PENSION
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The average employer
contribution I* around 9
percent, and the total con
tribution espials about 15
percent
1'i‘KS omployoe* prop* t
the amount of money they
are going to need to pay
the pensions and tell (he
employer how much they
nopd to contriliute to make
up the difference The
slate treasurer figures out
how the money will
become the amount
promised to each employ*
ee "It is about half of the
average salary tie* employ
ee ri'4i'ncl in the last
years they work," Bailey
said of the final benefits
i'i H.S seeds tile mullet,
to the state treasurer 's
offic e The treasurer then
sends the money to o pri
vate firm to be invested,
said Randal Kdwirdi,
exo< utive assistant to tlie
state treasurer
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“Our success depends on our
willingness to respect our differ
ences. on our willingness to
strive to understand other point*
of view. and our willingness to
recognize that our most critical
challenge* hove nothing to do
with partisan politic* and every
thing to do with th« future of
Oregon - our future "
kil/.halier'* state-of-the slate
address was mucit less specific
than it was hopeful He outlined
goals of providing a stable
school system from prv Kinder
garten through higher education,
improving puhlii safety, helping
those in need, and not increas
ing taxes Hut he provided few
com rete details as to how he
would a< < omplish any of these
things
Instead, he stressed bipartisan
cooperation and criticized the
partisan power plays that para
lyzed the legislature last year.
“Today we stand perilously
close to the brink of a chasm,
and nil our minds and all our
energies have been concentrated
on avoiding a fall. Hut with
courage and honesty, with
cooperation and balance, w» utn
again find ourselve* poised on
the wings of promise to take
flight toward our highest aspira
tions,'' Kitzhaber said
He also made it t (ear that he
understood he would have to
accomplish his goals without
the benefit of raising taxes
“If we are not to raise (ages
then we need an e< onomv that
thrives not just in the
Willamette Valley, hut every
where in Oregon ~~ to provide
the revenue to fund essential
service*."
After the ceremony,
Kitzhaber, who wore his trade
mark blue jeans for the tnaugu
ration, said he felt “very good"
about his new position
Kitzhaber also said members
of his staff wen; m the process of
putting together their plans for
the correi lions system and eco
nomic development He said
the details would be released in
a few weeks
1.,-Hira Silverman, a Portland
Community College Student
who works as an intern for the
Oregon Railroad Association
said she hopes kitzhaber x ideas
on economic development will
Ik* in synt with those of the
Railroad Association
"This new administration will
be diverse I hope things will
work out for (Kitzhaber). And
certainly I am happy about the
change in majority at the state
house."
However, she said she was
trying not get her hopes up
‘ We are trying not to over or
under estimate about anything."
Robert* relieved
‘And the ordinary citizens of
this state — who are. in fact, not
ordinary at all. I\ e worked with
them, debated with them,
marched with them, celebrated
with them, mourned and cried
with them. They are not ordi
nary at all '
—Barbara Roberts
Gary (MUsarEmmu
Barbara Roberts, who received a standing ovation as aha entered the house chamber, waves goodbye
Roberts said her plans for the future are indefinite, but she plans to sleep late today
As John Kitzhutier said hollo
to the governor's office and test
ed hi* now chair, Barbara
Roberts said good-by*.
In her farewell remarks,
Robert* warmly thanked the t it
irons of the statu, but she
<*ii tlx- isir1is.ll) jiirin n>s
that crippled her administration
The theme of her speech was
responsibility and she was clear
in saying la*t year's legislature
had not lived up to theirs
“Oregon is not o whim. Ore
gon is not n political football
This state i* not a commodity to
i*e traded off or bartered away by
any group of (it iron* or eie< ted
official* This state is a legacy
that all three million Oregonians
hold in trust and the time has
t ome for each of us to take the
obligation to heart."
Like Kit r holier, Roberts'
speech centered around the
themes of tolerance and cooper
ation. but instead of the hopeful
tone of Kit/haber's speech
Rotnois sounded like an embat
tled warrior who was ready for
the end of the fight
The bright spots in her s[x-is h
were reserved for thank-yous to
friends, family, her late bus
bund, and her staff
"Where we expem-mcd real
t irvgun stii« exst I fee! pi'imd of
what this administration was
able to at complish Where wo
fell short, it was never for lack of
trying or an unwillingness to
take risks.
"I have been privileged to be
your governor l have been hon
ored to serve you," Rolierts said
Following the ceremony
Roberts joined other guests at
Kitahaber'a informal reception.
She said she was relieved to
be leaving office.
“Vic Atiyeh said it would be
like a huge load would come off
my shoulders, a load 1 didn't
even know I was carrying. He
was right."
Roberts plans to spend the
next two or three months in
Portland relaxing And she said
she would lei sleeping in this
morning.
OAH> QM&t/brmnU
Members of the House brought family members to the inauguration
ceremony. Some found it more interesting than others
Trust fund unveiled
In other legislative news
Senate President Cordon
Smith unveiled his plan for an
education trust fund.
In his remarks before the
inaugural crowd Smith, a
Republican from Pendleton,
said he would like to sew the
trust fund reach $1 billion by
the end of the century
Smith said the money
would be raised by selling
some state assets, using excess
lottery profits and keeping
some or all of a tax refund that
businesses usually gut. In
Smith's plan a $:t million trust
fund could be built in the next
five years that would yield
SHOO million a year in interest
for Oregon schools.
Both he and House Speaker
Bov Clamo echoed Kitzhaliers
sentiment of cooperation dur
ing in their speeches, pledg
ing to go against the governor
only when principle demand
ed it.
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