Active Member Issue
March 2009 – Volume 1

Inside This Issue

Annual Statements on the Way

Benefits Remain Secure in the
Face of Stormy Financial Markets

Fiscal Year 2008 — A Financial
Snapshot for Members

Strategies to Help You Ride Out
Uncertain Investment Times

Pre-Retirement Seminars Help
You Make the Jump to Retirement

Social Security Launches
Online Benefit Signup

Timely Tax Tidbits

Don’t Let Debt Set Back
Your Financial Future

How Is a Partial Lump-Sum
Option Calculated?

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Your Vote, Your Voice

This April, you have the opportunity to vote in the KPERS Board of Trustees election and make your voice heard. Every four years, members elect one board trustee from each of the school and non-school groups. Each candidate is a member, just like you. Elected trustees have a vested interest and a unique perspective to bring to the board room.

Non-School Candidates

In March, non-school members will receive a voting packet from their employer with candidate information and voting instructions. All active and retired non-school members are eligible to vote. You can vote anytime during April by calling the toll-free number in the voting instructions. Voting is easy and only takes one to two minutes. There will be information in the voting packet if you prefer to vote by paper ballot. Voting will end April 30, and we will announce the winner at the May 15 board meeting. Names of the winners also will be published in the summer KPERS Papers and at www.kpers.org.

School Candidates

Only one valid nomination petition was received for the school position. According to Kansas Administrative Regulation 80-8-2, Gary Price will be declared elected without an election at the May 2009 board meeting when the Board accepts the election results for the non-school position.

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