August 23, 2019
Pursuant to Section II, 7.00 of the Fund’s established Policies, the following active members have been nominated for the Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund Board of Trustees. Names below are in order in which the candidates will appear on the ballot.
Position II (Two), reserved for an active member selected from the ranks of Captain or Senior Captain:
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Eligible Active Fund Member Candidates
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Nominated by Fund Member
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1. Position II David Riegor
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David Riegor
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2. Position II Tommy Lummus
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Gary L. Pangarakis
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Position IV (Four) reserved for an active member selected from personnel who devote full-time to Fire Prevention or Fire Investigation and who are not members of the suppression division:
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Eligible Active Fund Member Candidates
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Nominated by Fund Member
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1. Position IV Lemuel D. Bruce Jr.
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Michael Huie
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2. Position IV Jia Wen “Pete” Ng
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Jia Wen “Pete” Ng
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3. Position IV John W. Fugate
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Chris Ruehrwein
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4. Position IV Richard W. Galvan
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John Garcia
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Trustee Position V (Five), reserved for an active member selected from the classified firefighter assigned to work full-time in the Fire Alarm Operations Division:
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Eligible Active Fund Member Candidate
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Nominated by Fund Member
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1. Position V Gerard L. Daniels *
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Brandon O’Neal
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The active firefighter and Fund member nominated for Position V (*uncontested candidate) will automatically remain in his position for a new term on the Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund Board of Trustees. The new 3-year term will begin on January 1, 2020, and end on December 31, 2022.
An election will be held to fill Trustee Positions II (Two) and IV (Four). Eligible voters will have the opportunity to cast their ballot within three (3) weeks following the established mail out date of the ballots. See established schedule below. Your ballot, candidates’ 1-page biographies, and instructions will be mailed to your home address on file.
HFRRF 2020 TRUSTEE ELECTION SCHEDULE
| Regular election |
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Run-off |
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Tuesday,10/1/2019
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Mailing Ballots and Election Process
During the last quarter of the calendar year the
auditor/services will mail, via first class mail, the ballots,
candidates’ biographies, and instructions for casting a ballot
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Friday, 11/01/19
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Thursday, 10/17/2019
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Ballots Due to Independent Auditor/Election Service
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Monday, 11/18/19
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Friday, 10/18/2019
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Election results posted on www.hfrrf.org & newsletters
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Tuesday, 11/19/19
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Lisa Slagle, Board Secretary
Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund Board of Trustees