Attention County Clerks:
Use of New Forms is Now Required

New County Clerk Handbooks and CERF Enrollment Packets have been sent out to each County Clerk Office. These new materials will be helpful in processing CERF forms and explaining the CERF program to new employees.

Please note that new CERF forms have been included in the County Clerk Handbooks and are also available on this Web site. All new forms have "Version 5.1" (or higher) printed in the upper right corner. Effective January 1, 2006, these are the only forms that will be accepted by the CERF Administrative Office.

Need Quick Answers?
Try Our Quick Reference Guide

The CERF Quick Reference guide is available to provide you with fast access to contact information for the pension plan and savings plan.

  

Have you changed marital status?

If your marital status changes from married to single, you should contact your County Clerk to complete a Form 4: Change of Information.

Upcoming Holidays

November 22-23 

Thanksgiving Holiday

 

Keep your beneficiary designations up-to-date!

If you are single and have several years of service, you should complete a Form 8: Beneficiary Designation-Single Vested Death Benefit.  This form allows you to designate a beneficiary to receive a refund of your contributions should you die after reaching vested status.  These benefits are in addition to the $10,000 death benefit payable to your named beneficiary(ies). 

You should complete a Form 1A: Beneficiary Designation-$10,000 Death Benefit to designate a beneficiary to receive the $10,000 death benefit should you die while actively employed with the county.

Have you moved? Has your address changed?

Please contact your County Clerk as soon as possible to complete a
Form 4: Change of Information.
 

2007 Match Announced

CERF’s Board of Directors announced at its June meeting that the full Savings Plan match allowed by law is being offered again this year.  CERF will match funds deposited* into the 457 portion of the Savings Plan for the year 2007 as follows: 

Non-LAGERS Members:  50¢ on the dollar, up to the first 6% of pay
LAGERS Members:  25¢ on the dollar, up to the first 6% of pay

To be eligible to receive the matching contributions from CERF, you must earn at least 1,000 hours during the calendar year or die while employed by the county.  The match amount will be added to eligible accounts during the first quarter of 2008.  You can enroll in the CERF Savings Plan at any time. 

*The matching contribution will not be applied to money transferred from a previous deferred compensation plan.

  

Helpful Reminders...

  • Contact one of the CERF Benefits Specialists to request a benefit estimate by phone or e-mail.  Your benefit estimate will be mailed to your address on file at the CERF Administrative Office.

  • Until final salary, hours and contributions information through termination date is received from the County Clerk on an employee ready to retire, the CERF Administrative Office cannot commence retirement benefits. However, benefits will be paid retroactively to the day the retiree is entitled.

  

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