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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

City Employees Retirement System Board of Administration Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 1802-L5

Scope and Contents note

The Board of Administration of the City Employees Retirement System (CERS) oversees the city's pension program for its employees. The retirement system, including its Board of Administration, was established by ordinance in 1929. Meeting minutes discuss benefits, insurance, investments, disability stipends, and program administration.

Dates

  • Creation: 1953-1992

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Historical Note

The original authority for a retirement system came from an amendment to the City Charter submitted to the voters at the Municipal election of March 8, 1927. By the mid-1950s, within certain limitations, all officers and employees of the City were able to have membership in the Retirement System. Exceptions were the uniformed members of the police and fire departments who were under relief and pensions systems prescribed by State law. Beginning in 1956, the Retirement System was coordinated with Federal Social Security through Ordinances 84510 and 84566.

Full Extent

0.8 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement note

Chronological

Location of Records

SMA

General Note

A Comptroller or Clerk File (CF) can consist of correspondence, reports, petitions, contracts, agreements, etc. from elected officials, City departments, other government agencies, or the general public, which have been placed on file with the Office of the City Clerk (OCC). They are primarily permanent records, but also include routine material which was periodically purged. Certain archival records identified in the CF have been removed, arranged into records series, and incorporated into the collection of the Seattle Municipal Archives, a program of the OCC.

Title
Guide to the City Employees Retirement System Board of Administration Minutes 1953-1992
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository

Contact:
PO Box 94728
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
Seattle 98124-4728 USA US