MNCORA wishes you a Happy 2022! We wish to thank all of you who joined to protect and strengthen our Pension. The fight isn't over yet.  The letter regarding the pension has yet to be drafted. There was no consensus at the last meeting to recommend a new pension for 911 Dispatch or for them to be added to the PERA Correctional Plan. We don't know what will be presented to the Legislative Pension Commission until the 911 Telecommunicator Pension Working Group letter is out. Here's the link to the Full Video of the December 3rd meeting.    https://www.lcpr.mn.gov/documents/911WorkGroup/12.03.2021.911_tele_benefits_meeting_video.mp4 NOTE: No vote was taken, only discussion . Again, no consensus was reached.

Friday Dec 3rd was potentially the  final Pension Benefits Work Group meeting. The LCPR and Chair wants this to be the last meeting. The Chair Darlene Pankonie surveyed the group, no actual vote,  asking the Members if 911 Dispatchers should have an enhanced pension.   There was not a consensus.  Even without consensus the Chair asked if 911 Telecommunicators should be added to the Correctional Plans. Again, no consensus. Mainly only the dispatchers supported. The City and County groups opposed as well as t he Corrections Officers, Heidi  Paumen (appointed by PERA), Dan Gorman (MN CO appointed by MSRS) and Advisor, Retiree Wade Laszlo. What happens next?  Chad Burkitt, the Analyst for the LCPR, will write the report using minutes and documents from the Work Group's meetings in concert with Darlene Pankonie, who very clearly wants the enhanced pension for dispatchers and judging from the past meetings she wants them in the Correctional Plan. The report will ...