On Oct. 20, officials of the Alamo Community College District began a push for a phased retirement plan for fiscal year 2009-10 with a Q&A session with the district’s benefits and human resources records manager in Loftin.
Elisa Hernandez explained the details of the plan the board approved Sept. 15.
This is not a retirement plan; it’s a part-time employment plan designed to benefit the district.
With a hiring freeze for anyone below the associate vice chancellor level, the positions occupied by potential retirees will not be filled.
The same amount of work remains to be done, and we’re not staffed sufficiently now.
So maybe after a month, chairs and directors can entice their recently retired employees back at half time and pay.
The hallmark of district employees is being student-centered hard workers. Our employees get the job done.
No one should be surprised if the “retirees” stick around just a few more minutes that can turn easily into a few more hours to keep from leaving their former colleagues swamped.
Report those extra hours and you lose your retirement benefits for the month.
In the horrific economic climate that plagues this country and the world as a whole, who can afford that?
Don’t report them and the district won’t have to pay you for them. More savings for the district.
Forget about retiring for now. Wait until the district is ready to make you an offer you can’t refuse. You deserve it.
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