2019 LACERA Safety Member Elections
The term of office for the Seventh Member and the Alternate Safety Member of the Board of Retirement, and the Fourth Member of the Board of Investments will expire on December 31, 2019. To fill these positions, elections will be held this summer.
Eligible Safety Members interested in becoming a candidate in these elections may obtain a nomination packet from the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, 12400 Imperial Highway, Norwalk, CA 90650. Candidate filing will begin on May 20, 2019, and will close on June 18, 2019. For further information on the candidate filing process, contact Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Election Planning Section at (562) 462-2317.
For the first time, voters will be able to cast their votes either online or by telephone. The online and telephone voting systems will be available August 5, 2019, through August 30, 2019. On August 5, 2019, eligible Safety members with valid County email addresses will be sent individualized login credentials to access the ballot. There will be no paper ballots sent out for this election.
Election Coordinators and Alternates:
Additional Information:
Adopted Board Letter
Election Notice
Other Related Links:
Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association
LACERA Background Information
State law requires that the Board of Supervisors conduct an election to fill vacant or expired seats on the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) Board of Investments and Board of Retirement. LACERA is a public entity separate from the County that was created to provide retirement, disability and death benefits to County employees.
The primary objective of the Executive Office in coordinating the LACERA board member elections is to ensure that elections are conducted in an equitable manner in accordance with established procedures, and to ensure that all eligible LACERA members have the opportunity to participate in the election process. The Conflict of Interest/Lobbyist Division staff of the Executive Office is responsible for coordinating the elections to select LACERA board members.
LACERA is comprised of two managing boards, the Board of Investments and the Board of Retirement. For additional information you may visit LACERA Boards.
The Board of Investments has nine members. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors appoints five members, and four members are elected by the LACERA membership. Two of the elected members are General Members, one is a Safety Member, and one is a Retired Member.
The Board of Retirement is comprised of nine members and two alternate members. Five members are appointed by the Board of Supervisors and six are elected by the LACERA membership. The six elected members are comprised of two General Members, two Retired Members, one of whom is an Alternate Member of the board, and two Safety Members, one of whom is also an Alternate Member of the board.
- General member is a person who is working at least three-quarter time as a permanent employee for the County or for an outside district, and who is earning service credit in a retirement plan.
- Safety member is a permanent employee of Los Angeles County working three-quarter time or more in firefighting, forestry, lifeguarding, or law enforcement (including District Attorney Investigators).
- Retired member is a former County or outside district employee who has taken either a service retirement or a disability retirement.