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Gwinnett County Public Employees Retirement System

The Gwinnett County Public Employees Retirement System was created by resolution of the Board of Commissioners on September 19, 2006.  It is governed by the Retirement Plans Management Committee (RPMC), the successor board of trustees to the ACCG DB Pension Board of Trustees, in accordance with the Gwinnett County Master Trust Agreement also adopted on September 19, 2006.  The RPMC is assisted in its work by the Investment Committee and the Audit Committee. Members shall be entitled to reimbursement for any actual, reasonable, and necessary expenses incurred on RPMC business.

Appointed members serve four-year terms and may be reappointed for one additional four-year term

One appointee of the Board of Commissioners

One appointee of the County Administrator

County Administrator Appointment – County Employee – General Representative

County Administrator Appointment – County Employee – Public Safety Representative

Ex-Officio Member – Chief Financial Officer

Ex-Officio Member – County Administrator

Ex-Officio Member – Director of Human Resources

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The RPMC shall meet once each calendar quarter on the fourth Thursday in February, May, August, and the third Thursday in November. The meetings are held from 8:00am – 12:00pm in Conference Room C, Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30046

Qualifications

Appointees of the Board of Commissioners and County Administrator must be citizens of Gwinnett County and person knowledgeable of pension and financial matters.

One employee representative shall represent public safety and shall be employed by either the Police, Fire, Corrections, or Sheriff.

One employee representative shall represent the general employee population and shall be employed by a department other than one of the public safety departments listed above.

The Ex Officio members shall be the current incumbents in the positions of County Administrator, Chief Financial Officer, and Director of Human Resources, including person filling such positions in acting capacity.

Responsibilities/Powers

The RPMC is the governance body for the Gwinnett County Defined Benefit Pension Plan, the Defined Contribution Pension Plan, and the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan.  It is responsible for the safekeeping and investment of the assets of the defined benefit pension plan and maintenance of the plan documents and records concerning the operation of the trust.

Invest the assets of the Trust in accordance with Georgia Law, the terms of the Plan, and the Investment Policy;

Appoint Investment Managers with delegated authority to manage Trust assets;

Settle claims, debts, or damages due or owing to the Trust;

Employ suitable agents, actuaries, accountants, investment advisors brokers and counsel, and to pay their reasonable expenses and compensation.

Active Members

  BOC Appointment:
Joe Heffron
Term Expires: Serves at the pleasure of the Board
     
  County Administrator Appointment:
Fred Cephas
County Employee – Public Safety Representative
Assistant Chief, Fire and Emergency Services
678.518.4802
Fred.Cephas@gwinnettcounty.com
Term Expires: Serves at the pleasure of the Board
     
  County Administrator Appointment/Chairperson:
Jim Underwood
Term Expires: Serves at the pleasure of the Board
     
  County Administrator Appointment
Ashley Stinson
County Employee – General Representative
Guardian Ad Litem, Juvenile Court
770.619.6061
Ashley.Stinson@gwinnettcounty.com
Term Expires: Serves at the pleasure of the Board
     
  Ex-Officio Member:
Glenn Stephens
County Administrator
770.822.7000
Glenn.Stephens@gwinnettcounty.com
     
  Ex-Officio Member:
Maria Woods
Chief Financial Officer/Deputy County Administrator
770.822.7000
Maria.Woods@gwinnettcounty.com
Term Expires: Incumbent
     
  Ex-Officio Member:
Adrienne S. McAllister
Human Resources Director
770.822.7914
Adrienne.Mcallister@gwinnettcounty.com
Term Expires: Incumbent
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