RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLANS
401(k) and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan
All employees are eligible to participate in the City’s 401(k) plan and
the City’s 457(b) deferred compensation plan, regardless of hire
date.
The maximum amount you can contribute to your 401(k) and
457(b) Deferred Compensation plans is $20,500 per savings plan
per calendar year. If you are 50 years of age or older by Dec. 31,
you may also be eligible to contribute an additional $6,500 to each
plan. Minimum contributions to each plan are $10 per pay period.
The City does not make any matching contributions to the 401(k) or
457(b) plans.
The 457(b) plan also has a catch-up provision which allows
City employees to defer up to twice the annual limit (e.g., $41,000
for 2022) three years prior to retirement. To see if you qualify, or
to apply for the three-year catch-up provision, contact the
Employee Savings Division at 619-236-6600.
Designate an amount per pay period you would like to contribute
toward your 401(k) and/or 457(b) accounts, based on bi-weekly*
contributions. Contributions will automatically stop once you meet
your annual calendar limit. You can adjust contributions to your
401(k) or 457(b) Deferred Compensation plans at any time by going
to the Retirement Savings event in your Benefits Enrollment
application on the SAP portal.
Depending on your date of hire and credit tier, you may have the
option to allocate excess flex credits toward the 401(k) plan. If
eligible, you have the option of allocating $10 or more of the
remaining credits toward the 401(k) if your Flexible Benefits Plan
(FBP) credits are greater than the costs of your selected benefits.
Flex deductions are taken on a semi-monthly basis**.
*bi-weekly = every two weeks or
26 times per year
**semi-monthly = 2 deductions per month or
24 times per year
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2022 Short Plan Year
Flexible Benets Information and Costs
Please note: If you make changes to your
401(k), please allow two weeks to take effect.
Your first check following the two week
waiting period will reflect your contribution
changes. If you make a change to your
457(b) Deferred Compensation plan
contribution,it will go into effect the
following month (i.e., if the change request
is made in June, the contribution change
will occur in July).
Contributions to the 457(b) plan will lower
contributions to your SPSP-H and 401(a)
plan.
The City’s Retirement Savings
plans are administered by
Principal (for the 401(k) plan)
and CalPERS (for the 457(b) plan).
Following your enrollment, you
will be able to access your account
information online or by calling
the administrator’s participant
service center (found on page 26).