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- OT for retirees...Pension board sent out signature forms which must be notarized and returned by 30 June...12 days, hope none of the people in Arizona or Vegas went on a road trip this week...
Is this a regular thing, Proof of Life?
If you take a picture of yourself holding up the daily newspaper will that satisfy the Pension Board?
Is there some scandal brewing about Indicted Johnson collecting and cashing dead coppers pension checks? We're hearing the Pension Board was inundated with calls regarding their completely unreasonable deadline considering that it's summer travel season, especially for retirees who don't have to return to the job.
If you take a picture of yourself holding up the daily newspaper will that satisfy the Pension Board?
Is there some scandal brewing about Indicted Johnson collecting and cashing dead coppers pension checks? We're hearing the Pension Board was inundated with calls regarding their completely unreasonable deadline considering that it's summer travel season, especially for retirees who don't have to return to the job.
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posted by SCC at 10:01 AM
127 Comments:
Well, you can almost guarantee there’s some scamming or theft going on. This is Chicago. Probably some connected people again. If anyone steals from the pension they should be prosecuted. Unfortunately the “legal” theft has hurt the pension with the gold braid friends promoting friends pension grab. Lt should be the highest pension one can receive. It’s the last testable rank. After that it’s all who you know.
Leave it to Johnson to cash "dead money."
Dude, you need 3 squares and a cot, like for life.
Low life scum causes trouble for everybody.
On another note, the local Democratic Machine
actually has a non-threatening flowerly title that
pays big money with no indication relative to the
actual job duties: checking on the dead to make
sure they stay dead and vote on Election Day.
This is a completely normal procedure that many employers use. I had a PI company that was contracted by the city to do these checks in-person. We made an appointment with the benefit recipient so that it worked with their schedule, and they showed ID and signed a form which we witnessed and notarized. It’s not something to get all pissed about. I’m sure it is more cost-effective to mail the form to the retiree and have them return it - although not as fool-proof. And yes, it’s to stop fraudulent benefits collections. No one should have a problem with that. I’m sure that those on vacations won’t see their benefits stop if they miss the deadline. They should give you more time. I’m sure those who have moved have sense enough to have their mail forwarded.
If they are going to send these by mail, what they should do is have a PDF online that can be filled/printed and then notarized and mailed.
For everyone crying about how you “shouldn’t have to do this”, you’re right. But scumbags like some in your ranks shouldn’t have been cashing deceased mother’s checks either. Thank the rotten ones for putting this on everyone. And the pension is so underfunded, that protecting what money remains should be high priority for those who stand to collect from it.
I have been retired for 20 years in December.
It seems they do this every few years.
They rely on a notarized affidavit.
Haven't seen it yet but the hubby received one in December from where he receives another pension from.
This is for the hospitalization subsidy they were supposed to be paying but weren't. $55 a month for non-Medicare and $21 for Medicare. The court ordered it and they are going to pay it on the August check. If you had hospitalization taken out of your pension check you don't need to file the form.
I agree the quick turnaround is bullshit.
Especially since they say if you don’t comply they’ll suspend your benefits.
Just called the Pension Board. If there is no answer to the first letter, another will be sent out in the middle of July. I do live in Arizona and leaving friday for 3 weeks in the mountains. Not a big deal. Been retired 12 years and if I have any memory left, this will be the second time they have done this. Obviously, someone was caught or suspected of chicanery.
No....my downstate police pension fund did the same thing earlier this year....they will also ask for your spouses birth certificate to ensure they get your pension when you die.
.......and build those bridges low, keep the busses
from going out to Jones Beach. We paid our dues,
so leave us alone. We'll live where we want. And
please don't tell us how to vote, you don't control
us any more. And I don't pay FOP dues. A shady
cripple pads his pockets. Free car, new tires, full
tank, golf shoes. Just tell us where to mail the Depends.
If people are stealing from the fund, don’t just have them pay it back. Lock them up. That include bogus disability claims.
Why don't they just cross reference the social security dead list?
And you have to take the time to find a notary , pay for it, add a stamp , and get it in the mail. What a bunch of bs. I’m leaving for a month in Florida. Could have missed this. Dumb asses!
I have had to do this twice since I retired from CFD. Not sure why.
Since the Pension Board did not feel it necessary to give retirees proper notice of this Affidavit lets make sure to reach out to all of our retired brothers and sisters who may be vacationing and not picking up their mail every day that they have to fill this form out,have it notarized,and mail it back immediately before their Benefits are Suspended.
Just went to the local north side Notary Public to have this Affidavit notarized.He related that he has had 10 to 15 retirees in this morning each one angry as hell.I don't thank the Pension Board and its trustees have heard the end of this by a long shot.
Got mine yesterday. Had it notarized today and mailed it CERTIFIED (with acceptance signature required) to avoid any future problem with them saying they never received it.
I hope the retirees read this blog for this important update!
I doubt the city or pension board would go to any effort to contact somebody who lives out of town and the only way for them to find out is when the checks stop coming in!
This is outright bullshit, what if you are ill and can't get out of house, or hospitalized or on a trip.
the pension board has requested this in the past
they should prosecute all thieves collecting a deceased police officers pension ,
also those that do not deserve duty or non duty pension benefits
My dad who’s a retiree is on a month long cruise. What happens to him now? I can’t even get in touch with him. This sounds like a rumor. There’s no way they would / could give that little amount of time.
Calm down and relax. The pension board isn’t going to stop your check immediately. The date was probably set so the retirees would get it done and no set it down and forget about it. Had a friend that forgot to send his in a few years back. They contacted him a few times or the next month or two, then he sent it in.
Nothing new here. The signature cards have been sent before, periodically. But, I think that this is the first time they had to be notarized. No big deal, although the time line is short. I do believe that there has been some fraud in the past where a wive has collected after her husband has passed. It is due diligence and rightfully so to protect our fund.
Checks and balances?
PABF doing prep work for JB Pignutz proposed pension income taxing?
Does the SSI folks do the same, nope.
What about voter registration canvass....OH HELL NO !!!
Some older retires in Ill health can't leave the premises to get to a public notarie.
so....I received the letter from the Pension Board....will sign it and return it asap....I asked my wife.....am I still alive?....she said, I think so.....
I thought all pension plans required periodic proof of life to continue getting a check.
OT. This morning, Wednesday-19 June 2019, the FBI raided the 34th Ward office of Alderperson Carrie Austin, located at 111th & Normal.
They removed computers and multiple boxes presumably containing paper files.
Alderperson Carrie Austin is currently the longest serving African-American on the city council. She was appointed in 1994 by Richard M. Daley to fill the seat vacated by her recently deceased husband, Lemuel.
Austin was a Preckwinkle supporter, but she appeared on stage with Mayor Lori Lightfoot earlier this morning, prior to the raid, at Percy Julian High School to announce a summer youth initiative.
What would the broke wife/girlfriend or kids motivation to be report an annuitant dead? Into the deep freeze he goes. Sounds like a fiscally responsible move. If a check is suspended the board will soon be sure as shit those old fuckers are alive.....no matter where in the world they are.
From the pension website:
"The Fund has recently experienced a failure of several members and/or their families to notify the Fund upon the death of a member, and as a result benefits were allowed to continue.
The Fund is not out to suspend any member’s benefit payments and will not do so until other avenues of verification have been attempted and exhausted."
Guess what, they have no legal authority to do it. There is no policy in place and they have to pay for it.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
This is for the hospitalization subsidy they were supposed to be paying but weren't. $55 a month for non-Medicare and $21 for Medicare. The court ordered it and they are going to pay it on the August check. If you had hospitalization taken out of your pension check you don't need to file the form.
This has nothing to do with that. They don’t pay a subsidy. It’s a normal check and balance to make sure you are alive. Relax and enjoy retired
Back pay cha ching
This has been done every few years. It seems that we have some cry babies because they had to get it notarized and had to put a stamp on the envelope.
I already sent mine in so no gripe here.
However any scurrilous MFer bilking the system via a dead retiree, certainly could grease a palm for something as simple as a notarized form.
Think he’s worried about mail fraud?
My first one. Retired 3 1/2 years ago. They send my mom one every year.
HEY didnt we elect people down at that office to keep tabs on this bullshit????
I recall everybody wanted somebody with accounting degrees and BIZness know how!
Michael K. Lappe
Biography
michael.lappe@chipabf.org
Elected Retiree Representative
Edward M. Wodnicki (weird he is a commander yet he still represent LT's conflict of interest!)
ewodnicki@chipabf.org
Elected Lieutenant
Representative
Brian E. Wright
Biography
brian.wright@chipabf.org
Elected Sergeant
Representative
Recording Secretary
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Thomas A. Beyna
Biography
tbeyna@chipabf.org
Elected Patrolmen
Representative
Board President
People get paid to do the work so reach out!!! ask question send email and see how fat you get a reply. Many retiree are treated like vagrants when the reach out to the board.
Good luck.
HEY RETIREEs
get it done plane and simple. The idea that someone who is retired does not have time to fill out simple paper work is laughable.
welcome to the real world you can move but Chicago will always give you grief.
Coppers cry over simple issues like getting the form
Notarized and dropping in mail box.
The city fucks us out of promised free health care, and few
beef.
Typical beefing over b. s. Has been the norm in the CPD for
decades.
The gold stars who get cut 140 k a year are
Probably the biggest assholes beefing on this.
Especially the ones with 2 -3 pensions. Tommy Byrne
Probably has 300 K a year coming his way.
He would be the first to beef.
I also think that the pension boards' knees are shaking because they are being looked at for spending OUR money and trying to hide it. Heads may roll!
RUMOR
Alderman CARRIE AUSTIN raided by FEDs.
BUT GOOD ole LORI LIGHTGROOT cant get in fron of all the Alderman and demand that she resigns from office for being a thief like she did Burke.
Ald Erving didnt get a judge spot for his wife cousin and lost out to OLE ANNE BURKE.
so the Black caucus will be meeting shortly to find a replacement for Austin who lives in her ward (good luck).
All these crooks seem to still be on the city pension. CMON LORI we rooting for you show us what transparent means.
I'm in the downstate pension fund. We have to do this every year. Someone told me it was a state mandate.
I’m not sure why everyone is so upset over them attempting to confirm the annuitant is actually still living. Maybe they could have given everyone longer to return the forms but it’s a good idea. My friend who use to work for the Municipal Pension Fund said it is not uncommon for family members to continue receiving the annuitants checks for long periods of time and they rarely ever prosecute and attempt to recover the money but usually are unsuccessful. They are not going to advertise how often it happens it would expose their incompetence.
Daddy on The Cruise......
ALL ships (cargo, pleasure) have ship to shore telephones.
Contact the line and get the contact number of the ship.
There is a WEBSITE where you can track the ship in realtime
all around the globe.
I would contact the Captain of that vessel, explain the situation,
arrange for a photograph, then zip it anywhere in the WORLD.
p.s. head shots and calendar dates or proof of GPS only.
Tell Daddy to leave his hands in his pockets (NO Middle Fingers,
Please)
My husband receives a pension from the Teamsters and he has to complete such a form twice a year, although he just has to include a copy of his DL, no need to get form notarized. If you don't want to wait for the mail, just go to the Chicago Police Pension Fund website and print out the form - middle column, the blue Affidavit Letter link. That's what I will do, since I am many, many miles away.
I got my letter the other day. Not a big deal. As we know, social security death records aren't always accurate. K Johnson is very well aware of this. As far as Alderman's pension fund, it should be very eell funded. Many alderpersons won't be able to collect due to felony convictions related to felony convictions.
It cost all of $ 1 to have it notarized & 52 cent stamp no big deal !!!!
You can always got the the pension site and download the from if you can't get to the one they mailed you. It's really not that big of a deal. Certainly not big enough to call and tell at the person working the phones, who I'm sure had nothing to do with the forms.
Be angry with the scammers who make this necessary.
Don't have a problem with the notarized affidavit......have a real problem with the threat of cutting off benefits in 12 days, along with it being required to be returned in only 12 days......wtf......don't they know how the post office really works?????
While I sit here on my ass in Sunny Arizona, where they LOVE their police, this retired CPD'er will do my best to comply and make sure they know I am alive and well....
Free Notary at Niles Public Library
Why don't they just cross reference the social security dead list?
dont you have a former commander who didnt report his mother dead for 10 yrs? My guess is that there are folks stealing from the pension.
I don't know anyone that gets an actual check; it's all Direct Deposit as far as I know. Last day of the month, boom, the Eagle shits.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I agree the quick turnaround is bullshit.
Especially since they say if you don’t comply they’ll suspend your benefits.
6/19/2019 11:05:00 AM
Show them who's boss, shred the thing. Teach them a lesson.
CPFCU will notorize it free.
My husband's said to return by August 1st, 2019. Took a picture of it, but do not have a way to post it here.
BTW...he gets one every year.
Usually a free notary at your bank!
This is occurring at all of the downstate pensions due to a DOI finding sent out to all of the funds.
does a surviving spouse lose pension if they remarry?
Got mine in the mail today. Sure enough, “failure to return by June 30th will result in suspension of your benefits.” Nothing but respect for all my years of service. Go fuck yourselves.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
It cost all of $ 1 to have it notarized & 52 cent stamp no big deal !!!!
Went to Chase Bank. They notarized it for Free. Took 5 minutes and a few other CPD were waiting to get theirs done
This is because retirees die on occasion and the money keeps being direct deposited in many cases until they find out the beneficiary is deceased. They probably should have given people longer but I would rather have money go to the right people late than the wrong people ever. It's not like the pension board is swimming in money if you've paid a split second of attention.
Anonymous said...
"You can always got the the pension site and download the from if you can't get to the one they mailed you. It's really not that big of a deal. Certainly not big enough to call and tell at the person working the phones, who I'm sure had nothing to do with the forms."
I called the Pension Fund and they told me you CAN NOT use the PDF form on their website. I was told to wait next week for the forms to be mailed out again to retirees.
SOP for the suburban pension boards. They always give adequate notice thiugh
Your bank will probably notarize it for free
I took a proof-of-life selfie holding today's Fibune clearly showing the date and also holding my driver's license. That should be good enough. I refuse to pay for the Fibune so I used the copy at Huck Finns.
Some older retires in Ill health can't leave the premises to get to a public notarie.
If they are that bad off they are probably in a nursing home someplace. There are forms that have to be filled out in nursing homes. They likely have someone on staff who has a notary seal. Virtually every business of any size has someone on staff with a notary seal because so many things have to be notarized.
How about UPS or FedEx overnight if anyone is really worried?
Mine was signed and in the mail back to them the same day I got it. No problem.
OT
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/19/734241210/72-philadelphia-police-officers-placed-on-desk-duty-over-offensive-social-media-
And where was the retiree representative, Ken Hauser, when the board took this action? Did he voice any concern with the short time frame to get notarized and return the form?
Aren't the Konet's connected to
Alderman Burke? Daughter isn't that smart, but somehow made Lt.
The Fund has recently experienced a failure of several members and/or their families to notify the Fund upon the death of a member, and as a result benefits were allowed to continue.
Lightgroot says that us retirees cannot travel during the summer months.
I've been dead now for about five years. Of course I'm in heaven because I was the police. YES, we do get SCC in heaven. (One of the few good points, believe me. Lots of social justice warriors up here, but they don't get NETFLIX, like we do), Anyways, like I initially said, I've been dead for five years and my old lady, with her gambling jones, was NEVER gonna make it on the 50%, so each time the pension board questions my existence, she tells them that I'm functionally illiterate and invites them to come to the house. Then she tells them that I'm having an "episode" and refuses to let them into the house. BUT, she has a card-board cut-out of Michael Jordan that she rigs up to a rotating turntable and it moves back and forth. She convinces them that that is actually me, walking around the living room. Devious little bitch that she is. Don't know why I ever married her. I'm guessing, that's why all the rest of you guys are now going through this nonsense. Don't worry. Once you get here, it's MUCH, MUCH better. We all get to vote on who gets in! Ruth Bader Ginsberg is next up on the list. So far it is 85% to 15% NO!
I’m glad they audit ... I’m legit ... no worries ... I’m sure they’ll have a second deadline.
Screw a stamp - stop being so cheap and spend the $30 for FedEx/UPS overnight envelope with tracking. OK, you shouldn't have to do this, but as I heard in the building department desk recently, "Do you really want to take on City Hall about this???". Fall in line and spend the $30 to ensure your 5 figure per year income.
Can't they just check our voting records for proof of life?
ive been retired from the city municipal pension fund for 15 years and we do this each and every year.every bank and credit union i belong to notorizes for free.this is the downside of direct deposit and a criminally minded population.nobody has to go to the bank with god auntys check and try to cash it the money just appears every month and folks play dumb. empty that account every month and play victim, aint nobody tolt me nuffin, i dint know nuffin, it was in my account i thought it were mines. good luck trying to recoup from scumbags like this, all spent. our pensions are all going broke, anything they do to stop fraud is A GOOD THING ! stop yer belly acheing.
they'll send a second notice if the first one isnt answered. Fail to answer the second one could stop benefits.
They can be restarted but an appearance is necessary
If this cut backs on the "cheats" and scandals then so be it...stop bitching.
SCC, thank you for stepping up to the plate on this one. I swear, I was about to throw it out in the junk mail pile! I will notify other retirees, who do not read the blog, and that includes older retirees, who still think "Da Job" was Legit! Baby "G"
Anonymous said...
And where was the retiree representative, Ken Hauser, when the board took this action? Did he voice any concern with the short time frame to get notarized and return the form?
6/19/2019 10:12:00 PM
Behind the times there, Mike Lappe is the retiree rep. Hauser now has to pay for his own meals. He never knew shit about pension law anyway.
I’ve been retired 15 years & they do this every couple of years. It’s the “ARE YOU ALIVE LETTER.” My wife & I laugh whenever we see it. The only difference is that it has to be notarized now. Previously, a non-family witness had to sign it. Now it has to be notarized.
Not a big deal.....the bigger worry is will the politicians leave our pension alone? Will they go after the COLA? Will they fund it properly?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
This is a completely normal procedure that many employers use. I had a PI company that was contracted by the city to do these checks in-person. We made an appointment with the benefit recipient so that it worked with their schedule, and they showed ID and signed a form which we witnessed and notarized. It’s not something to get all pissed about. I’m sure it is more cost-effective to mail the form to the retiree and have them return it - although not as fool-proof. And yes, it’s to stop fraudulent benefits collections. No one should have a problem with that. I’m sure that those on vacations won’t see their benefits stop if they miss the deadline. They should give you more time. I’m sure those who have moved have sense enough to have their mail forwarded.
If they are going to send these by mail, what they should do is have a PDF online that can be filled/printed and then notarized and mailed.
For everyone crying about how you “shouldn’t have to do this”, you’re right. But scumbags like some in your ranks shouldn’t have been cashing deceased mother’s checks either. Thank the rotten ones for putting this on everyone. And the pension is so underfunded, that protecting what money remains should be high priority for those who stand to collect from it.
6/19/2019 10:34:00 AM
Hey asshole you’re missing the point. We’re not say the verification is wrong we’re saying “12 days by US Mail” is insufficient time to respond. Pay attention!
does a surviving spouse lose pension if they remarry?
6/19/2019 08:38:00 PM
Yes.
Tell you what, Konet is a good guy but here are a few points. If you don’t live in Chicago it is not a buck to get something notarized. As usual the Pension Board has to start a panic as there is nobody in charge there. Don’t forget the city fucked all of us out of medical insurance. This may be the procedure with other pensions but it isn’t with ours. Again I don’t need a Captain to tell me what to do, most retirees are officers and don’t have that pension and Sox job.
You'd think people were being asked to walk 50 miles, build a skyscraper using only their toes, and answer 5 $1000 questions from Jeopardy. Go to your bank, sign your name, drop in mailbox. Ain't that fuckin hard. These are probably the same people that would dog jobs when they were working.
And yes, a few years ago there was a news article on all the spouses of dead city workers who continued cashing the pension checks.
Take 10 minutes out of your day, then go back to watching Judge Judy.
You should see the conspiracy theories on the Retired FB group. Some people who are retired see black helicopters following them for some unknown reasons. Another post is about what color envelopes you got to send this form back, pink or blue, and why?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Can't they just check our voting records for proof of life?
6/19/2019 11:35:00 PM
Come on. Certainly you know registered democrats vote democrat till the day they die, and then many years after that.
Downstate retired officer, We have to complete a similar form every year, have it notarized and return it to the pension board. Seems like a reasonable precaution against fraud.
I've been retired three years and this is my second one
My bank, that has my check direct deposited, notarized the form, and gave me a copy of the notarized form for free. Now, if I remember to put a stamp on the envelope and mail it! ;)
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Can't they just check our voting records for proof of life?
6/19/2019 11:35:00 PM
Not in this town!
Don't have a problem with the notarized affidavit......have a real problem with the threat of cutting off benefits in 12 days, along with it being required to be returned in only 12 days......wtf......
I agree.
It is the insult of being treated like child pisses me off.
Do this in 12 days or no food for you.
It is an empty threat, so why make it?
They do this every 5 or 10 years. I bet they find a few still collecting money from the grave. Probably voting too.
I have no problem complying but it’s asinine that you sit waiting for the efficient us mail to deliver the form. In this day and age you should be able to download the form. The moron that says just download the form, once again demonstrates the ignorance of someone that doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
Anonymous said...
"Can't they just check our voting records for proof of life?"
6/19/2019 11:35:00 PM
I love it! Sorry, but everybody knows that even the dead vote Democratic in Chicago.
do the nitwits at the board know that 30 june is a sunday. no mail delivery
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Can't they just check our voting records for proof of life?
6/19/2019 11:35:00 PM
Really? In Chicago? Where have you been. Dead people have been voting in Chicago for decades.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
The Fund has recently experienced a failure of several members and/or their families to notify the Fund upon the death of a member, and as a result benefits were allowed to continue.
6/19/2019 10:28:00 PM
It’s a bitch and a long process to collect it once it’s been paid
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I agree the quick turnaround is bullshit.
Especially since they say if you don’t comply they’ll suspend your benefits.
6/19/2019 11:05:00 AM
Show them who's boss, shred the thing. Teach them a lesson.
6/19/2019 07:30:00 PM
I wouldn’t do that. Had an acquaintance who had that same attitude. What are they going to do to me, I was a boss on the CPD. Ignored 2 or 3 follow up notices. He showed them. Then one month he ran down there like a little baby. They stopped his check. He really showed them
Anonymous Anonymous said...
does a surviving spouse lose pension if they remarry?
6/19/2019 08:38:00 PM
Great question. To ask the pension fund
What about the Duty Availability the Pension Fund shorted Disabled Officers?
Don’t understand all the anger towards the Pension Fund an Board The “go fuck yourselves” and other comments. I find it hard to believe the board just decided to do this to the retirees just to mess and inconvenience them. For whatever reason it must have been required by pension law or had something to do with fraud on the fund and that a notarized signature was required to prove the case. Can’t see the board putting the additional burden of the letters and follow up on the the retirees and pension staff for no reason and if it was not necessary
Enjoy your retirement and don’t let a simple bs thing bother you
Just got mine today 20 June. Only been retired 11 months. Someone must have been caught stealing.
Kenny ( I never missed a Free Meal) Hauser was in the buffet line for the third time
Just got mine. 10 days to get it back. Dont mind the form but c'mon little more time
I've been retired 10 years now. This is the first time I've ever got one of them. They have to be noterized. What happens to somebody who is bedridden or can't get out of the house? Typical democrat move. Punish the legit people weed out the few.
So, the pension board can stop our next pension payment if these papers are not returned by 30-June,,,But our union and the city can never get a contract settled for almost 2 to 3 or more years after the contract ends
retired in 2011, this is the second one. not a big deal although the time given is short.
OT: Anyone know a notary that wants to make a couple of extra bucks?
It's required by state pension law....
This is just not that big of a deal. Send the from back. You're done.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
What about the Duty Availability the Pension Fund shorted Disabled Officers?
What about it? When did that happen? And how many officers
For everyone crying about how you “shouldn’t have to do this”, you’re right. But scumbags like some in your ranks shouldn’t have been cashing deceased mother’s checks either. Thank the rotten ones for putting this on everyone. And the pension is so underfunded, that protecting what money remains should be high priority for those who stand to collect from it.
6/19/2019 10:34:00 AM
Hey asshole you’re missing the point. We’re not say the verification is wrong we’re saying “12 days by US Mail” is insufficient time to respond. Pay attention!
You missed the point if you believed they were going to stop your check if the affidavit didn’t arrive by 20 June
does a surviving spouse lose pension if they remarry?
6/19/2019 08:38:00 PM
It used to be that way, but no longer.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Tell you what, Konet is a good guy but here are a few points. If you don’t live in Chicago it is not a buck to get something notarized. As usual the Pension Board has to start a panic as there is nobody in charge there. Don’t forget the city fucked all of us out of medical insurance. This may be the procedure with other pensions but it isn’t with ours. Again I don’t need a Captain to tell me what to do, most retirees are officers and don’t have that pension and Sox job.
Start a panic by sending out a simple letter? Are you for real? You might have panicked, imagine 90% signed the letter and returned it without giving it a second thought. I can’t imagine a retired officer panicking because he or she is asked to sign a letter and get it notarized
Anonymous Anonymous said...
does a surviving spouse lose pension if they remarry?
6/19/2019 08:38:00 PM
Great question. To ask the pension fund
6/20/2019 12:30:00 PM
No
Anonymous Anonymous said...
does a surviving spouse lose pension if they remarry?
6/19/2019 08:38:00 PM
Yes.
6/20/2019 07:08:00 AM
No they don't! They continue to get the one half that surviving spouses get. Call them up. I couldn't find it on pension board web site.
You don’t understand the anger with the Pension Board? They have a fucking boss on the Board. In a great economy they didn’t make any money. So you must not be retired or you would be pissed to.
Shame that if they did this with voter registration the media would scream "voter suppression" for a month.
The democrats go on and on about how evil the republicans are and how they steal elections yet they are dead set against any attempts to prevent voter fraud
To 6/19/2019 09:52:00pm. Totally agree with you on sending FEDEX. May cost a little bit more,but item is delivered and can be tracked.
Went this route after Post Office lost my certified return receipt card that I had paid for,then when I went to question where card was (had to go back three times) they handed me some copy of a receipt anyone could of scribbled their name on it (as this is what signature looked like) claiming original card could of been DROPPED! Yeah right!
Also retired since 2013, only received ONE before and as of 21 Jun haven't received the one everyone is talking about...............
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
does a surviving spouse lose pension if they remarry?
6/19/2019 08:38:00 PM
Yes.
6/20/2019 07:08:00 AM
No they don't! They continue to get the one half that surviving spouses get. Call them up. I couldn't find it on pension board web site.
Read the earlier post. Why would you ask this on SCC. Call the pension board
You didn’t know you would get conflicting opinions. And neither opinion means anything. It what the pension board sYs
Anonymous Anonymous said...
You don’t understand the anger with the Pension Board? They have a fucking boss on the Board. In a great economy they didn’t make any money. So you must not be retired or you would be pissed to.
6/20/2019 07:57:00 PM
No way they didn’t make any money. Last year in December the market took a hit and erased all the years gains, but already this the S & P 500 is at an ALL TIME HIGH at 2,954.18
Anonymous Anonymous said...
To 6/19/2019 09:52:00pm. Totally agree with you on sending FEDEX. May cost a little bit more,but item is delivered and can be tracked.
Went this route after Post Office lost my certified return receipt card that I had paid for,then when I went to question where card was (had to go back three times) they handed me some copy of a receipt anyone could of scribbled their name on it (as this is what signature looked like) claiming original card could of been DROPPED! Yeah right!
I live on the edge and just put mine in the mailbox Will keep blog updates if i don’t receive my pension check in July 1
I live in Costa Rica. I am home for the summer. I called with my concerns and these will go out in June every other year. They give a short window so you retin the forms but the board gets many are are in my similar situation and living on the beach or in Vegas. They told me it will take a few months to process and a second letter goes out after 90 days if no response then a phone call if no response after that.
Typical whiteshirt merit hack behavior. Create problems, then blame blueshirts. We're betting it's the same thing that caused this pension affidavit bullshit. Some fucking whiteshirt clown fucked it up for everyone.
Blogger On the beach in Costa Rica said...
I live in Costa Rica. I am home for the summer. I called with my concerns and these will go out in June every other year. They give a short window so you retin the forms but the board gets many are are in my similar situation and living on the beach or in Vegas. They told me it will take a few months to process and a second letter goes out after 90 days if no response then a phone call if no response after that.
6/22/2019 07:01:00 AM
Did anyone believe anything else. This panic and hatred towards the pension board was ridiculous
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