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Welcome to the Association of Retired Houston Municipal Employees (ARHME) home page.
  • ARHME hosts many events that provide retired Houston Municipal Employees with excellent opportunities.

  • Speakers are key figures directly involved in elements that affect each of us.

  • Lively, open questions are the order of the day that spill over from the featured presentations into the enjoyable luncheons affording retirees an opportunity to catch up with old friends and make new friends.

If you want to be part of an organized advocacy group that
represents your interest in pension and health benefit matters,
join ARHME now by clicking here. There are no membership dues.
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If you are a City of Houston municipal retiree and have questions about your pension benefits, please call
the Houston Municipal Employees Pension System at (713) 595-0100 or toll free at 1(800) 858-1450.
—  Posted January 26, 2012  —
  • HMEPS has made it possible for ARHME members to contribute to the financial support of ARHME through a 'Payroll Deduction Form'.

  • HMEPS will administer the process and forward the funds to ARHME.

  • Here are two documents - One contains the instructions for filling out the form, the other is the form itself.
  Instructions for Deduction Form


ARHME Payroll Deduction Form
Pension Reform   Mayor Annise Parker says pension reform is necessary.
Posted Jan 24, 2012
General Membership Meeting Update   LAST MINUTE SPEAKER UPDATE FOR GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING.
Max Patterson REPLACES Representative Anna Hernandez Luna
Posted Jan 22, 2012
See three new and important Helpful Links below
General Membership Meeting   General Membership Meeting Meeting will be Jan 23, 2012 at EB Cape.
Growing threats against our pension.
Posted January 4, 2012
Agenda   Board of Directors Meeting Agenda for November 7, 2011
Posted November 8, 2011
Agenda   Board of Directors Meeting Agenda for September 12, 2011
Posted September 10, 2011
Agenda   Board of Directors Meeting Agenda for August 15, 2011
Posted August 14, 2011
  The Association of Retired Houston Municipal Employees (ARHME) is a voluntary non-profit organization benefiting retired municipal employees of the City of Houston. ARHME has three broad missions:

(1) To inform and educate retirees of the Houston Municipal Employees Pension System (HMEPS), active City employees, and elected and appointed officials on matters concerning municipal pensions and benefits,
(2) To take such action as necessary or appropriate to protect and preserve municipal retirement benefits,
(3) To provide a means for City municipal retirees to stay connected with one another.
 
Send information about activities you are involved with and other social activities to ARHME.
Tell us about your vacation places or your travels you'd like to share with others through this site.
Helpful Links:
 — Programs and activites available through the City Parks and Recreation Deaprtment for seniors  - Posted Jan 26, 201
 — Texans for a Secure Retirement  - Posted Jan 22, 2012
 — Battle brewing over Texas public pensions   - Posted Jan 22, 2012

HMEPS - Houston Municipal Employees Pension System
Houston Employee Relief Organization
National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS)
Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems
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Association of Retired Houston
Municipal Employees (ARHME)		 The ARHME telephone number is
(713) 644-6729

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Web site last updated: January 26, 2012
Web site developed and maintained by Gary Nathanson.
Unless otherwise indicated all photos are by Gary Nathanson.