The VBREA website is dedicated to our membership who are retirees from the City of Virginia Beach which is located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA.
Through their vision, city retirees have proudly become... “A Lifeline for a Lifetime”
Collectively, VBREA members proudly represent THOUSANDS of years of service dedicated to city leadership and to the citizens of the City of Virginia Beach.
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VRS INFORMATION SECURITY INCIDENT
VBREA was contacted by the City of Virginia Beach Finance Department regarding an information security incident that allowed an unauthorized third party to access or acquire data from servers that included VRS. They have asked us to share this information with our members. This same information has been emailed to all VBREA members who have provided us with a valid email address. The letter CVB received is below detailing the incident. PBI Research Services began mailing letters to those affected by this incident on August 1. VBREA DOES NOT have any more information other than what is detailed below. It appears those affected will receive a letter from PBI. The letter below does state that if you wish to learn more about the issue, please visit the VRS website by clicking on the following link: https://www.varetire.org/web-policy/security-center/pbi/
The July 1 increase will be included in the August 1 benefit payment of eligible retirees. The Code of Virginia caps the annual COLA at a 3% maximum for Plan 2 and Hybrid Retirement Plan members, or a 5% maximum for Plan 1 members. During years of no inflation or deflation, the COLA will be 0%. If you retired under the Basic Benefit or Advance Pension Option , the COLA calculation is based on your Basic Benefit amount. If you retired under the Basic Benefit with the Partial Lump-Sum Option Payment (PLOP), Survivor Option or Survivor Option with the PLOP, the COLA calculation is based on your reduced benefit amount. Read more about benefit payout options. This information was directly from the VRS website and the VRS Retiree News newsletter that can be found at: news.varetire.org/retiree-news
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NEXT VBREA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
September 20, 2023 - 12:00 noon Golden Corral 400 S. Independence Boulevard, Virginia Beach Speaker: Kaitlyn Hodges, Virginia Beach Libraries Special Services
VBREA NEEDS YOUR HELP!!! VBREA is in desperate and dire need of volunteers for VBREA Board Positions and Committees!! This is your organization and without more volunteers VBREA is in danger of folding. See the ABOUT US page for the Board positions and different committees then email vbrea.webmaster@gmail.com to volunteer and help keep VBREA afloat!
WANTED: New Locations for General Membership Meetings The VBREA Involvement Committee is researching alternate sites for our General Membership Meetings. Criteria: Must have a separate meeting room that can seat at least 30 people and plenty of parking that is close. If you have any suggestions for the committee to look into, please email vbrea.webmaster@gmail.com
We want to stay in touch with you! Has your email address changed? Or any of your other contact information? Our members are traveling the world and some have relocated to distant places. Members, if you have changes to your personal contact information, please email the Webmaster or send it to our mailing address below.
Mailing Address: VBREA 2405 Courthouse Drive, B68 Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456