PERS Board holds election
for state employee representative
The Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS) is holding an election for one of its two state employee representative positions on the PERS Board of Trustees.
Ballots will be mailed September 7 for eligible voters to elect a representative to fill the state employee position for the six-year term that runs from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2024.
Candidates for the position are incumbent Kelly Breland, director of the Bureau of Administration for the Mississippi Department of Mental Health; and Ryan Blakeney, a deputy director with the Mississippi Insurance Department.
Voting will be open from September 7 through October 8, and the Board will certify the election results at its October 23 meeting.
The 10-member Board includes the state Treasurer, a gubernatorial appointee who is a member of PERS, two retirees, two state employees, and one representative each of public schools and community/junior colleges, Institutions of Higher Learning, counties, and municipalities. With the exception of the state Treasurer and the gubernatorial appointee, board members are elected to staggered six-year terms.
