Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Molly to Damon: YES or NO?

From: Molly Janczyk
To: Damon Asbury
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Subject: Damon
I need the answer in really plain English: YES OR NO
1. Did SB190 bring ALL older retirees up to the 2.1 % formula? whether they retired in 1960 or regardless of when they retired: YES OR NO________?
2. Were there retirees receiving less that the 2.1% prior to SB190? YES OR NO________?
3. If raising them did not meet the 85% rule of bringing them to 85% of their original purchasing power, did SB190 then pay the additional to bring them up to the 85% rule? YES OR NO___________?
4. WAS THIS INCREASE OVER 2.1% TO BRING THEM TO THE 85% RULE A PERMANENT PART OF THEIR MONTLY PENSION? YES OR NO_____?
4. I thought that only retirees retiring in '99 or later were affected: YES OR NO????????
5. THESE ENHANCEMENTS OF SB190 for retirees are seperate from the COLA increase to 3% YES OR NO___________?
Steve is trying very hard to explain but I need black or white answers, PLEASE. I even read the bill online and it says a lot about retirees from '99 and beyond.
Larry KehresMount Union Collge
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