PACE General Assembly Meeting on April 20, 2010 at 5:30 City Hall Old Council Chambers. Please plan to attend.

Important Executive Board Meeting will be held March 30, 2010 Please Attend at 5:30pm City Hall Committee Room #1

PACE has two members that are running for the City of Atlanta (COA) Active Employee Board of Trustee Representative for the Board of Trustee General Employees’ Pension Fund. They are:

1. James Perry

2. Marcia Gillespie

   Please cast your vote on MARCH 28, 2010 THRU MARCH 30, 2010. Let’s show our two members that PACE supports them both during this election time.

On Monday February 22, 2010 Mayor Kasim Reed will join John C. Mellott for a presentation to the Pension Reform Panel on the current state of Atlanta’s Pension Plan. The panel is comprised of Subject matter experts and key stakeholders from the public and private sections. John C. Mellott was named Chairman of the Pension Reform Panel after Mayor Reed’s transition into his Administration. (See City of Atlanta Webpage for more details)http://www.atlantaga.gov/media/mediastatement_salaryanalysis_021210.aspx

On February 4, 2010 PACE met with Pension Board Committee member Alfred Berry to gain a better understanding of pension rumors and facts such as:

1. Cause of Actions is based on 2008-09 negative CPI

2. 45-75 Total Retirees will be impacted by the negative CPI (recent 2008-09 retirees)

3. Negative CPI will only affect COLA and NOT base salaries

4. COA Code only allows for 3% COLA increases with anything over going into a reserve

PACE will have a seat on the Mayor’s Pension Task Force that was announced on February 3, 2010. Jon Calloway will be the representative on that Committee for PACE. COO Peter Aman released preliminary data on Employee Salary vs CPI Analysis in an email to City Council Members on February 12, 2010. (See the City of Atlanta Website for this article dated 02/12/2010). http://www.atlantaga.gov/media/mediastatement_salaryanalysis_021210.aspx

General Assembly Dates Jan 19, 2010 Apr 20, 2010 Jul 20, 2010 Oct 19, 2010

Kasim Reed is now in office as the new Mayor of the City of Atlanta, as well, several new Administration cabinet Personnel. PACE is now preparing to schedule a meeting with the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) Peter Aman appointed by Mayor Reed. PACE will discuss future endeavors for the City of Atlanta Employees/PACE Members. PACE President Gina Pagnotta intends to speak directly to the Honorable Mayor Kasim Reed concerning PACE Union, and how the City of Atlanta Union Members together can create a special bond to make the City of Atlanta the best that it can be.

Union Information and Meeting schedules are now posted on the PACE Website. PACE will hold Union Meeting on every Tuesday of each month, in Committee Room 1 (any changes will be posted).

Quarterly General Assembly Meeting will be held Jan 19, Apr 20, Jul 20, and Oct 19. PACE members in 2010 must stay abreast of the Cities agenda and voice their concerns representing one voice to the City Administration, as we prepare for a bigger and better City Government for employees in 2010, along with the City Council and our New Mayor Kasim Reed.

Union Membership is encouraged as we prepare our open member enrollment for 2010. PACE has many Benefits for union membership in 2010. To find out more about PACE Benefits, please contact your Union Stewards or Union President.

**Website technical support in progress, updates coming soon**** Time shown on Calender of Events (Front Page) should read 5:30pm not 4:30pm.Our Website Clock is off by one hour. Your patience is Appreciated.

Committee Room 1 5:30pm to 7:00pm 2nd Tues of Every Month

Committee Room 1 (Unless otherwise Changes)

2nd Tuesday of Every Month

5:30pm to 7:00pm

Feb 9, 2010

Mar 9, 2010

Apr 13, 2010

May 11, 2010

Jun 8, 2010

Jul 13, 2010

Aug 10, 2010

Sep 10, 2010

Oct 12, 2010

Nov 9, 2010

Dec 14, 2010

During the runoff election campaign between the two Mayoral Candidates Kasim Reed and Mary Norwood, PACE President Gina Pagnotta remained focused on which candidate would best support the PACE Union Members objectives, as she Talked personally with Kasim Reed last week. PACE now has it's sights on Kasim Reed for his ideas and agenda for the employees of the City of Atlanta as well as the citizens of Atlanta, the answers he gave to questions and his direction for Atlanta seems genuine Ms Pagnotta stated, and his can do attitude is to be desired.

PACE is asking all members to get to the Polls on 1 December and Vote. Your voice will be heard by going to the Polls to help elect the City of Atlanta Next Mayor. PACE would also like to thank all the individuals who works so hard to help PACE Members during this important election period and ask that all members and citizens please bring the correct form of Identification to the Polls when voting.

PACE would like to thank all the Union Members who worked diligently throughout the campaign trails of the candidates we endorsed. We also want to thank the members who went to the polls and cast your votes for the next Mayor of our City. Although the candidate that we endorsed for Mayor did not succeed, we still remain confident in our endorsement that the candidate we chose was the best person for the needs of our membership and employees. At this time PACE has not yet considered endorsing the remaining candidates (Mary Norwood/Kaseem Reed) in the runoff for Mayor. However, we are requesting for all Union Members to assist us in making that decision by emailing your suggestion of what you would prefer PACE to do, whether to endorse a candidate or to remain neutral. Your suggestion should be emailed to gpagnotta@paceatlanta.org no later than Monday, November 23, 2009.

In either decision, PACE encourages all members that can vote, to make sure you exercise your rights in going to the polls on December 1, 2009 and mark your vote in the upcoming elections runoff. Please stay tune to the PACE Website for more information.