by admin | Feb 27, 2020 | legislation
It has been reported that earlier in February, a new bill was introduced to the Illinois General Assembly that will require all open meetings to have the audio recorded in some manner. This bill is an extension of the Open Meetings Act (OMA) which currently mandates...
by admin | Nov 14, 2019 | firefighter pension, legislation, pension fund, police pension, politics, public pension consolidation
John T. Mitchell of MVT Investments shared the following email message sent Nov. 13, 2019 regarding legislation about public pension consolidation: Up to 677 witness slips opposed and 18 in favor. Under the Committee rules only 445 will be registered as the other 200...
by admin | Nov 12, 2019 | firefighter pension, legislation, pension fund, police pension, public pension consolidation
On Tuesday, November 12, the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Labor Council issued a statement on their website. The statement can be read below: Consolidation Our Way! Your voices have been heard regarding the proposed consolidation of downstate municipal...
by admin | Oct 21, 2019 | firefighter pension, legislation, pension fund, police pension, politics, public pension consolidation
Last week, the governor of Illinois announced that a consolidation of police & fire pension funds will be introduced for legislators to approve during the upcoming short veto session. The problem is, there are no solid plans to implement consolidation. Moreover,...
by admin | Mar 21, 2019 | firefighter pension, legislation, pension fund, police pension, public pension consolidation
Chris Kaergard of the Journal Star published a piece for the Pekin Daily Times, Local pension reform talks moving ahead in Springfield. You can read the entire contents by clicking the link below: Click to Read the Entire Story Contact your legislators...