaCare: (877) 517-6370 public. Both getting information out Pharmacy Help Desk: (800) 361-4542 and receiving it from the public. Juneau rises while funds from the state Retirement & Benefits, Juneau 6) Higher voter turnout. Only 22 and CBJ are cut. 465-4460 or (800) 821-2251 percent voted in August. (Seniors have the opportunity to be very Bridge does not qualify for long-term Meeting Schedule influential if they all vote.) care because they don’t have a nurse 7) Other topics include a road out of or nursing assistant on site. O’Dea Southeast Chapter Juneau, a second crossing, capital said that the Juneau legislators are Second Thursday, September – May, 11:30 a.m., in the Aurora Room at creep, the landfill, recycling, better working on legislation to change this the airport communication between the requirement. I will be contacting Rep. Southcentral Chapter Assembly and the public, and several Beth Kerttula, Rep. Cathy Munoz and Second Tuesday each month, 11:30 a.m., other issues. Sen. Dennis Egan about this. There may Anchorage Senior Activity Center be legislation that we want to support. Northern Chapter Our October guest speakers were Wayne Third Thursday each month, 12:30 p.m., Stevens of United Way and Connor An RPEA member and friend of mine is Princess Hotel O’Dea from Bridge, a day care facility researching Oregon senior foster homes. RPEA Executive Board for seniors with physical or mental issues. It sounds as if they are run for seniors Third Tuesday each month, 10 a.m., who need help. She will be getting back Anchorage APEA/AFT Field Office Stevens talked about United Way and to me after her research is complete, and (via teleconference) 274-1720 some of the organizations they help I will share the findings with you. Contact the editors through the RPEA office. obtain funding. United Way tries to 2 RPEA Reporter • November 2012 • www.rpea.apea-aft.org 1a. The Alaska Dept. 1b. The Alaska Dept. 2. The governor has 3. If elected or re- 4. Will you fully Candidate of Administration of Administration proposed an oil tax elected to public office support legislation Responses to testified to the Alaska testified to the Alaska system that would in November 2012, which will (a) RPEA 2012 Senate in 2011 that Senate in 2011 that result in reducing the will you fully support authorize the ARM the state retirement the state retirement state’s revenue from oil legislation which will Board to supervise the Questionnaire trust funds are seriously trust funds are seriously production. Given the allow State of Alaska administration of those underfunded. Will you underfunded. If you underfunded retirement employees hired since insurance programs Questions have been support an additional don’t support the system trust funds, will 2006 to choose a cost- and (b) authorize PERS shortened for space; contribution of $500 extra $500 million, you support maintaining neutral defined benefit retirees to elect one please see full questions million each to the would you support a ACES in order to retirement system? of their members to on page 1. PERS and TRS pension level dollar pay down provide sufficient that Board and TRS trust funds in order to plan whereby the FY revenue to meet trust retirees to elect one of RPEA used a candidate begin to pay down the 2013 contribution fund obligations? their members to that list that was current at unfunded liability in would have been $868 Board? the time of distribution those funds? million instead of $610 of the 2012 candidate million? questionnaire; however, not all races were finalized at that time, so the following list may not include all current candidates.
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