8/2/2019
Preliminary Non-member Trustee Election Results
The preliminary results for the Non-member Trustee are that all three candidates (Robert B. French, Gilbert Andrew Garcia and Tina Hernandez Patterson) were approved. These Trustees will serve from September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2022. The results will be submitted to the Board to certify at the August 8th Board meeting.
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6/14/2019
Update on Eddington Case
Today, the Texas Supreme Court denied the plaintiffs’ motion for rehearing in the Eddington case. As a result, the ruling by the Court in favor of DPFP finding that the changes in 2014 to DROP were legal under Article 16, Section 66 of the Texas Constitution is now final.
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6/13/2019
New Fire Fighter Trustee
Armando Garza was the sole applicant for the Fire Fighter Trustee position. Today the Board determined that Mr. Garza met the qualifications of Article 6243a-1 to serve as a Trustee and authorized him to be seated as a Trustee at the next Board meeting pursuant to the Trustee Election Procedures. We congratulate Mr. Garza and look forward to working with him.
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8/2/2019
Preliminary Non-member Trustee Election Results
The preliminary results for the Non-member Trustee are that all three candidates (Robert B. French, Gilbert Andrew Garcia and Tina Hernandez Patterson) were approved. These Trustees will serve from September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2022. The results will be submitted to the Board to certify at the August 8th Board meeting.
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7/11/2019
Non-Member Trustee Election
At the June 19, 2019 Nominations Committee meeting, Gilbert Garcia, Tina Hernandez Patterson and Robert French were selected as the Nominations Committee’s slate of three Non-member Trustee candidates to be placed on the ballot.
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6/14/2019
Update on Eddington Case
Today, the Texas Supreme Court denied the plaintiffs’ motion for rehearing in the Eddington case. As a result, the ruling by the Court in favor of DPFP finding that the changes in 2014 to DROP were legal under Article 16, Section 66 of the Texas Constitution is now final.
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6/13/2019
New Fire Fighter Trustee
Armando Garza was the sole applicant for the Fire Fighter Trustee position. Today the Board determined that Mr. Garza met the qualifications of Article 6243a-1 to serve as a Trustee and authorized him to be seated as a Trustee at the next Board meeting pursuant to the Trustee Election Procedures. We congratulate Mr. Garza and look forward to working with him.
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5/1/2019
Sam Friar, Fire Fighter Trustee, has resigned from the Board.
Sam Friar, Fire Fighter Trustee, has resigned from the Board. Sam served on the Board since 2011, including serving as Chairman during the challenging times prior to September 1, 2017. We would like to thank Sam for his service to DPFP. Information about the election to fill the Fire Fighter Trustee position will be available after the Board approves the materials at the May 9th Board meeting.
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