Election Cycles

• Board elections are held every year for active and retired trustee positions and are overseen by a volunteer committee called the Nominating and Election Committee.
• The volunteer Nominating and Election Committee meets approximately four times in the election year:
  • to kick off the election season
  • to review candidate qualifications
  • to prepare ballot; and
  • to tabulate votes.
• All meetings are held at the COAERS Boardroom at 4700 Mueller Blvd, Suite 100. If you are interested in being a volunteer on the Nominating and Election Committee, please send a message to Michelle Mahaini.

Term of Office

• Terms for elected board members are four years and the terms are staggered so that there is an active or retired place for election every two years.
• As current City employee, you have the opportunity to vote for peers running for active board positions. When you retire, you can vote for the retired positions.

Candidate Application

• Any eligible current City employee or retired member can apply to be a candidate for active or retired member open positions, respectively.

Election Timeline

• Candidate applications are submitted in September, with ballots mailed out in October and voting by December. The newly elected board member will begin their new term the upcoming January.

If you are interested in serving on the COAERS Board, please review the information below about open positions for Active members, Retired members, and citizen appointments. 

1. Active Member Place 8
2. Active Member Place 9

The election for Active Member Election for Places 8 and 9 to be held in October 2025.

TERM

January 2026 through December 2029

VOTING IS NOW OPEN

Active City employees can cast their ballots in the 2025 active member election for the Place 8 and Place 9 positions on the COAERS Board of Trustees.

CANDIDATE STATEMENTS

HOW TO VOTE

Paper Ballots: 
Active members have the option to cast their vote through either a paper ballot which was mailed to all active members or by voting online. On the paper ballot, mark your vote, place it in the pre-paid stamped envelope, and mail it via postal mail.

Online Voting:  
Active members can also vote online. Online voting information (you personalized election code and PIN) is located on the paper ballot. Active members who have an email on file with COAERS also received election information via email from COAERS election partner YesElections with a unique voter identification code and pin. 

• Visit the voting website at vote.yeselections.com/COAERSActive
• Login via your unique election code and PIN,
• Mark your selection, and click submit to vote.

The deadline to vote is by 5 pm on December 1, 2025.

Retired Member Place 10 election is now closed.