A May 2011 City Club Research Report, “Oregon PERS: Burdened by the Past, Poised for the Future”, described a “Decade of Deficits” facing Oregon’s Public Employee Retirement System,” noting that “PERS will demand an increasing percentage of state and local government payrolls, having an impact on government services.” As Oregon faces a $1.8 billion budget hole, Steve Rodeman, executive director of the state Public Employees Retirement System, will outline the state of PERS in Oregon today. OPB Senior Reporter Jeff Mapes will then moderate a panel discussion. SPEAKERS Steve Rodeman became Executive Director of the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) on November 1, 2014. Steve served as the agency’s Deputy Director beginning in 2008 and was the Chief Operations Officer, responsible for leading the agency’s Executive Team to fulfill the agency’s mission to pay the right person the right benefit at the right time. He joined PERS in November 2001. John Skjervem is
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