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County auditor urges employees to use three 'pillars' of retirement as board adopts proclamation for October
Summary
Auditor-controller Cass Cook presented retirement planning guidance to the Board of Supervisors, described pension/defined-contribution/social security as the three pillars of retirement and the board issued a proclamation recognizing October 2025 as National Retirement Security Month.
Tulare County’s Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector Cass Cook told the Board of Supervisors on Sept. 23 that county employees who start saving early and use available benefits can increase the likelihood of an adequate retirement income, and the board read a proclamation recognizing October 2025 as National Retirement Security Month.
Cook described three retirement “pillars”: the county pension (a defined benefit), deferred compensation plans (a 457(b)-style defined contribution option) and Social Security. He emphasized that…
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