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County auditor urges employees to 'start now' as board proclaims National Retirement Security Month
Summary
Auditor‑Controller‑Treasurer‑Tax Collector Cass Cook presented retirement planning guidance and county retirement resources Sept. 23; the Board of Supervisors then proclaimed October 2025 as National Retirement Security Month.
Cass Cook, Tulare County Auditor‑Controller‑Treasurer‑Tax Collector, told the Board of Supervisors on Sept. 23 that county employees should begin retirement saving early and make use of three primary sources of retirement income: the pension, deferred compensation (457 plan) and Social Security.
"I like to call them the three pillars of retirement," Cook said, describing how a defined‑benefit pension provides a predictable base, a 457 deferred compensation…
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