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What is the Transitional Council and what are its functions?
It was created by the Guidelines for establishing the Benefits Council and carrying out the election in which retirees and active employees of the Government of Puerto Rico are eligible to vote to elect the people who will represent them in the Benefits Council for a period of 4 years. The Transitional Council will identify and secure the resources it deems necessary, including an electoral process administrator, to ensure that the election is a fair and transparent process. Transitional Council will identify and secure the resources it deems necessary, including an electoral process administrator, to ensure that the election is a fair and transparent process.
Additionally, the Transitional Council will ensure that the Government of Puerto Rico makes the corresponding contributions and meets the requirements for withdrawing funds from THE RESERVE to pay for pensions until the Benefits Council is elected.
Meet the Benefits Council Members
Official Committee of Retired Employees Appointees:
- Carmen Núñez Rodríguez, retiree, Central Government Employee Retirement System
- Blanca Paniagua Adorno, retiree, Central Government Employee Retirement System
- Wanda Santiago López, retiree, Teachers Retirement System
- Juan Ortiz Curet, retired teacher, Teachers Retirement System
- Carlos Cabán García, retired judge, Judicial Retirement
AFSCME/Servidores públicos Unidos Appointees:
- Sandra Pacheco Santiago, administrative assistant of the Department of Transportation and AFSCME/SPU member
- Vacant
Appointee of the Governor of Puerto Rico
- Omar Marrero, Secretary of State, represented by Rita González Montalvo, chief financial officer at the Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority of Puerto Rico (AAFAF)
Financial Oversight Board Appointee
- Jason Fichtner, vice president and head economist of the Bipartisan Policy Center
Work Committees
Corporate Documents
These documents certify that the Benefits Council is a registered and incorporated nonprofit corporation.
Estatutos administrativos
Normas legales por las que se regula el funcionamiento del Consejo de Beneficios de Pensiones.
Service Providers
The Transitional Council will procure the services of the following providers:
- Legal Services - Bennazar, García & Milián
- Financial Consultant - FTI Consulting
- Information Agent - Marchand ICS Group
- Background check services - BMA Group
- Interpreter Services - RITA, Inc.
- Administrador de Elecciones - Kroll, Inc.
The contracts signed by the Transitional Council are also available at the Puerto Rico Comptroller’s Office website
Benefits by fiscal year
The following documents certify the budgets approved by the Transitional Benefits Council of the Pension Reserve Fund for the respective fiscal years.
Learn about the Benefits Council
Click to learn about what it is, what its role is, and who is eligible to be elected to the Benefits Council.