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Montgomery County Council Seeks Applicants for Representative on the Board of Investment Trustees for Employee Retirement Plans and the Board of Trustees for the Consolidated Retiree Health Benefits Trust

For Immediate Release: Monday, March 30, 2026

Deadline for applying is Monday, April 27, 2026, at 5 p.m.

The Montgomery County Council is seeking applicants to serve as the Council-recommended representatives on the Board of Investment Trustees for the Montgomery County Employee Retirement Plans and the Board of Trustees for the Consolidated Retiree Health Benefits Trust. The second term of Council representative Barry Kaplan expired in March 2026. Applications for this vacancy must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, April 27, 2026.

The Boards set investment policies and evaluate and monitor investment managers and the performance of the Trust Funds. The appointee may not furnish or be employed by a firm that furnishes pension funds and other institutional investors with the kind of investment services purchased by the Board.

The Board of Investment Trustees oversees the investment of approximately $5.5 billion in assets for approximately 16,500 active and retired members of the three retirement plans: defined benefit, defined contribution and deferred compensation. Additionally, the Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing the investment program of the Consolidated Retiree Health Benefits Trust, which has approximately $1.4 billion in assets.

The Board of Investment Trustees consists of 13 trustees appointed by the County Executive and confirmed by the County Council. Trustees include the directors of the Office of Human Resources, Office of Management and Budget, Department of Finance and the County Council Executive Director; two representatives of the County Council; one active member of the retirement plans who is not a member of a collective bargaining unit; one retired member of a County plan; two members of the public and individuals recommended by each of the three County employee collective bargaining units.

The Board of Trustees for the Consolidated Retiree Health Benefits Trust consists of 19 trustees, 13 of whom are members of the Board of Investment Trustees, along with one active employee recommended by the superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), one retired member of MCPS, one MCPS bargaining unit representative, one active employee recommended by the Montgomery College (MC) president, one retired member of MC and one MC bargaining unit representative. Trustees serve three-year terms without compensation from any source for services rendered to both Boards. The Boards meet six times a year from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 1 p.m., usually on Fridays in January, March, May, July, September and November.

Qualified applicants should be knowledgeable in pensions, investments and financial matters. The Council will recommend one applicant to the County Executive for appointment to serve on both Boards. After the Executive appoints the Council representative, the appointee’s name is submitted to the Council for final confirmation. Within 10 days of confirmation, each trustee must sign a certificate stating that the trustee accepts fiduciary responsibility for the trust funds and will administer the affairs of the trust with care, skill, prudence, and diligence. Appointees must complete a financial disclosure statement within 15 days of Council confirmation and annually thereafter.

A cover letter expressing interest, including a resume, listing professional and civic experience, telephone number, home mailing address and an email address (no more than four pages) should be emailed to Council President Fani-González, [email protected], or mailed to Council President Fani-González, Stella B. Werner Council Office Building, 100 Maryland Avenue, 6^th floor, Rockville, Maryland 20850. Submissions must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, April 27, 2026. It is the Council’s policy not to consider applications received after the deadline. Council staff may request a redacted resume as part of the information shared with the public. The interviews and appointment process are open to the public and will be televised, streamed live, and available on YouTube, Facebook and the Council website.

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Release ID: 26-125
Media Contact: Helen Xu