What every Oregonian should know about PERS
What every Oregonian should know about PERS
“There must be a bipartisan effort to find solutions to the PERS problem that are fair for taxpayers and public employees alike.”
Governor Ted Kulongoski (2003-2011)
“We need solutions that are fair and responsible – and we can’t wait.”
Cec Koontz,
Monmouth Mayor, Board Member of Western Oregon University
“Asking employees to pay part of their PERS pension costs, as most public employees in other states and private sector workers do, is just common sense.”
Betty Komp
Chair of Board of Trustees Western Oregon University; Oregon State Representative, 2004-2017
“We need to follow through with sensible solutions for the good of our schools, taxpayers, and even current public employees who will otherwise face budget cuts and layoffs without reforms.”
Rob Harris
Hillsboro Library Foundation
“As a veteran school board chairman, I’ve personally witnessed the strain on school budgets due to escalating PERS costs. We need to find a way to honor previous commitments to our hard-working employees yet find a way to make sound financial changes moving forward.”
Kelly Bissinger
Vice-Chair, InterMountain ESD School Board
“We must take reasonable steps to rein in runaway costs while continuing to assure our public employees a secure retirement. PERS Solutions maps the way forward.”
Greg MacPherson, Former State Representative, farmer and retired pension lawyer
The League of Oregon Cities: “Cities need relief from the unsustainable costs of PERS!”
Tim Nesbit testifies at the Capitol outlining key reforms for fixing the PERS unfunded liability.
Oregon’s $22 billion pension hole: How did we get here?
Tim Nesbitt: PERS Reform
Funding Education, Healthcare and other Public Services
News Headlines
Our Opinion: New K-12 money means little without PERS reforms
By Mark Garber Portland Tribune The most immediate action needed is passage of Senate Bill 1049, which would be a [...]
Public employees hate lawmakers’ PERS plan; businesses and employers give a tentative nod
The Oregonian By Ted Sickinger Democrats appear to have lined up resigned support among business groups and public employers for [...]
Editorial: School money, PERS reform joined at hip
Corvallis Gazette Times One of the common themes you heard last week as teachers across Oregon rallied for a proposed [...]
City council to draft resolution to help reduce cost of PERS for the government
KOBI-TV News By Devin Gooden MEDFORD, Ore – The Medford city council is planning to draft and vote on a [...]