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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests

Freedom of Information Act Process for the Michigan Office of Retirement Services

Michigan's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq, provides that certain persons can receive copies or make inspections of most public records of public bodies upon written request. The person must sufficiently describe the records he or she seeks. The public body may charge a fee to cover the cost of complying with a person's FOIA request.

FOIA requests directed to this agency can be sent by email or mail to:

Email: DTMB-ORS-FOIA-Requests@Michigan.gov

Michigan Office of Retirement Services
Attn. FOIA Coordinator
530 W. Allegan St.
PO Box 30171
Lansing, MI 48909-7671

Requests should include a name, phone number, and mailing address.

View the department's written procedures and guidelines.

View a written public summary of the department's procedures and guidelines.

FOIA Responses

Here is a list of granted FOIA requests for the past 12 months that include responsive documents related to 50 or more individuals:

Date

FOIA Number

Requestor

Retirement system

Summary

Copy of Response
10/28/2024 2471 Tyler King- Synaptix Michigan Public School Employees' Retirement System Production Files provided in response to both FOIA #2416 and #2425 regarding Michigan Public School Employees' Retirement System compensation information for Fiscal Year 2023 that have already been provided to the Mackinac Center and American Transparency, respectively. FOIA Response 2471
9/4/2024 2455 Steven Schupbach- American Transparency Michigan State Police Employees An electronic copy of any and all retired Michigan State Police Employees which are paid a monthly pension annuity broken down by employee and year, in electronic format and emailed for the year 2023. This data should include the following data items: first name, middle initial, last name,, last employer zip code, and employee zipcode of residence, and monthly annuity amount FOIA Response 2455
7/1/2024 2435-2436 Jack Crawford
State of Michigan Retirement Systems and Michigan
Public School Employee Retirement System
For the State of Michigan Retirement Systems and for the Michigan Public School Employee Retirement System the following information for personnel that work in the Investments and operations functions:
  1. List of all personnel in the Investment team and operations/member engagement team.
  2. Individual personnel information employed in the Investment team / function (full name, role, start date, date of birth, gender, race).
  3. Compensation for all personnel in the Investment team/ function (base salary, bonus, benefits, other) for 2023.
  4. Compensation for all personnel in the operations team/ function.
  5. Organization chart for the Investment team / function (or alternatively list the direct reports for each employee).
 FOIA Response 2435-2436
6/12/2024 2408-2409 Steven Schupbach-American Transparency Michigan Judge's Retirement System and State of Michigan Employees' Retirement System.
  1. An electronic copy of any and all retired Michigan Judges which are paid a monthly pension annuity broken down by employee and year, in electronic format and emailed for the year 2023. This data should include the following data items: first name, middle initial, last name, last employer zip code, employee zip code of residence, and monthly annuity amount.
  2. An electronic copy of any and all retired State of Michigan Employees which are paid a monthly pension annuity broken down by employee and year, in electronic format and emailed for the year 2023. This data should include the following data items: first name, middle initial, last name, last employer zip code, employee zip code of residence, and monthly annuity amount.
 FOIA Response 2408-2409
6/4/2024 2430 Kyle Thorpe Public School Employees' The Production Files provided in response to both FOIA #2235 and #2308 regarding Michigan Public School Employees' Retirement System compensation information for Fiscal Year 2022 that have already been provided to the Mackinac Center and American Transparency, respectively. FOIA Response 2430
5/20/2024 2425 Steven Schupbach- American Transparency Public School Employees'
The exact same production files for MPSERS employees in Michigan for the 2022-23 year already provided to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
 FOIA Response 2425
5/20/2024 2416 Mackinac Center Public School Employees' A list of names, employer and total gross salaries and/or total compensation/pensionable salaries of all current employees in the Michigan Public School Employees’ Retirement System for school fiscal year 2022. FOIA Response 2416
3/21/2024 2406 American Transparency Public School Employees' A list of first names, middle initials, last names, last employer zip code, last employer, and monthly annuity amount for retired public school employees for the 2023 calendar year. FOIA Response 2406