SUBJECT:

Retirement Benefits Forums

The President's Task Force on Post-Employment Benefits is holding forums at UC San Diego on Thursday, November 12, 2009 to provide faculty, staff and retirees the opportunity to ask questions and learn about the immediate and long term effects of fiscal pressures on the University's pension and retiree health programs. The forums include a presentation on the issues, followed by time for participants to ask questions.

Forums will be held in the Price Center East Ballroom from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for Staff and retired Staff, and from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. for Faculty and Academic employees and retired Faculty and Academics.

BACKGROUND
The President's Task Force on Post-Employment Benefits has been charged with developing options for balancing the long-term costs of retirement benefits with the need to provide competitive total compensation to faculty and staff. The Task Force will study the issues, weigh input from the UC community, and then make recommendations to UC President Mark Yudof on ways to change the funding and policies for post-employment benefits.

Executive Director Randy Scott and Director Gary Schlimgen from the Office of the President Human Resources Department will make the presentation and be joined by a panel comprised of several representatives from the Task Force who will answer questions and listen to attendees' input.

To learn more about the mission and charge of the Task Force, visit the Future of UC Retirement Benefits website at:

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/ucrpfuture/emp_task.html

A video of the forums will be available as a podcast on Blink after the event.

Inquiries regarding the forum for Staff may be directed to Jackie Edwards, Human Resources Department Benefits Office at (858) 534-2816 or joedwards@ucsd.edu. Inquiries regarding the forum for Faculty and Academic employees may be directed to Kelly Maheu, Academic Personnel Services at (858) 822-3509 or kmaheu@ucsd.edu.

Thomas R. Leet Assistant Vice Chancellor - Human Resources Kristina K. Larsen Assistant Vice Chancellor - Academic Personnel