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OPERS & PERI / MEMBERSHIP & DIRECTORSHIP / HOW PERI WORKS

O.P.E.R.S. and P.E.R.I.
What is the Difference?

O.P.E.R.S. is the abbreviation for the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System. OPERS is the state agency that administers our pension funds and health care benefits. They are the ones that send us our checks.

P.E.R.I. is the abbreviation for the Public Employee Retirees, Incorporated. PERI is the Retiree political action association for all those who receive OPERS checks. PERI fights for our best interests and protects our pension and health care benefits.

Who may Belong To and Who Governs the P.E.R.I. Association?

Only OPERS service, disabilty and survivor beneficiaries receiving checks may join PERI. Only PERI members can become PERI Officers and Directors.

PERI membership and directorships are limited to OPERS retirees because we know that no matter what other groups may claim, no one or no organization is more concerned about, or more committed to, protecting and improving OPERS pensions and benefits than those who receive them.
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How does P.E.R.I. Protect
Pensions and Benefits?

  1. The Officers of PERI work with the administrators of OPERS as one of their sounding boards for the opinions of retirees. Many times our members call upon us to help them with problems they are having with OPERS services or health care providers.

  2. The rules and regulations for the operation of O.P.E.R.S. are set by the Ohio General Assembly.

  3. Our Legislative Counsel constantly monitors every proposed, or actual, piece of Ohio legislation.

  4. Our counsel keeps our Board of Directors informed on all legislation that pertains to the rules or regulations that would affect our pensions, pension fund investments, or health care benefits.

  5. Through feed back from our quarterly Newsletter, comments from our local Chapters, or individually by telephone, our Board of Directors is able to determine how our members feel about these changes.

  6. When we know what our membership wants, PERI gives testimony to legislative committees and works with individual legislators to accomplish the results we desire.

  7. In addition we have a highly developed Legislative Committee that keeps in constant communication with our District and Chapter legislative Chairpersons so our Chapter members will have the proper information to write or call their local state Representatives and Senators.

  8. With all of these resources in place, PERI is able to react quickly to insure that the view points of PERS retirees are effectively communicated to the proper people at the proper time.
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