1. Maine Public Employees Retirement System November 14, 2007

2. Maine Public Employees Retirement System Since 1942, the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS) has helped public employees prepare for the day their work in the public sector ends. The System's 55,000 contributing members include teachers, state, county, and municipal employees, legislators, judges, and those who work for other public entities. In addition to our active members, more than 32,000 public sector retirees and their beneficiaries receive monthly benefits from retirement plans offered by MainePERS. Comprehensive Membership Counts – FY 2006 Members Active Inactive Total State*14,57616,46831,044 Teachers30,75564,78995,544 PLD* 9,30411,16621,151 Legislative 174 187 361 Judicial 56 4 60 Total54,86593,295 148,160 *Includes both regular and special plan members Source: June 30 Raw Data Files MainePERS

3. Maine Public Employees Retirement System MainePERS Employers By the numbers  State 77  Teacher262  Participating Local District321  Judicial 1  Legislative 1

4. Maine Public Employees Retirement System MainePERS Plans and Programs  Defined Benefit  Defined Contribution:  Disability  Group Life Insurance

5. Integrated Benefits Administration System MePERS Project Overview

6. Maine Public Employees Retirement System What is MePERS?  Multi-year project  Replacing legacy business applications  Single integrated line of business system  Not just technical conversion  Includes business process improvement

7. Maine Public Employees Retirement System Benefits of Integrated Systems  Efficiency and Consistency  Security  Timely and Accurate Service  Maintenance

8. Maine Public Employees Retirement System What’s in a Line of Business System?  Member Enrollment  Employer and Plan Information  Contributions/Payroll Reporting  Service Credit and Purchases  Retirement Processing  Retiree Payroll  Refunds Processing  Member and Employer Web Access  Imaging and Workflow

9. Maine Public Employees Retirement System Employer Reporting Web-Based Self Service  Online payroll filing and data correction  Payroll data entry (for non-electronic filers)  Access to historically reported data/reports  Ability to resolve filing errors  Update employee (member) and employer information  Member Enrollment

10. Maine Public Employees Retirement System Sample Employer Screen

11. Maine Public Employees Retirement System Implementation Vendor

12. Maine Public Employees Retirement System Project Schedule 2006 – 2010 Design  High level pass at all processes completed  Detailed specifications development now – Summer 2009 Configuration and Testing  December 2007 – Dec 2009  Employer Self Service – Summer 2009 Training and Rollout  Annuitant Payroll – June/July 2008  All other functions, plus employer self service September – December of 2009

13. Maine Public Employees Retirement System Who is the Employer Working Group? Participants:# of Members: Auburn School Department594 City of Augusta391 Augusta School Department543 City of Bath138 Maine Public Employees Retirement System136 Maine State Housing Authority 57 Maine Turnpike Authority557 Maine Veterans Homes985 Maine School Administrative District #16 70 Maine School Administrative District #46168 City of Portland 1785 Portland School Department 1381

14. Maine Public Employees Retirement System Employer Working Group Representative Group:  Participating Local District (PLD) employers  Teacher employers

15. Maine Public Employees Retirement System The Role of the Employer Working Group Working Group Charter Feedback on project efforts Assist MainePERS in:  Planning phased roll-out  Defining new Training requirements  Communications with Employers

16. Maine Public Employees Retirement System Internal MainePERS Working Group Today’s Photo Opportunity

17. Maine Public Employees Retirement System Communications  Methods  Frequency  Audience  Vendors

18. Maine Public Employees Retirement System Wrap Up Questions and Feedback