NOTE:
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Welcome
AMCRE is an organization dedicated to the interests of Mendocino County's retired employees.
Through its own actions and in association with retiree organizations of 19 other "1937-Act" counties (by affiliation with CRCEA, the California Retired County Employees Association), AMCRE can give the retiree a powerful voice that would otherwise be unavailable.
AMCRE is also a social organization for retirees and their spouses and friends, with four general member meetings that includes a luncheon.
About Us
AMCRE is the result of our founder Irene Lange, retired Mendocino County Treasurer-Tax Collector, leading a few Mendocino County Retirees who saw the need, in 1991, for representation at the County Retirement Board, the Board of Supervisors, and at the state level. These dedicated retirees created an organization with CRCEA affiliation, to band with other '37-Act county-retirees associations for such strength. AMCRE was the 20th (and therefore last) CRCEA member organization formed. AMCRE started small but now boasts nearly 1000 members.
AMCRE developed during 1991, as a support organization for retired Mendocino County retired employees. Enough retirees responded favorably to get the ball rolling. By early 1992 AMCRE held its first regular general meeting. AMCRE started small but now boasts nearly 1000 members.
More than 30 years later, AMCRE is a strong and growing organization for promoting friendship, unit, strength and growth for Mendocino County Retirees.
Tom Ingram
President
Anita Toste
Vice-President
Cyndi Montesonti
Secretary
Cyndie Richardson
Treasurer
Tom Ingram
CRCEA Delegate
Tom Desroche
3-Year Director
Dorinda Kay Miller
3-Year Director
Russell McCutcheon
2-Year Director
Donna Glass
2-Year Director
Vacant
1-Year Director
Juanie Cranmer
1-Year Director
Bylaws
Follow this link to view our bylaws
Meetings
Breaking News
This is the page for breaking news of issues that may be of immediate concern to AMCRE members and other Mendocino County retired employees. We urge you to check here to keep up to date. Of course, we'll continue to write about issues in The Connection but that only comes out four times a year.
Scholarship Information:
On January 1, 2023, the AMCRE Board of Directors voted the deadline to receive the award money for fall semester must be submitted with required documents no later than October 31 each year. The deadline to receive the award money for spring semester must be submitted with required documents no later than June 1st each year. If there is a problem for the recipient to turn in the required paperwork by these dates, they must notify in writing to the Scholarship Chair to seek approval of an extension of time. Should the scholarship recipient fail to turn in the required paperwork by these deadlines, they forfeited their Scholarship award for that semester.
Submit one original and two copies of the required documents; follow this link to the Scholarship Application. If you have any questions, please contact Cyndi Montesonti at tomcyndichili@comcast.net.
Important Motions Passed:
COLA for Retirees:
At its February 16, 2022, meeting, the Board of Retirement approved a 3.0% COLA as recommended by its actuarial consultants. The COLA will be effective April 1, 2022, and will therefore be reflected on your pension payment the last day of April. For those who retired before 1982, and have a balance in their COLA bank, your COLA may be augmented up to a maximum of 3%. For further explanation of the COLA bank, please reference the letter from Andy Yeung, Vice President & Actuary at Segal found on the Mendocino County Employees Retirement Association website under their Board meeting held on February 16, 2022, Agenda Item No.7. Feel free to contact the Retirement Office if you have additional questions on the COLA bank.
Meeting Minutes
| Date | Minutes | Comments |
| 5/1/2023 | Minutes | Special Meeting |
| 2/13/2023 | Minutes | General Meeting |
| 1/9/2023 | Minutes | Board Meeting |
| 12/13/2022 | Minutes | General Meeting |
| 11/14/2022 | Minutes | Board Meeting |
| 10/10/2022 | Minutes | Board Meeting |
| 08/11/2022 | Minutes | General Membership Meeting |
| 07/11/2022 | Minutes | Board Meeting |
| 05/09/2022 | Minutes | General Membership Meeting |
| 01/10/2022 | Minutes | Board Meeting |
| 11/11/2021 | Minutes | Board Meeting |
| 10/11/2021 | Minutes | Board Meeting |
| 07/12/2021 | Minutes | Board Meeting |
| 04/12/2021 | Minutes | Board Meeting |
| 01/25/2021 | Minutes | Board Meeting |
Scholarships
On January 1, 2023, the AMCRE Board of Directors voted the deadline to receive the award money for fall semester must be submitted with required documents no later than October 31 each year. The deadline to receive the award money for spring semester must be submitted with required documents no later than June 1st each year. If there is a problem for the recipient to turn in the required paperwork by these dates, they must notify in writing to the Scholarship Chair to seek approval of an extension of time. Should the scholarship recipient fail to turn in the required paperwork by these deadlines, they forfeited their Scholarship award for that semester.
Submit one original and two copies of the required documents; follow this link to the Scholarship Application. If you have any questions, please contact Cyndi Montesonti at tomcyndichili@comcast.net.
Contact Us
To find out more about our organization, reach out to us via email at amcremendocino@gmail.com or give Cyndi Montesonti, Secretary/Scholarship Chair/Newsletter Co Chair/ a call at (707) 489-7752 or send an email to tomcyndichili@comcast.net
You can also reach us by mail. Our mailing address is:
AMCRE
P.O. Box 903
Ukiah, California 95482
Resources
MCERA
To contact the Mendocino County Employees Retirement Association who handles your retirement directly call: 707-463-4328, or email them at retirementassociation@mendocinocounty.org and they are located at 625-B Kings Ct., Ukiah, California 95482.
CRCEA
For more information regarding the California Retired County Employees Association, you can view their website at www.crcea.org.