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Thinking About Retirement Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of Thinking About Retirement.  If you missed Part 1, you can read it here. In this part we are going to cover what is the CalPERS retirement plan, when you are eligible for retirement, calculating your … Continue reading

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Thinking About Retirement

Whether you are close to retirement or planning for the distant future, it is important to know what you need to do before retirement and what you should expect when retirement comes.  I can tell you about all of that! … Continue reading

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BMA Membership Luncheon

There will be a BMA Membership Meeting/Luncheon on January 30th, 2025. Check your email for the invite and details and RSVP! The meeting is for current dues paying members only.

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BMA Vision Plan Open Enrollment

Hello all BMA members and represented City employees! Just a friendly reminder here, open enrollment ends this Friday! Please be sure to submit all changes by October 14, 2022, the open enrollment deadline. One of the important benefit options for … Continue reading

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BMA Member Disciplinary Representation

The BMA has posted a new document outlining enhanced benefits for our dues paying members that might find themselves facing a disciplinary action. You can find the document on our Documents page.

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UHC Vision COBRA Coverage

Hello BMA members, The BMA would like to ensure you are all informed of the option for COBRA coverage available to dependents that have reached the age limit to qualify as a dependent under your UHC vision plan. Here is … Continue reading

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Orders vs. Suggestions

To all BMA employees, With all these “orders” coming from the Fed, State, and local level, it can be confusing what really is a true order (law) and what is just suggestions. Here is a very informative video from our … Continue reading

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Retro Pay!

BMA employees will see retro pay on your December 12th paycheck!  You will be receiving an email about it soon!  Happy Holidays! The BMA Board

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City Council Approves 2019-2022 MOU

Last night the City Council approved our MOU!  The first round of salary increases will be reflected in the November 27th paycheck (11/3/19 – 11/16/19 pay period).  Retro pay back to April 7th, 2019 will fall on another paycheck.  We will … Continue reading

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Salary Survey

Our review of the Salary Survey from the City is in full swing during negotiations.  This is BMA’s time to review the benchmark positions and negotiate any adjustments.  BMA members should have been contacted by one of the Board members … Continue reading

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