Payment Schedule:

Payday January 31, 2023February 28, 2023March 31, 2023April 28, 2023May 31, 2023June 30, 2023July 31, 2023August 31, 2023September 29, 2023October 31, 2023November 30, 2023December 29, 2023

2023	Retiree Payment Date
January	January 31, 2023
February	February 28, 2023
March	March 31, 2023
April	April 28, 2023
May	May 31, 2023

Member Portal

Please CLICK HERE to access the Member Portal.

Please note: To access your account, you must register by creating a username and password. A registration guide is available for Active and Retired members.

The VCERA Member Portal is a password-protected and enabled with Multifactor Authentication. This self-service web portal allows you to conveniently view key elements of your retirement account. The portal is designed to give VCERA members up-to-date access to the retirement information most relevant to them:

Active and deferred members will be able to check contribution balances, verify beneficiaries, read VCERA correspondence and run personalized benefit estimates.

Retired members will be able to view monthly payment summaries, print tax statements and update mailing addresses.

If you need additional assistance, or experience any of the following issues:

You receive a verification email, and you are NOT attempting to log in to the Member Portal,
You do not receive the verification email, after first checking your spam and junk email folder(s),
You cannot remember your registered email address or password.

Please contact the VCERA Member Portal hotline at (805) 677-8700 or send an email to memberportal@vcera.org. For all other member requests, call VCERA at (805) 339-4250 or send an email to VCERA.Info@ventura.org.

Benefit Tiers

Overview November 7, 2018

Benefit Tiers

VCERA provides the following retirement benefit tiers to its members. The corresponding benefit formulas refer to how a member’s monthly benefit is calculated. For example, the Safety Tier 1 benefit formula (“2% at age 50”) could be described as follows: “A member who retired at age 50 would receive 2% of his/her final compensation for every year of service credit accrued.” Each benefit formula below could be described in the same way.

Safety Tier 1 – The “2% at age 50” formula applies to “Legacy” Safety members hired by a VCERA employer or reciprocal public agency prior to 2013.
- All retirees in this tier are eligible for an annual COLA, up to 3%.
Safety Tier 7 (PEPRA) – The “2.7% at age 57” formula applies to Safety members hired on or after January 1, 2013 who are not eligible for reciprocity by virtue of employment with a reciprocal employer prior to 2013. (This tier is subject to the provisions of PEPRA.)
- All retirees in this tier are eligible for an annual COLA, up to 3%.
General Tier 1 – The “2.35% at age 62” formula applies to “Legacy” General members hired prior to June 30, 1979, and to designated County executives pursuant to the Management Resolution.
- All retirees in this tier are eligible for an annual COLA, up to 3%.
General Tier 2 – The “2.1% at age 62” formula applies to “Legacy” General members hired by a VCERA employer or reciprocal public agency between June 30, 1979 and December 31, 2012.
- SEIU-represented members (County only) and CNA-represented members in this tier may be eligible for an annual 2% COLA.
General Tiers 5, 6 & 8 (PEPRA) – The “2% at age 62” formula applies to General members hired on or after January 1, 2013 who are not eligible for reciprocity by virtue of employment with a reciprocal employer prior to 2013. (This tier is subject to the provisions of PEPRA.)
- SEIU-represented members (County only) and CNA-represented members in Tier 8 may be eligible for an annual 2% COLA.

Click here to learn more about the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).

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