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SCERS Safe from Pension System Data Breach

Recent news has alerted the public to a major hacking incident affecting a death-audit service provider for pension systems such as CalPERS and CalSTRS.

This data breach has not affected SCERS members.

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Court-Mandated Pension Reductions Underway

The Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System (SCERS) has provided notice to approximately 400 retirees regarding adjustments to their pensions effective in the March 2023 pension payment, in compliance with the California Supreme Court’s “Alameda” decision.

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COLA Approved

On February 15, 2023, the SCERS Board adopted the following cost-of-living adjustments, effective April 1, 2023, for members with retirement dates on or before March 31, 2023:

  • 4% = Miscellaneous Tier 1 and Safety Tier 1
  • 2% = Miscellaneous Tiers 3, 4, and 5 and Safety Tiers 2, 3, and 4

For more information, go to: https://www.scers.org/retiree-cola-tracker

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SCERS Welcomes New Board Members

The swearing-in ceremony for M. Tepa Banda took place during the December meeting of the SCERS Board, where he began to serve as the newly-elected Miscellaneous trustee. Dave Irish, the new Alternate Retiree member of the Board, and Martha Hoover, the existing Retiree trustee, will be sworn in at our January 18th meeting.