Maine Public Employees Retirement System November 14, 2007
Jan 17, 2016
Maine Public Employees Retirement System
November 14, 2007
Maine Public Employees Retirement System
Since 1942, the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS) has helped public employees prepare for the day their work in the public sector ends. The System's 55,000 contributing members include teachers, state, county, and municipal employees, legislators, judges, and those who work for other public entities. In addition to our active members, more than 32,000 public sector retirees and their beneficiaries receive monthly benefits from retirement plans offered by MainePERS. Comprehensive Membership Counts – FY 2006
Members Active Inactive Total
State* 14,576 16,468 31,044
Teachers 30,755 64,789 95,544
PLD* 9,304 11,166 21,151
Legislative 174 187
361
Judicial 56 4 60
Total 54,865 93,295 148,160
*Includes both regular and special plan members Source: June 30 Raw Data Files
MainePERS
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MainePERS Employers
By the numbers
State 77
Teacher 262
Participating Local District 321
Judicial 1
Legislative 1
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MainePERS Plans and Programs
Defined Benefit
Defined Contribution:
Disability
Group Life Insurance
Integrated Benefits Administration System
MePERS Project Overview
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What is MePERS?
Multi-year project
Replacing legacy business applications
Single integrated line of business system
Not just technical conversion
Includes business process improvement
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Benefits of Integrated Systems
Efficiency and Consistency
Security
Timely and Accurate Service
Maintenance
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What’s in a Line of Business System?
Member Enrollment
Employer and Plan Information
Contributions/Payroll Reporting
Service Credit and Purchases
Retirement Processing
Retiree Payroll
Refunds Processing
Member and Employer Web
Access
Imaging and Workflow
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Employer Reporting
Web-Based Self Service
Online payroll filing and data correction
Payroll data entry (for non-electronic filers)
Access to historically reported data/reports
Ability to resolve filing errors
Update employee (member) and employer
information
Member Enrollment
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Sample Employer Screen
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Implementation Vendor
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Project Schedule 2006 – 2010
Design
High level pass at all processes completed
Detailed specifications development now –
Summer 2009
Configuration and Testing
December 2007 – Dec 2009
Employer Self Service – Summer 2009
Training and Rollout
Annuitant Payroll – June/July 2008
All other functions, plus employer self
service September – December of 2009
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Who is the Employer Working Group? Participants: # of
Members:
Auburn School Department 594 City of Augusta 391 Augusta School Department 543 City of Bath 138 Maine Public Employees Retirement System136 Maine State Housing Authority 57 Maine Turnpike Authority557 Maine Veterans Homes 985 Maine School Administrative District #16 70 Maine School Administrative District #46168 City of Portland 1785 Portland School Department 1381
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Employer Working Group
Representative Group:
Participating Local District (PLD) employers
Teacher employers
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The Role of the Employer Working Group
Working Group Charter
Feedback on project efforts
Assist MainePERS in:
Planning phased roll-out
Defining new Training requirements
Communications with Employers
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Internal MainePERS Working Group
Today’s Photo Opportunity
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Communications
Methods
Frequency
Audience
Vendors
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Wrap Up
Questions and Feedback