ICERS, the Imperial County Employees' Retirement System,
is responsible for the prudent management of investments and benefits for
its members and is dedicated to providing quality services to its members.
Management of the retirement system is vested in the Board of Retirement,
which consists of nine members. Members include the County Treasurer,
four appointed by the Board of Supervisors (one of whom may be a County
Supervisor); two elected by active general members; one elected by the
retired members; one elected by the active safety members. All Board
members except the County Treasurer serve for three-year terms.
Regular meetings of the Imperial County Board of Retirement are
held on the third Wednesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. in the Board
of Supervisors' Chambers. Time, dates and places of such meetings are
subject to change.
Membership is divided into two categories:
- Safety Members: Eligible employees whose principal duties
consist of active law enforcement, active fire suppression and certain
probation officers (per Section – 31469.4 Gov’t code and resolution
of the County Board of Supervisors) are safety members.
- General Members: All other employees not classified as safety.
Membership in the retirement system is effective on the FIRST DAY of
the first full pay period after employment by the County. Every
regular full-time employee employed for a minimum of 30 hours per week
becomes a member of the Imperial County Employees’ Retirement System.
(Membership is mandatory except for elected officials and newly hired
employees who have attained the age of 60.)
ICERS is not integrated with Social Security which means you will
only receive social security benefits if you met their quarter qualifications
thru other employment.
The system’s primary benefit is the lifetime pension that will be paid
to the system’s qualified members and eligible beneficiaries.
If you are a deferred member you can access information about retirement
under Deferred retirement. Under Disability Retirement you can learn
about the two types of disability benefits available to our members.
If you are interested in finding out about what happens to your retirement
benefits upon your death you will find that information under survivor
benefits.
It is our goal to keep you updated on current retirement benefits passed
by the State of California. You will find that information under Chaptered Legislation.
You will also find the latest retirement benefits adopted by the Board
of Supervisors under New Benefits.
ICERS is committed to providing our members with information to help
them efficiently plan their retirement. Under Member Services we have provided you
with planning information and a benefits calculator.
