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Clear Creek commissioners approve resolution to begin vote on sheriff's office switch from CRA 401(a) to FPPA pension
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners voted to initiate a statutory process enabling sworn peace officers in the sheriff's office to choose switching from the Colorado Retirement Association 401(a) plan to the Fire & Police Pension Association defined-benefit plan; staff said the change aims to aid recruitment but commissioners pressed for clarity on family survivor benefits and fiscal impact.
Clear Creek County commissioners on Jan. 6 approved a resolution starting the statutory process that would allow sworn peace officers in the sheriff's office to vote on moving from the Colorado Retirement Association (CRA) 401(a) plan to the Fire & Police Pension Association (FPPA) defined-benefit plan.
Peter Lichtman, who led staff presentations, told the board the resolution triggers a 90-day period under state law and would be followed by internal presentations to affected officers and an election overseen by CRA. "This is the first step," Lichtman said, explaining that if a majority of affected…
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