FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 15, 2016

MEDIA CONTACTS
Amanda Punsalan, City Clerk’s Office, apunsalan@ci.tacoma.wa.us, (253) 591-5178

Tacoma Employees’ Retirement System Board of Administration is Accepting Applications

The Board of Administration of the Tacoma Employees’ Retirement System is accepting applications for appointment to the board. Applicants must be a resident of the city of Tacoma, but not employed by the City.

The resident member is a volunteer position and must be able to attend board meetings, which are held on the second Thursday of each month during business hours. The term of appointment for this position is three years, beginning Friday, July 1, 2016 through Sunday, June 30, 2019.

The Tacoma Employees’ Retirement System is a defined benefit plan providing retirement benefits to City of Tacoma employees. It serves about 3,000 active and 2,000 retired members, with invested assets of approximately $1.4 billion. Board Members contribute to the sustainability of the plan through oversight of investments and plan administration.

Applications for this position can be obtained at cityoftacoma.org/cbcapplication, in the City Clerk’s Office located at 733 Market Street, Room 11, Tacoma, WA 98402, or by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at (253) 591-5178. Applications must be submitted to servetacoma@cityoftacoma.org, or to the address listed above by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 6, 2016. The Board will review applications and finalists will be interviewed on Thursday, June 9, 2016.

If you have any questions regarding the application, appointment process, or would like additional information, please contact Retirement Director Tim Allen, at (253) 502-8605.

This position is in accordance with Section 1.30.470(A) of the Tacoma Municipal Code, which can be viewed at cityoftacoma.org/municode.

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