CCCERA Handbook Contents

General Member Handbook

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION

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CCCERA Membership	Membership Date Naming a Beneficiary
Contributions	Interest 30 Year Members

The Retirement Tier Structure	Benefit Tier Differences
Service Credit	Retirement Service Credit Service Credit
Your Benefit Value	Benefit Formula Vesting Deferment
Making The Most of Your Benefit	Differentials Sick Leave Accruals Terminal Pay
Buying Time	Service Credit Purchases Pre-tax or Post-Tax Payments Trustee Transfers
Terminating Employment	Refunds Deferring Your Retirement The Termination Process
Returning to Work Before Retirement	Returning Before Retirement
Redeposits	After re-employment After a DRO Payment Options Rollovers
Reciprocity	Advantages Eligibility Participating Systems Establishing Reciprocity
Beneficiaries	Marriage/Domestic Partnerships
Divorce or Partnership Dissolution	Domestic Relations Orders
Survivor Benefits	Service Connected Non-Service Connected Reporting a Member Death
Retirement Eligibility	Full time Members Part-time Members Terminating Members
Retirement Readiness	Planning Required Documentation Option Choices
Retirement Information Page	After You Retire
General Disability Information	Disability Categories Disability Allowances Working While Disabled
Safety Member Specific Information	Table of Contents
Appendix	About CCCERA Miscellaneous Topics Glossary Life Events Checklist

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The above files are Adobe pdf format. Graphics have been removed for faster download. The General Member Handbook is 53 pages long, so it may take a few moments to load on your computer. The Safety Member Specific Information is 15 pages. The information in the General Member Handbook is applicable to Safety members, along with the special Safety addition. Disability information is NOT INCLUDED in this version of the handbook. See the listings above for disability questions and answers.