State Office - Pennsylvania Association of Retired State EMployees

Leadership and Oversight

The PARSE State Office provides leadership, oversight, and direction for the organization. Through annual meetings and standing committees, members work together to guide policy, oversee benefits, and ensure the fiscal and organizational health of PARSE. These activities keep our association strong, transparent, and aligned with the needs of Pennsylvania’s retired public employees.

Annual Meetings

The annual meeting of the PARSE Governing Board is held in the fall of each year at a hotel and convention center in or near Camp Hill and is open to all PARSE members upon advance registration. The purpose of the meeting is to approve an operating budget for the coming year including changing annual dues if necessary, elect officers, review and approve any changes to the Bylaws, receive reports from committees and generally determine the direction PARSE follows as a non-profit association consistent with all governmental requirements.

Committies

The Executive Committee oversees the State Office operations and currently meets quarterly in the State Office in Camp Hill.

The Executive Committee reviews expenditures by the State Office in excess of $10,000.00, reviews and approves all benefits offered by PARSE, recommends a budget to the Governing Board, recommends changes in the Bylaws to the Governing Board, receives reports from the State Office, and considers and recommends other pertinent issues that concern our members and retirees, in general.

Current standing committees include the Audit Committee, the Government Relations Committee, the Parliamentary Committee, the Benefits Committee, the Bylaws Committee and the Credentials Committee. These committees are composed of a State Officer and volunteers from each of the five PARSE regions.

With the exception of the Audit Committee, the committees meet irregularly at the call of the Chairman of the committee. The Audit Committee meets several times a year in order to audit the State Office and five different local Chapters on a revolving basis each year.