Friday, July 9, 2021
Welcome to Employer Digest, your monthly source for IMRF news and
information to help you stay connected with IMRF.
2021 Executive Trustee Election 
This fall, IMRF employers will elect one Executive Trustee for a five-year term of office, from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026.

You can run for Executive Trustee if you:

  • Are employed by a participating governmental unit as chief executive officer, chief finance officer, or other officer, executive, or department head.
  • Are an active and vested IMRF member (not including reciprocal service) as of December 31, 2021.
  • Gain the nomination of at least three IMRF employers, each of whom must submit a nominating petition to IMRF.

Nominating petitions are accepted between August 1 and September 15 of the election year.
Please Complete Employer Survey by July 16
Earlier this week, you received an email with a link to complete the next employer survey. Please complete the survey by July 16. The survey asks you about the GASB 50 Statement. Completing the survey should take no more than five minutes.

Thank you to everyone who completed our last survey. Your feedback plays an important role in helping us improve.
Encourage Members to Sign up for Member Access
Please encourage your employees to register for IMRF Member Access accounts.

Download a flyer you can share with employees explaining the benefits of a Member Access account.

This short video walks employees through the steps to register for a Member Access account and shows them how to view their Member Statements.
IMRF Employer-Only Phone Number
To provide our employers with the highest level of customer service, please do not give out the employer-only 1-800 number (1-800-728-7971) to members. When members call the employer number, it increases wait times for employers.

For the best member customer service, please have them contact IMRF at the member phone number: 1-800-ASK-IMRF (275-4673) Mon-Fri, 7:30 AM-5:30 PM.
Voluntary Additional Contributions Form
Please only submit the 2019 version of IMRF Form 6.30, “Election to Make or Change Voluntary Additional Contributions.” The 2019 version of IMRF Form 6.30 only accepts voluntary additional elections made as a percentage of pay. IMRF will reject older versions of IMRF Form 6.30, which allowed voluntary additional elections made as a flat dollar amount.

What are Voluntary Additional Contributions?
IMRF's Voluntary Additional Contributions (VAC) program is a way to help members save additional retirement income. With this program members can choose to make additional, after-tax contributions to an individual VAC account that earns interest.

Learn more about the VAC program here, and find the current VAC form here.
Employer Cost and Participation Information
The Illinois Pension Code requires IMRF to post certain employer cost and participation reports on its website. IMRF will update these reports annually. 

  • Employer Contribution Amounts: The amount of employer contributions each employer made from 1/1/1995 to present (searchable spreadsheet)
  • Employer Contribution Rates: Each employer’s contribution rates for the current year and one year after (searchable spreadsheet)
  • Participating Employers: A list of all employers and the date each employer joined IMRF (searchable spreadsheet)
  • Employer Resolutions: Required participation resolutions for employers that joined on or after 1/1/1995 (searchable PDF)

IMRF employers that have a website must include a link to the employer cost and participation reports page. 

For more information
To learn more about employer rates, see Employer Rates.
Authorized Agent Webinars 
We offer these online webinars for Authorized Agents to learn more about IMRF procedures and how to administer IMRF. Register today!

  • Module 3: IMRF Benefits – July 20, 2021 at 11:00 AM 
  • Module 4: Employer Rates and Legislation – August 24, 2021 at 9:00 AM

  • Module 1: Introduction, Enrollment and Termination – September 29, 2021 at 9:00 AM
  • Module 2: Wage Reporting – October 27, 2021 at 9:00 AM
  • Module 3: IMRF Benefits – November 10, 2021 at 9:00 AM
  • Module 4: Employer Rates and Legislation – December 8, 2021 at 9:00 AM

Webinar structure
This 4-part webinar series prepares IMRF Authorized Agents to perform common IMRF tasks. This link will allow you to attend Modules 3 and 4. Or you may register for the full series, which starts again in September. You are unable to cancel registration from any single module, but attendance is not mandatory at all four.

Together, these four 1-hour webinars cover the topics included in the former one-day workshop. Each webinar stands alone, and you can attend them in any order.
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