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Commissioners debate retirement COLA, stipend and employer contribution amid FY2026 budget work
Summary
County HR and the benefits committee recommended maintaining a 10% employer contribution to TCDRS and proposed a 3% flat cost-of-living adjustment for retirees; commissioners debated that proposal and a long-running monthly stipend paid to a subset of retirees and requested more historical and actuarial information before final action.
Rockwall County commissioners and HR staff debated proposed changes to the county’s Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS) parameters and a related retiree stipend during the Aug. 26 Commissioners Court meeting.
Cammie Webb, the county human-resources director, reviewed recommendations from the benefits committee (commissioners Lauren Lichty, John Stacy and Treasurer David Peake). The committee recommends keeping the county’s employer contribution at 10% of salary (above the TCDRS required rate of 9.25%) and offering a TCDRS cost-of-living adjustment. Webb said the TCDRS board allows counties to grant either a…
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