Here we are wrapping up the first month of 2023! Last year marked 30 years with the State of Minnesota for me. I had the opportunity to serve the MGEC membership very early in my young career and look forward to having the chance to do it again in this leadership role with much more experience. My two main goals as MGEC President are 1) working to involve the individual committees within MGEC to make sure membership’s concerns are being accurately brought to and represented at our Board of Directors’ meetings, and 2) working to retain the talent our state employees provide by focusing on ... Read More >>
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MGEC Committees
Each year when the new board begins, they evaluate the committee list and decide which committees they feel they need. As a full member, you have an opportunity to be part of the committee and make recommendations to the board. Listed below are the committees for 2023. If you are a full member and would like to be on a committee, email us with the committee you would like to join at Mgec@mgec.org. Committees will be meeting in February. Membership – Recruiting, benefits, scholarships, awards, promotional items, communication (newsletter & website), database, communication program, ... Read More >>
Public Employee Pension Committee (PEPC)
On Friday, the 13th, members of the Public Employees’ Pension Commission (PEPC) group convened to discuss the upcoming legislative session in hopes that they can lobby the legislature to pass a comprehensive pension bill. Present were the Directors of PERA and MSRS. Attorney Brian Rice has been communicating to key legislators that a comprehensive pension bill is long past due, given the sacrifices that state employees have made over the last decade that have resulted in Minnesota being lower than average with respect to public funding of public pensions. Whereas the fund directors were ... Read More >>
IRS Mileage Increases
Article 19, section 2 of MGEC’s contract with the state ties eligible mileage reimbursement rates to the federal IRS rate. As we are all keenly aware, transportation costs have increased, and the IRS has reflected some of that increase by raising the standard mileage rate by 3¢ to 65¢ per mile. When a State-owned vehicle is offered and declined by the employee, the Agency or designee shall authorize that mileage be paid at the rate of seven (7) cents less than the IRS mileage rate. The higher rate may be a paid if the use of the motor pool vehicle would have resulted in a greater cost to the ... Read More >>
President’s Message
Thank you for allowing me to serve as MGEC President in 2022! It was an honor to help lead MGEC through the many challenges presented over the past year. I hope that we increased our transparency and improved communication with all of our members. I enjoyed working with you when you brought concerns forward or shared new exciting ideas. Please continue to do so, those questions and ideas make MGEC a better organization for all of us! I’m excited to support President Dan Sullivan in 2023 as the Past President. On behalf of MGEC, I wish you and your families a safe and healthy holiday ... Read More >>
Vacation Donation
Sometimes our fellow coworkers experience life events where they run into severe hardship because they run out of benefits and are unable to work. You can make a huge difference in their lives! Consider donating some vacation so that our coworkers can continue to afford insurance premiums when they need it most. There are many employees needing your help. Some are employees in the MGEC Bargaining Unit. At least one of them has asked us to call your attention to his need. Please follow the instructions below to look into or contribute to this process. Log in to Self Service Portal using ... Read More >>