July, 2018

31
Jul
2018

Pleasanton OKs $28 Million Trust Investment to Address Rising Pension Costs

Categories: California Developments,PARS News,Pension Rate Stabilization

The Pleasanton City Council signed off on investing $28 million in a trust account to help raise additional funds to offset rising employee pension costs, a move city leaders see as leaving Pleasanton better positioned for the years and decades down the line when higher pension bills come due. With the trust administered by PARS, city officials hope to have their investment turn into $43.9 million after 10 years -- money that would be available to soften the annual budget impacts of higher pension payments.

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27
Jul
2018

Camarillo Looking Beyond CalPERS for Pension Help

Categories: California Developments,PARS News,Pension Rate Stabilization

At the July 11 Camarillo City Council meeting the council voted unanimously to take $5 million out of the city’s general fund and place it in a Pension Rate Stabilization Program trust managed by PARS. The city’s stated goal is to pay down its $30 million in unfunded liability debt over a period of 20 years.

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