General Retirement System Board of Trustees

Organization in Charge of This Board

Retirement System

About the Board

Here's a quick look at the General Retirement System Board of Trustees:

  • Reviews pension questions
  • Approves member eligibility 
  • Authorizes expenditures of System funds 
  • Conducts due diligence visits and performs a variety of operational duties 

Apply for Boards and Commissions

  • 7 members 
  • Must be either elected by members of the retirement system or appointed by the Mayor on the first Monday in January 
  • 1 member is a City Commissioner serving as an "employer trustee"
  • 3 members are "member trustees"
  • 3 members are 'citizen trustees" - Cannot be official or employee of City or beneficiary of the system. Must be experienced in financial matters 

 

Residency Requirement
The is no residency requirement to be a member on this board.

Term Limits

Your term as a citizen trustee or member trustee on this board is for 4 years. The employer trustee (City Commissioner) is appointed annually. There is no term limit, so you can serve an unlimited number of terms.

Compensation

$75.00 for Special and Subcommittee Meetings for those trustees who are not full-time employees of the City or elected officials.  All members are reimbursed for necessary expenses.

 

Bill Butts

Retirement System Appointment
Member Trustee
Ward 3 Resident
Term Ends: 1/3/2028

Donijo DeJonge

Mayoral Appointment
Citizen Trustee
Non-Resident

Term Ends: 1/5/2026

Michael Hawkins

Mayoral Appointment
Citizen Trustee
Non-Resident
Term Ends: 1/4/2027 

Holly Jackson

Mayoral Appointment
Citizen Trustee
Non-Resident
Term Ends: 1/3/2028

Commissioner Drew Robbins

Mayoral Appointment
Employer Trustee
Ward 1 Commissioner
Term Ends: 12/31/2024 

Martin P. Timkovich

Retirement System Appointment
Member Trustee
Non-Resident
Term Ends: 1/5/2026

David J. Tryc

Retirement System Appointment
Member Trustee
Non-Resident
Term Ends: 1/6/2025