近300名在民主党主导的城市休斯顿的退休员工据报道仍在等待数月前接受早期退休套餐后的养老金支付。休斯顿市长约翰·惠特米尔在周三的市议会会议上反驳了对休斯顿市公务员养老金系统（HMEPS）未能发放款项的批评，强调他对该基金没有控制权。据当地新闻频道KHOU 11 News报道，惠特米尔表示：“我没有控制养老金基金。我们反复解释过，提供了数据给我们的日报，但这不是他们想写的，也不是我的批评者想展示的事实。”超过1000名城市员工在5月份接受了早期退休套餐，以帮助削减城市开支，这远超HMEPS通常每月39人的平均退休人数。退休人员最初被告知需要大约30到60天的时间才能收到养老金，但这个时间表没有实现。一名退休员工告诉ABC13，她因不断 mounting 的账单而日益焦虑，强烈后悔退休。HMEPS预计所有未支付的款项将于9月底前发放，因为时间问题以及一些退休人员提交的文件错误，包括缺少出生证明和结婚证。为了解决这个问题，HMEPS已经增加了工作人员，并且工作人员正在加班工作。

🔍 近300名休斯顿退休员工在数月前接受早期退休套餐后仍在等待养老金支付，引发了对市公务员养老金系统（HMEPS）未能及时发放款项的批评。

💰 休斯顿市长约翰·惠特米尔强调他对养老金基金没有控制权，并指出这是反复强调的事实，但批评者并未展示相关事实。

📈 超过1000名城市员工在5月份接受了早期退休套餐，以帮助削减城市开支，这远超HMEPS通常每月39人的平均退休人数。

🗣️ 一名退休员工因不断 mounting 的账单而日益焦虑，强烈后悔退休，并表达了获得帮助和养老金的迫切需求。

⏰ HMEPS预计所有未支付的款项将于9月底前发放，但延迟源于时间问题和一些退休人员提交的文件错误，如出生证明和结婚证缺失。

Nearly 300 retired city employees in a Democrat-led city are reportedly still waiting to receive their pension payments, months after accepting early retirement packages as part of a cost-cutting initiative.

At a city council meeting Wednesday, Houston Mayor John Whitmire pushed back against criticism that the Houston Municipal Employees Pension System (HMEPS) failed to issue payments, stressing he has no authority over the fund, according to local news outlet KHOU 11 News.

"I have no control over the pension fund," Whitmire said. "We’ve explained that repeatedly, provided the data to our daily paper, but that’s not what they want to write, and neither does one of my critics want to show the facts."

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More than 1,000 city employees accepted early retirement packages in May to help trim city spending. That number far outpaces HMEPS' usual average of 39 retirements per month, board Chair Sherry Mose told KHOU 11 News.

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Retirees were originally told it would take about 30 to 60 days to receive their pension payments, but that timeline has not been met, according to ABC13.

"I strongly regret retiring," Kathy Caldwell, a retired City of Houston employee who has become increasingly anxious amid mounting bills, told ABC13. "I strongly regret it, and I'm sorry, I'm getting ready to cry. I don't want to, but it's a lot. It's a lot. It's a lot. I need help. I need my money."

All outstanding payments are expected to be issued by the end of September, according to Mose. She explained that delays have stemmed from timing issues, as well as errors in the paperwork submitted by some retirees, including missing documents like birth certificates and marriage licenses, KHOU 11 News reported.

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To address the issue, HMEPS has brought on additional staff, and staff has been working overtime, Mose told KHOU 11 News, noting that her office has received more than 13,000 calls regarding the missing payments.

"My board members, everyone’s been working on this. It’s not being placed on the back burner," Mose said.

HMEPS is a government-run defined benefit pension plan that offers disability, retirement and survivor benefits to City of Houston employees and HMEPS staff. It serves more than 25,000 people, according to its website.

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Mayor Whitmire and HMEPS did not immediately respond to FOX Business' request for comment.