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Douglas County pension review shows funding gap, steady recovery; board to get May update
Summary
A county presentation reviewed 25 years of pension finances, showing a funded ratio near 68% by the end of 2023, roughly $458.5 million in assets at Dec. 31, 2024, and board directions to monitor investment returns and report back on May 22.
Douglas County commissioners received a 25‑year review of the county employees pension Tuesday showing the fund has recovered from earlier lows but remains below full funding.
Laurie, chair of the pension committee, told the board the plan’s funded ratio rose to about 68% by the end of 2023 and that the pension held approximately $458,500,000 in assets at Dec. 31, 2024. She said the county will receive the official 2024 funded‑ratio number from its actuary, HUB, at the May pension committee meeting.
The presentation traced drivers of the fund’s performance over three decades, citing policy changes such as the 1996 implementation of the Rule of 75, cost‑of‑living adjustments in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and…
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