Facing the Challenge of Retiree Health Care: Liabilities and Responses of State and Local Governments

March 12, 2008
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60604

8:00 a.m.		Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.		Welcome and Opening Remarks William Testa, Vice President and Director of Regional Programs, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Laurence Msall, President, The Civic Federation
8:45 a.m.		Panel I: Overview of OPEB Reporting, Scope and Challenges Moderator Lise Valentine, The Civic Federation OPEB Reporting Overview: Implications of the Choice to Fund or Not Fund (PDF, 279KB) Dean Michael Mead, Research Manager, Governmental Accounting Standards Board State and Local Government Retiree Benefits (PDF, 135KB) Barbara Bovbjerg, Director of Income Security Division, U.S. Government Accountability Office OPEB—Preparing for Your Audit (PDF,42KB) Bert Nuehring, Partner, Crowe Chizek and Company LLC
9:45 a.m.		Break
10:00 a.m.		Panel II: Early Implementers from Neighboring States Moderator Rick Mattoon, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago OPEB: The Ohio Story (PDF, 43KB) Karen Carraher, Director of Finance, Ohio Public Employees Retirement System Facing the Challenge of Retiree Health Care—Oakland County (PDF, 214KB) Robert J. Daddow, Deputy County Executive, Oakland County, Michigan Facing the Challenge of Retiree Health Care: Liabilities and Responses of State and Local Governments (PDF, 1.08MB) Herb Bergson, Former Mayor of Duluth, Minnesota
11:00 a.m.		Panel III: Early Implementers from Illinois Moderator Richard Ciccarone, Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer, McDonnell Investment Management, LLC Facing the Challenge of Retiree Health Care: Liabilities and Responses of State and Local Governments (PDF, 74KB) Pedro Martinez, Chief Financial Officer, Chicago Public Schools Other Post-Employment Benefits: The Aurora Example (PDF, 17KB) Brian Caputo, Director of Finance, City of Aurora, Illinois OPEB Funding Plan (PDF, 204KB) Mary Ann Boyle, Assistant Treasurer, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
12:00 p.m.		Adjournment
		Last updated: March 18, 2008