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Generous Retirement Packages

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The City offers great retirement benefits. Our retirement plan, administered by CalPERS, calculates your retirement benefit based on a specific formula. The City also offers a 457 Deferred Compensation Plan to help you save and invest for your retirement.

CalPERS Pension Benefits         Retirement Savings 457

 

 

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