Alameda Implementation Status Update

VCERA staff are implementing the July 2020 California Supreme Court Decision, Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association v. Alameda County Employees’ Retirement Association (2020) 9 Cal.5th 1032, 1070, commonly referred to as “Alameda.” This implementation is being executed in accordance with the latest direction received from the Board of Retirement in Resolutions passed by the VCERA Board between October 2020 and April 2023.

VCERA staff are providing bimonthly Alameda implementation status updates to the Board of Retirement at Board meetings. Highlights from the latest status report include:

• We are nearing the end of Phase 1, which includes calculating corrections to pensionable earnings and member contributions.
• Testing of system enhancements and correction calculations is still underway and has taken longer than anticipated due to complexities with the system and data.
• We are in the preparation stages of Phase 2, in which we will process contribution refunds with interest and calculate corrections to retirement benefits.
• VCERA will be able to provide a more definitive timeline of corrections processing once Phase 2 work has begun.
• Affected members will receive individual communication (via US mail) prior to their corrections (refunds or corrected retirement benefits) being processed.
• If your account includes a division of community property, your refund or corrected retirement benefit may take longer to process than others.

VCERA will post additional updates to the website about its Alameda Implementation as the multi-year project progresses. To receive email alerts when updates are posted to our website, please enter your information here: https://www.vcera.org/vcera-website-notifications.