Pension Board Election Results - 2012

 

The Retiree Member Board Position #6 was won by default (single qualifying candidate) by incumbent Board member, James Stephens.

 

Approximately 30% of the active employee eligible Defined Benefit voters voted in the active employee election that was conducted on April 25th, 26, and 27th, .  Below are the official results received from the Elections Department for the Pension Board Trustee Position #7:

 

RETIREMENT BOARD POSITION #7

Precincts Reporting 14 - 100.0 %

Total Votes 271

SHAWN LEWIS – Votes:  82 - Percentages:  30.26%

GARY STILES (I) – Votes:  189 - Percentage: 69.74%


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         Welcome to the Fulton County Retired Employees Association web site.  This site was created to provide information and assistance to Fulton County, Georgia government retirees who are receiving benefits under the defined benefit plan or the 401(a) defined contribution plan.

        The Association was founded in October, 1990 to answer the need for an organization to represent and voice the concerns of all Fulton County retirees.  The Association provides the following benefits to its members:

        Publishes a bimonthly newsletter containing current news on developments affecting Fulton County retirees as well as information on the financial health of the pension plan and the Association.  It also includes a list of new retirees and deceased retirees, meeting notices, and contact information.

        Conducts bimonthly meetings usually on the second Tuesday of the even numbered months at Wieuca Road Baptist Church or other locations with speaker topics of interest to retirees.  Current meeting information can be found on the Meetings link on this page.

        Publishes annual membership directory.

        Since its creation, the Association has addressed the following issues:

        Successfully litigated in Federal Court a case which 1) requires Fulton County to provide health insurance coverage at a cost level consistent with the requirements mandated by our pension plans; 2) insures that health insurance coverage to retirees on Medicare not be treated as a medigap policy; 3) provides for a settlement which resulted in the refund by Fulton County of excessive health insurance premiums paid by many retirees; 4) provides by court order for the annual monitoring of health insurance premium rates by the Association to insure that they comply with the levels outlined in our pension plans.

        Annually submits a request to the Fulton County Commission requesting that cost of living increases be granted to retirees who retired under a pension plan that did not have this provision.

        Requested and obtained two retiree representatives on the Fulton County Pension Board who are elected by county retirees.

       

          

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Fulton County Retired Employees Association, Inc.

Atlanta, Georgia

                                   
Shingles Vaccine

There was a question and a discussion at the December 13, 2011 FCREA meeting regarding problems encountered by retirees in obtaining the shingles vaccine.  Association President Sally Smith investigated the problem.  Her findings are presented below:

I called my doctor's office, and also Blue Cross about the shingles vaccination. Fortunately my doctor does administer the vaccine, but here is what I learned from Blue Cross:

1) They cannot pay to have it administered by a walk-in clinic because it was not part of the contracted services agreement;

2) If your doctor does not stock the vaccine, BCBS does have  "purchasing programs" that you can ask your doctor to call BCBS about (if they will); they need to call the 1-800-474-2227 number.

3) BCBS for Fulton County has an internal list of doctors that do administer the vaccine - you can switch to one of those MDs as your primary before the 25th of a month, get the shot at the first of the next month, then switch back to your old doctor before the 25th of that same month, and you will have your original primary physician by the first of the next month.  It might seem like a little trouble but it sounded like BCBS does most of the work on that one.

4) I think you can also pay and get reimbursed if you are on Medicare, but I did not ask about that option.