VMERS Board of Trustees 2022 Employee and Employer Election
An election for one Employee Representative and one Employer Representative on the Vermont Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (VMERS) Board of Trustees will be held in June of 2022. Each representative serves a 4-year term effective July 1, 2022, and may run for re-election at the end of their term.
Employee Representative – The employee representative shall at all times during their term of office both be a contributing member of the system, and have completed five years of creditable service, and cannot be a member of a governing body, the chief executive officer, or a supervisor as defined in 21 V.S.A. § 1502(13), of an employer participating in the system. All active, inactive, and terminated vested members of the defined benefit and defined contribution plans are eligible to vote in this election. If you would like to run for the position of Employee Representative, please download an Employee Representative Certification of Eligibility and Nomination Form.
Employer Representative – The employer representative shall at all times during their term of office be a member of a governing body, the chief executive officer, or a supervisor as defined in 21 V.S.A. § 1502(13), of an employer participating in the system. Only representatives of the governing bodies of system employers are eligible to vote in this election. If you would like to run for the position of Employee Representative, please download an Employer Representative Certification of Eligibility and Nomination Form.
Completed Certification of Eligibility and Nomination forms must be received by the Retirement Office, 109 State St., Montpelier, VT 05609 or by email tim.duggan@vermont.gov no later than May 20, 2022. You may also contact the Vermont Municipal Employees’ Retirement Office at tre.retirementoffice@vermont.gov or (802) 828-2305 for a copy of these forms or for more information about the election process.
