CHARLES CITY – The Charles City Board of Education, at their January 8, 2018 meeting passed a resolution in support of the IPERS retirement fund:
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE IOWA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM (IPERS)
WHEREAS, The hard-working women and men in the Charles City Community School District are the foundation of our school district, and;
WHEREAS, Employees are entitled to basic protections and promises that the State has made to them, including the right to expect that IPERS not be changed negatively nor the benefits of current or future employees be put at risk, and;
WHEREAS, Any changes to IPERS that would diminish retirement security and predictability will hurt employee morale and lead to the inability to attract and retain dedicated, well-trained, experienced, and conscientious public servants, and;
WHEREAS, the school board members of the Charles City Community School District value our employees and the relationships that have been established, and we strongly believe that our community and our state benefit when employees have a strong and predictable retirement system.
BE IT RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution immediately be sent to all members of the Iowa Press, the Office of the Governor, and all Representatives and Senators of the Iowa State Legislature.”
On motion by DIGHT, seconded by MACK, the above resolution passed and was adopted on January 8, 2018 by the school board of the Charles City Community School District.
SIGNED JASON WALKER
President, Charles City Community School District
4 thoughts on “Charles City school board passes resolution in support of IPERS retirement fund”
What was the vote? Unanimous? 4-3?
The vote was 5-0. This board knows that IPERS is a strong plan and is in no danger of going broke. It is consistently ranked at or near the top of pension plans in the US.
How very brave of them.
Just a fat cat BOO HOO ! The cry of the liberals who need more more more – all coming from the hard working poor private citizens who generate all these benefits and good life style for these union cry babies.