Nicholas Malfitano News
Mayor Blong on rejected bond proposal by Midland Fire’s pension review board: 'Curtailing city services to fill a void left by poor financial management should not be on the table'
By Nicholas Malfitano | Aug 21, 2024
Following the Midland Firemen’s Relief and Retirement Fund board voting down the City's proposed eight-figure bond agreement that, along with cuts to firefighter’s benefits aimed to bring the $109 million pension deficit into the clear, Mayor Lori Blong is responding to the fund chairman's rationale behind the decision.
Midland Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund votes down City's eight-figure bond measure and proposal
By Nicholas Malfitano | Aug 5, 2024
After the Midland City Council unanimously authorized an eight-figure bond agreement that, along with cuts to firefighter's benefits, aimed to bring the $109 million pension deficit into the clear, the Midland Firemen’s Relief and Retirement Fund board (MFRRF) voted down the measure.
Midland Firemen's Relief Fund Admin: After Pension Review Board first listed our fund as non-compliant 'the report was sent'
By Nicholas Malfitano | Jun 27, 2024
The Midland Firemen’s Relief & Retirement Fund (MFRRF) is currently listed as a non-compliant benefit plan on the Texas Pension Review Board's website due to incomplete financial reporting for Fiscal Year 2022, spokespeople for the PRB, City of Midland, and MFRRF all confirmed with Midland Times.