City of Grand Rapids

Police and Fire Retirement System Board of Trustees

About the Board

We manage the Grand Rapids Police Department and Fire Department retirement systems. Here's how we do that:

Manage the retirement plans of the City's police officers and fire fighters
Review pension questions
Approve member eligibility
Authorize expenditures of system funds

Board Members

There are 7 members of the Police and Fire Retirement System Board of Trustees who are all appointed by the City Commission for a term beginning the first Monday in January.

Name	Resident Status	Term Ends On
Peggy Korzen	Non-Resident	1/1/29
Donijo DeJonge	Non-Resident	1/7/30
Justin Ewald	Ward 2 Resident	1/7/30
William Fabiano	Non-Resident	1/1/29
Michael Hawkins	Non-Resident	1/4/27
Holly Jackson	Non-Resident	1/3/28
Commissioner AliciaMarie Belchak	Ward 1 Resident	12/31/26

More Details

7 total members
2 member trustees are elected by the members of Police or Fire Department
1 employer trustee is appointed by the City Commission
1 citizen trustee is appointed by the Mayor
2 citizen trustees are appointed by the City Commission
1 citizen trustee is appointed by the City Commission from a selection of 4 eligible citizens submitted by Police and Firefighter members

Specific Requirements

Residency Requirement

There are no residency requirements to sit on this board.

Term Limits

The term for Member and Citizen Trustees is four 4 years. There is no term limit for Member and Citizen Trustees, so you can serve an unlimited number of terms. The Employer Trustee is appointed annually.

Compensation

You will receive $75 for Special and Subcommittee meetings if you are not full-time employees of the City of Grand Rapids or elected officials.

Board Liaison

Benjamin Dziengel
Executive Director of the General Retirement System
616-365-5015