Found in Senate Bill 1236, signed last week by Governor JB Pritzker contains the following language:
Provides that an elected officer of a unit of local government, including county board members, shall not receive a salary or other compensation from the unit of local government if the member is receiving pension benefits from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund for the elected official’s service in that same elected position and, if a current officer is receiving benefits, then reduces the official’s salary and compensation to zero at the beginning of the official’s next term.
The bill takes effect immediately.
It is unlikely an incumbent County Board member would run for re-election, if his or her would not be paid.
Of course, they might do it just for the health insurance, which can be worth almost as much as the salary currently being paid.
There are three such members currently serving on the McHenry County Board:
- John Jung (term ends in 2022)
- Mary McCann (term ends in 2020)
- Paula Yensen (term ends in 2020)
Let’s hope Ms. Yensen takes this opportunity to bow out.
Please.
There has to be some loophole, in this putting the service back into Public Service thingy.
Three losers; Jung 007, McCann (oh how I love the insurance $) and Yensen, Yes lady.
Hope they retire, out of state.
Are benefits not considered compensation?
Yes, Health Insurance is a form of compensation and they will be directly impacted with this bill.
Looks like a good bill!
Day 10
Anyone see Gasser at work today?
Prior days with no sightings by bloggers
8
Prior days with a prior sighting
1
Gasser’s salary $94,000
GasserWatchdog- Put a sock in it!
You prove nothing!
Andrew does his job!
Good to see JB do something good. Do teachers next.
What has been reigned in at the county level pension system (IMRF), still exists at one of the state level pension systems (TRS).
The TRS pension allows part timers to participate, and allows some teachers to teach while receiving a pension.
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Part time employees eligible for public sector pensions
Part time and substitute public school teachers pay into TRS.
Thus they are eligible for TRS pensions.
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Simultaneously receiving a pension, working, and contributing to the same pension while working
Teachers receiving a TRS pension can teach in certain school districts and subject areas, per House Bill 1472 (HB 1472) which was signed into law as Public Act 101-0049 (PA 101-49) by Democrat Governor JB Pritzker on July 12, 2019.
That law extended an existing law.
40 ILCS 5/16-150.1
Sec. 16-150.1
Return to teaching in subject shortage area.
(a) As used in this section, “eligible employment” means employment beginning on or after July 1, 2003 and ending no later than June 30, 2021,
in a subject shortage area at a qualified school,
in a position requiring certification under the law governing the certification of teachers.”
http://www.ilga.gov
Funny how Jack and Pam collect their pensions and work in another elected position.
Think there should be an amendment to this law and say any elected person holding any other elected position should not receive their pay/compensation.
You want to collect your elected pension, then you can’t hold any other elected position and collect their pension at the same time.
Now if you want to bypass your pension while you are in office then feel free to collect that salary/compensation.
Can’t have it both ways.
Wonder if Loudmouth McSweeny will go after Jacko on this one?
Probably not!
And at Gasserwatch, Wonder where Jacko is collecting his $84k job.
He is never at the County building and has his minions doing his work.
Hear Craver does nothing but walk around all day!
McCann won’t get off her big fat can.
Senate Bill 1236 (SB 1236) was signed into law as Public Act 101-0544 (PA 101-0544) on August 23, 2019 by Democrat Governor JB Pritzker.
Mark I believe the Assistant District Superintendent is collecting $144,000 annually from TRS pension while at the same time collecting salary and benefits of $235,000 annually from D200.
I am not sure where that leaves taxpayers as to OPEB obligations?
Do you know what happens when double dippers work after early retirements, and OPEB insurance (extraordinarily generous and all-encompassing coverage) kicked in?
Employees who work are required to pay 10% of their own insurance costs.
Retired OPEB recipients pay zero for their own insurance costs (taxpayers pay all).
What is taxpayers’ obligation for these insurance costs, in that double dippers can save money by passing that 10% of insurance cost along to taxpayers by choosing the OPEB insurance?
Is ‘shortage area’ taken to mean administrative?
I don’t understand the question.
question:
can a double dipper (who retires then is re-hired) take the OPEB 100% free health insurance rather than the employee health iunsurance for which employee must contribute 10% of premium cost?
question:
are there any restrictions on re-hiring ‘retired’ double dippers who are not fulfilling any ‘shortage area’ needs under the spirit of the law?
In Woodstock District 200, George C Oslovich retired as the Assistant Superintendent for Middle and High School Education in June or July of 2018.
His TRS pension in 2018 was $143,411, per Open the Books (that would be an annual pension, not for 6 months; Open the Books may take the monthly pension and multiply it by 12 to arrive at an annual pension).
His 2017 salary per the Better Government Association salary database was $178,398.
He earned more than $178,398 before retirement, because $178,398 x .75 = $133,798, which is less than his $143,411 pension.
Mr. Oslovich is now employed as the Director of Technology in Woodstock District 200.
So he’s simultaneously receiving a pension and salary, and contributing to a pension plan as part of his current employment.
The first thing to determine for the Dir of Tech job is if he is contributing to the TRS pension system as part of PA 101-0049 and its predecessor law, or contributing to the IMRF pension system.
I would not be surprised if the Director of Technology position does not require one to be certified, which would allow one to contribute to IMRF.
Because TRS and IMRF are two different pension funds, such employment would also be permissible.
There have been cases where that’s happened.
One could submit a FOIA request to IMRF for his pensionable earnings (if any) to date.
One could submit a FOIA request to District 200 for any current contract he may be under, his end date in the Assistant Superintendent position, start date in the Director of Technology position, and if he is contributing to IMRF or TRS for his Director of Technology position.