The Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS) Board of Trustees has declared Lee County Chancery Clerk Bill Benson duly re-elected to the Board as the county employee representative.
At its August 24 meeting, the Board declared Benson to be duly re-elected as provided by statute and regulation since no other nominations were submitted for approval.
Benson was first elected to the Board in 2008 to complete an unexpired term and has since served an additional two full six-year terms. His new term runs from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2027.
The 10-member Board includes the state Treasurer, a gubernatorial appointee who is a member of PERS, two PERS 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.
