Executive Director Search Survey

KRS Executive Director Search Survey

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* 1. If you are a member of KRS, please select which applies.

Active

Inactive

Retired

I'm not a member of KRS

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* 2. If you are a member, which plan (select all that apply).

KERS

CERS

SPRS

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* 3. Select five (5) of the issues below that you believe should be considered the most important for KRS and its Executive Director:

Communication with Stakeholders

Pension Plan Funding

Insurance Coverage Benefits for Retired and Medicare Eligible Members

Pension Benefits Education

Agency Transparency

Legislative Proposals Impacting KRS’ Pension Plans

Pension Spiking

Investment Performance

Agency Participation/Withdrawals from KRS

Procurement of KRS Vendor Services

Technology Enhancements to Improve Members Services

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Which of the following Executive Director Responsibilities are most important? Select five (5):

Management of Benefits Programs

Budgeting and Administrative Expense Management

Fiduciary Management of Plans, including Actuarial Analysis

Communication to Membership and Participating Agencies

Media Communications

Liaison with Governor’s Office, Legislators, State Agencies & Local Governments

Advisory Role to the Board of Trustees

Strategic Planning, Vision, and Leadership

KRS Staff Management

Compliance with Federal and State Statutes and Regulations

Member Data Security and Disaster Recovery Planning

Audit and Regulatory Compliance

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* 5. Which of the following characteristics do you think are most important in an Executive Director? Rank them from 1-7, with 1 being the most important and 7 the least important:

	(Most Important) 1	2	3	4	5	6	(Least Important) 7
History of honesty and integrity	History of honesty and integrity (Most Important) 1	History of honesty and integrity 2	History of honesty and integrity 3	History of honesty and integrity 4	History of honesty and integrity 5	History of honesty and integrity 6	History of honesty and integrity (Least Important) 7
Significant experience managing a defined benefit public pension plan	Significant experience managing a defined benefit public pension plan (Most Important) 1	Significant experience managing a defined benefit public pension plan 2	Significant experience managing a defined benefit public pension plan 3	Significant experience managing a defined benefit public pension plan 4	Significant experience managing a defined benefit public pension plan 5	Significant experience managing a defined benefit public pension plan 6	Significant experience managing a defined benefit public pension plan (Least Important) 7
Significant experience with the legislative process	Significant experience with the legislative process (Most Important) 1	Significant experience with the legislative process 2	Significant experience with the legislative process 3	Significant experience with the legislative process 4	Significant experience with the legislative process 5	Significant experience with the legislative process 6	Significant experience with the legislative process (Least Important) 7
High level of communication skills	High level of communication skills (Most Important) 1	High level of communication skills 2	High level of communication skills 3	High level of communication skills 4	High level of communication skills 5	High level of communication skills 6	High level of communication skills (Least Important) 7
Experience managing a large staff of employees	Experience managing a large staff of employees (Most Important) 1	Experience managing a large staff of employees 2	Experience managing a large staff of employees 3	Experience managing a large staff of employees 4	Experience managing a large staff of employees 5	Experience managing a large staff of employees 6	Experience managing a large staff of employees (Least Important) 7
Creative thinker and visionary	Creative thinker and visionary (Most Important) 1	Creative thinker and visionary 2	Creative thinker and visionary 3	Creative thinker and visionary 4	Creative thinker and visionary 5	Creative thinker and visionary 6	Creative thinker and visionary (Least Important) 7
Have a graduate level degree	Have a graduate level degree (Most Important) 1	Have a graduate level degree 2	Have a graduate level degree 3	Have a graduate level degree 4	Have a graduate level degree 5	Have a graduate level degree 6	Have a graduate level degree (Least Important) 7

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* 1. If you are a member of KRS, please select which applies.

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* 2. If you are a member, which plan (select all that apply).

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* 3. Select five (5) of the issues below that you believe should be considered the most important for KRS and its Executive Director:

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* 4. Which of the following Executive Director Responsibilities are most important? Select five (5):

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* 5. Which of the following characteristics do you think are most important in an Executive Director? Rank them from 1-7, with 1 being the most important and 7 the least important:

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* 6. Additional Comments (limit of 250 characters)