Windcrest Fireman Pension

  Windcrest Volunteer fireman have a pension fund, fully funded by the City of Windcrest.  This Pension is administered by the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System (TESRS) in Austin, Tx.
  For each qualified volunteer firefighter on active status TESRS bills the City of Windcrest $36 per firefighter/.per month.  Windcrest has a local Pension Board to oversee the program and track the volunteer's status.   The Fire Chief is responsible for this Board.
  At the Feb 26 , 2018 city council meeting CCM Pedrotti asked the Fire Chief Weidemann about the Pension Board.  CCM Pedrotti asked "Isn't a member of the Pension Board selected by Council?  Chief Weidemann responded No Mam!
  The Statues says: Sec 865.012. Local Board,  (1) one trustee selected by the governing body of the political subdivision of which a participating department is a part.

   Doesn't that tell you the council selects one trustee?  Someone to represent the City on the Pension Board.  Sounds like Chief Weidemann has his own rules.

 Here is the Council Video concerning the Pension Board.
https://youtu.be/gTIvuzHADOA

Comments

Post a Comment

Your Comments will be reviewed by Windcrest Citizens prior to publishing to prevent Spam and inappropriate comments,

Popular posts from this blog

Introducing Windcrest Candidates

  The Windcrest Light News has hosted a Meet the Candidates forum each week since candidates filed for elected positions.  The Forum included City Council candidates and the Bexar County Water Board candidates.    A special thanks to The Windcrest Light News staff for sharing the video recording of candidates.  Several candidates chose NOT to attend this open Public Forum so citizens could hear their views, goals, qualification and field questions from the attendees as well as questions from those watching from home.  There is a video link assigned to each candidate that attended the forum. CITY OF WINDCREST, TEXAS - Nov 6, 2018 GENERAL ELECTION City Council Candidates City Council Place 1 Vote for none or one o George Alva    o Sherillyn Flick    o Bill Zulaica  (Did not attend forum) o Wes Manning    City Council Place 2 Vote for none or one o Cindy Strzelecki   o Lou Miller  (Did not attend forum) City Council Place 3 Vote for none or one
Read more

Baxter and Jacobi Spell TROUBLE

Alan E. Baxter and Gerd "Jake" Jacobi are nothing but trouble for Windcrest.  Voters got rid of both of these trouble makers,  now they are trying to convince folks they should be elected again.   During the years Baxter and Jacobi ran city council, the Street fund was depleted to cover their scheme of lowering taxes and lowering permit fees.  They bragged about paying cash for a few street repairs that were completed, but this month, all of those previously repaired areas were Replaced again.  The streets were neglected and the street fund was depleted which caused the need for a $7 Million street bond. Baxter and Jacobi also hired their hand picked Fire Chief Weiderman, to completely destroy our volunteer fire department.  Over 100 years of fire fighting experience was fired.  Then Weiderman proceeded to dismantle the fleet of FD vehicles.  First up was the Ladder Truck.  Every minor discrepancy was written up then he announced the Ladder Truck was not-serviceable.  Wei
Read more

Windcrest Taxes & Water Bill

 Windcrest Candidates have all addressed Windcrest Taxes.  The truth of the matter is for the past 8 years the Tax Rate was decreased.  The previous mayor touted he lowered taxes, but actually he lowered the rate.  Your taxes still went up, but by a smaller amount had the rate not been decreased.   Now, because of the lower tax rate the coffers are nearly empty and council is asking you to pass a $7.4 Million Street Bond!  A $2 Million Fire Equipment Bond and the Water District has a $7 Million Bond.  That's $16.4 Million .  Who is going to pay these Bonds?  Windcrest residents with higher water rates, higher taxes.    The Water District has said during their board meeting, what they don't spend they could put into a bank and draw interest.  Dumb, Dumb.  Would you take out a loan so you could put the money into your bank to get interest?  Pay 5% and earn 1.4%, sure sound dumb.   Everyone is talking Bonds.  All this chatter has citizens confused as to exactly why the Bonds ar
Read more