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PERS briefing warns of rising employer rates as pension-bond relief expires

Newberg-Dundee School Board of Directors · February 11, 2026
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Summary

District finance staff explained PERS basics and warned that pension-obligation bond relief will expire in 2028, likely raising employer contribution rates materially and creating multi-million-dollar budget pressure.

A district presenter (speaker 14) briefed the Newberg-Dundee School Board on Feb. 10 about the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS), explaining the system’s tiers, funding sources, and the district’s use of a pension-obligation (side‑account) bond that currently offsets a portion of employer rates.

Presenter explained that PERS combines defined-benefit tiers (tier 1/tier 2) and an…

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