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• 01/09/2008 Board of Retirement Agenda agenda, agenda, board, meeting
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• 01/09/2008 TCERA Property, Inc. Annual Directors' Minutes TCERA, directors, directors', minutes, meeting
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• 06/11/2008 TCERA Property, Inc. Directors' Agenda property, tcera, inc., inc, meeting, agenda
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• 10/24/2007 Investment Managers' Forum Agenda investment, managers, forum, meeting, board, agenda, agendas
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• 12/12/2007 Board of Supervisors / Board of Retirement minutes, meeting, board, joint, supervisors
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• 2004 Asset / Liability Study asset, liability, study
• 2005 Actuarial Valuation Report actuarial, valuation, report
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• 2007 Actuarial Valuation Report actuarial, valuation, financial, report
• 2007 Popular Annual Financial Report - PAFR Popular Annual Financial Report PAFR
• A Guide to Your TCERA Plan Benefits $description
• Are my retirement benefits taxable? Most of your monthly retirement benefit is taxable. This is because, all retirement contributions you have made since mid-way through 1987 (except for employees of the Strathmore Public Utility District) are taken on a pre-tax basis. All interest earnings
• Beneficiary Form $description
• Can I increase my contributions to my retirement account? contribution, rates, savings, deferred, compensation, comp, tax, deferred
• Cancel County Health Insurance Form retired, retiree, cancel, health, insurance, county, form, forms
• Change of Address or Name Form $description
• Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2005-04 comprehensive, annual, financial, report, cafr
• Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2006-05 comprehensive, annual, financial, report, cafr
• Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2007-06 comprehensive, annual, financial, report, cafr
• Contribution Rates to Change contribution, rates, change
• Direct Deposit Form retired, member, retiree, direct, deposit, form, forms
• Distribution Election Form active, member, distribution, election, form, withdrawal, refund, deferred, forms
• Do I have to contribute to the retirement plan? contribute, contributions, mandatory, tax, deferred, taxes, employee
• Does my retirement account earn interest? interest, account, posted, rate
• Does TCERA pay any benefits in addition to the regular retirement allowance? Yes. The retirement plan maintains a Supplemental Retirement Benefit Reserve (SRBR) which is used to fund additional benefits for retirees. The reserve is funded almost entirely out of "excess" earnings that occur when TCERA's investment performance is hi
• Domestic Relations Order (DRO) domestic, relations, order, dro, qdro, qualified
• How are lifetime retirement benefits funded? funding, employer, contributions, employee, earnings, funded, investment, assets
• How can I find out what my current retirement account balance is? annual, member, statement, balance, letter, account, beneficiary
• How do I become eligible to retire? There are three (3) ways for a member to meet the minimum eligibility requirements for retirement. If you are a General member, you must be at least age 50 to retire and have at least ten years of service. However, any general member with 30 years of s
• How do I change my beneficiary? To change your beneficiary, request a Change or Designation of Beneficiary form from the Retirement Office. If you need assistance completing the form, Retirement Office staff will be happy to assist you. Remember: your beneficiary designation with the Re
• How do I find out about Retirement Board meetings? Meetings of the Board of Retirement are open to the public and are subject to the requirements imposed by the Ralph M. Brown Act regarding public meetings. Agendas for Board meetings are posted at the Retirement Office at least 72 hours in advance of each
• How do I get additional information about retirement? The Retirement Office has a full-time staff to assist you with any questions you may have about your retirement benefits. The location of the Retirement Office is: 136 N. Akers Street, Visalia, CA., 93291. The phone number is (559) 733-6576. The
• How much will I contribute toward my future retirement benefit? contribution, rates, rates, entry, age, benefits
• Investment Performance Report - 1st Quarter 2006 investment, performance, report
• Investment Performance Report - 1st Quarter 2007 investment, performance, report
• Investment Performance Report - 1st Quarter 2008 investment, performance, report, quarterly
• Investment Performance Report - 2nd Quarter 2006 investment, performance, report
• Investment Performance Report - 2nd Quarter 2007 investment, performance, report
• Investment Performance Report - 3rd Quarter 2006 investment, performance, report
• Investment Performance Report - 3rd Quarter 2007 investment, performance, report, quarterly
• Investment Performance Report - 4th Quarter 2006 investment, performance, report
• Investment Performance Report - 4th Quarter 2007 investment, performance, report, quarterly
• Investment Policy investment, policy
• January 23, 2008 Board of Retirement Agenda board, meeting, agenda
• Request for Estimate Form request, estimate, form, forms, projection
• Request to Purchase Service Credit Form buyback, buy-back, purchase, form, forms, service, credit
• Retired Member Lost Warrant (Check) Form retiree, retired, lost, check, warrant, form, forms
• Sample Form w/ no Readable text
• State & Federal Tax Withholding Form retired, retiree, tax, withholding, form, forms
• Volume 7, No. 1, Pension Progress Newsletter news, newsletter, pension, progress
• Volume 7, No. 2, Pension Progress Newsletter news, newsletter, pension, progress
• Volume 7, No. 3, Pension Progress Newsletter news, newsletter, pension, progress
• Volume 7, No. 4, Pension Progress Newsletter news, newsletter, pension, progress
• Volume 8, No. 1, Pension Progress Newsletter news, newsletter, pension, progress
• Volume 8, No. 2, Pension Progress Newsletter news, newsletter, pension, progress
• Volume 8, No. 3, Pension Progress Newsletter news, newsletter, pension, progress
• Volume 8, No. 4, Pension Progress Newsletter news, newsletter, pension, progress
• Volume 9, No. 1 Pension Progress Newsletter pension, progress, newsletter, news
• Volume 9, No. 2 Pension Progress Newsletter pension, progress, newsletter
• What benefit options do I have when I retire? When you complete your retirement application, you will select a benefit option. The options available to you are described below. These options offer you different ways to provide financial security for yourself and your beneficiary. The option that is b
• What do I need to do as a new employee? As a new member of TCERA, you will be asked to complete a Member's Enrollment Affidavit. The Affidavit requires information from you such as your name, address, date of birth, social security number and inter-system status. You will also need information
• What do I need to do when I decide to retire? If you are planning to retire within the next ninety (90) days, you should contact the Retirement Office for an appointment. Retirement applications cannot be accepted more than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of retirement; for this reason, y
• What is a beneficiary designation? Designating a beneficiary is naming the individual(s) to whom any death benefits payable from the plan should be made, in the event of your death. It is important to keep your designation current. Married employees normally designate their spouse as be
• What is a refund? A refund of your retirement contributions is a withdrawal of your entire retirement account. Remember, your retirement account does not include any of the Employer contributions which have been paid into the retirement fund. The only way to realize the be
• What is inter-system status? Inter-system status (also referred to as reciprocity), is the status of a member who has previously earned retirement service credit under for another California public agency retirement plan that has an inter-system agreement with TCERA and who meets eli
• What is TCERA? tcera, defined, benefit, plan, benefits
• What Is the Board of Retirement? The Tulare County Employees' Retirement Association functions under the provisions of the County Employees' Retirement Law of 1937 (the '37 Act). One of the characteristics of the '37 Act is the establishment of a "Board of Retirement" to oversee the oper
• What is the retirement plan? benefits, package, eligible, lifetime, members, system
• What kind of member am I? Members of the Tulare County Employees' Retirement Association (TCERA) have a variety of membership types and benefit formulas. Under TCERA, your membership type depends upon the work you do. Employees whose primary job functions include law enforcement a
• Which retirement systems have inter-system agreements? All 1937 Act county retirement systems, the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) and the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) have inter-system agreements. CalPERS is the retirement plan offered to most state employees, many Califo
• Who are members of TCERA? members, tcera, tiers, tier, benefits, lifetime, general, safety
• Why is the date I choose for retirement important? Why is the date I choose for retirement important? Remember that your retirement is calculated on four factors: your membership type and tier, your age, length of service and your final average salary. For each quarter of a year increase in your age, up