March 2016, Number 1 Pamela Thomas, Editor

PRESIDENT’S CORNER

By Kiyoshi Adachi

Published Quarterly by SACRAMENTO COUNTY RETIRED EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

Post Office Box 573, Fair Oaks, CA 95628 www.saccountyretirees.com

NEWS BRIEFS

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At the annual SCREA holiday luncheon on December 10, 2015, Program Chair Nancy Gust acknowledged and thanked Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Effinger, who were in attendance with son Michael, for the $5,000 gift they had made to SCREA. Andy and Naida Effinger had previous-ly told SCREA the $5,000 gift was the wish of their son Lawrence, a County retiree and SCREA member. Andy and Naida had commented to their son on many occasions how much they enjoyed attending the SCREA luncheons. Due to illness their son Lawrence passed away earlier in 2015. On a personal note, Andy Effinger and I have known each other since the mid 1950’s when I went to work for what was then known as the Sacramento County Engineer’s Office. I worked at the Public Information Counter until I got to go to the back rooms where the engineers worked. Andy was my supervisor, a squad leader in the Design Section. He occasionally brought his son Lawrence to visit on his off days. The $5,000 gift will augment the Program Committee’s budget for purchasing gifts and prizes which are raffled at the SCREA luncheons, as was the wish of Lawrence Effinger. The retirees are grateful for this gift. SCREA has also received two large gifts totaling $9,200 from Mr. John Descamp, a retiree and SCREA member. Mr. Descamp’s gift provides $400 each year to purchase gifts and prizes for the annual holiday luncheons. The Sacramento Credit Union provides four $50 gift

INSIDE THIS ISSUE 2. Welcome New Members

5. Change of Address Form

6. In Memoriam

7. Benefits Committee Report

10.Nominating Committee Report

11.March Luncheon Flyer & Schedule

of Events

12.March Luncheon Reservation Form

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PRESIDENT’S CORNER

By Kiyoshi Adachi Continued from page 1

certificates for the raffles for the SCREA luncheons and picnic. These gifts and other gifts which are periodically donated by other retirees for raffles are greatly appreciated by all of us. At the SCREA Board meeting of December 7, 2015, Mike DeBord led us in a discussion of the trauma and grief of our fellow retirees of San Bernardino County due to the December 2, 2015 shooting which killed and injured so many. Many of the killed and injured were San Bernardino County employees who were sponsoring a County activity. Mike is the most familiar of the SCREA Board members of other 1937 Act county organizations. The SCREA Board asked Mike to convey to our San Bernardino County colleagues our grief and sympa-thy. Mike reported to the luncheon gathering the acknowledgement of his letter with gratitude from San Bernardino County.

A Heartfelt Welcome to all our new SCREA members!!! As a result of the response to SCREA’s recent mailer to non-members plus our recruitment efforts at the SCERS Retirement Orientations, in just a two-month period we added 290 new members (256 Regular members, 20 Affiliates and 14 Surviving Spouses). Thanks to all of you, SCREA began 2016 with a total membership of 4,261, about 40% of the total 10,500 Sacramento County retirees. We’d like to let our new members know that due to the number of new members in a short period of time, the process to add them to the SCREA database and the SCERS payroll system resulted in a delay in the first month’s payroll dues deduction. That’s the reason you may have seen a one-time retroactive dues deduction on your paystub (two month’s dues the first month). As a reminder to all, the Regular membership (Retiree) dues are $2.00 per month and Affiliate dues (Spouse, Domestic Partner, or Surviving Spouse) are $1.00 per month. If you have any questions about your membership, please contact Sue Murray, Member-ship Chair at sumurray@surewest.net or 916-359-6394. SCREA membership is open to all SCERS members including the Sacramento Superior Court and Special District retirees. For more information about SCREA, it’s benefits and upcoming functions, please see our website at www.saccountyretirees.com. Again, Welcome! And we hope to see you at our March Luncheon.

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

By Sue Murray & Carol Mosier

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Anderson, Betty Anderson, James M. Andrews, Lorraine

Angeloni, Mary Anita, Bonnie Appel, Rolfe

Ashton-Marley, Sandra Austin, John R., SSD

Bamford, Sharon Basquez, Henry

Beaubien-Baerresen, Renee Beaver, Lawrence Bernardi, Charlene

Bird, Beatrice Bockover, Joann

Boltz, Gregory & Allen, Paul Book, Richard

Bouressa, Cheryl Boyd, Mary Lorraine

Brackett, Kathleen, DHHS Bradfield, Everlyn

Bridges, Joan Brodsky, Dennis Brown, Eileen

Brown, Lester & Alexis, DA Buckman, Karen, Child Supp

Bullock, John & Ursini, Thomas

Burcell, Robin Byram, Kimberly

Campbell, Linda D. Campbell, Jacqueline A.

Capps, Billy Joe Carmack, William Carpio, Francine

Carroll, Janet Cass, Shirley Jean Castellanos, Esther

Castillo, Sandra Caston, Marshall Ceragioli, Buff R. Cervantes, Esther Charles, Raymond Charles, Kathleen

Chen, Heidi

Chesshire, SharAnn, Sup Ct Chidester, Alan Church, Sam Clary, Janet Cline, Glenn

Cole, Anna Maria & Michael, Finance Collins, Suzanne Collins, Tim C. Cornwell, Patsy Correale, Pacita

Corsiglia, Drucilla Cotter, Janet, Sup Ct

Cram, Jr., Clifford Cripe, Daniel & Krisda

Cromwell, Candice Cummings, Patricia

Cunningham, Raymond F. Curry, Barbara Daly, Marcella

Davenport, Rodney Davis, Donna Mae

Davis, Barry L Dockendorf, Joan

Doughty, Stephanie Doyle, Constance

Droll, Yoneko Drummond, Daniel, SSD

Drummond, Mary Duffany, William

Easterday, Thomas Eldridge, Michael

Ensley, Julie Erdmann, Georgina

Estampa, Archie Estrada, Julie

Fang, Pao, Probation Fauver, Mark, SASD

Ferguson, Jack E Finucane, Vicki, Co Counsel

Folau, John Ford, Peggy & Monthei, E. Lee

Foster, Debra C. Freeman, Christine

Gaines, Terrie

Gangloff, Marie Garcia, Linda Ranee, Rev Rec

Gee, Alice Gibson, Linda

Glisson, Michael Goins, Steven & Karen, SSD

Goodson, Martha Graves, James

Gredvig, Linda & Dale, DHA Greene, Lori

Gregory, Anna L Gregory, Elaine & McShane,

Neil Grice, Linda

Haas, Janet, Mental Hlth Hansen, Joyce M Hansen, Mary E. Hartwick, Jeanne Haymart, Vickie

Hines, Arthur & Jackie Hoang, Phu van

Hodges, Michael & Nancy Holloway, Debra Houston, John Hovey, Mary

Hughart , Steven Hunt, Robert

Immoos, John & Dixie. Iniguez, Charles, Comm Dev

Irish, Dave Jackson, Carrie

Jackson, Veronica James, Cindee Jenkins, Gerald Jeter, Teresa

Johnson, Geraldine Kassam, Diamond

Kelly, Katherine Kettlewell, Kathleen

Khoe, Giok P Kielborn, Craig Kingsley, Jean Klein, Virginia

Knutson, Katharina Kolbe, Heidi

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Continued from page 2

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Konovalov, Viktor Kovacs, Andras Kwan, Simon

Lacey, Melinda Landre, Scott & Marcie, DHA

Lang, Cheryl Laskey, Rosalianne

Lavaud, Debbi Lawler, Kathy & Karen

Le, Hong Lee, Cyndi, Bd of Sups

Lee, Jack D Lee, Doug

Lewis, Buapat Link, Diana

Lippner, William Luckie Jr., Henry. G.

Lugtu, Oskaragtoto, Ja Mack, Jeffrey

Magtoto, Jacob Malka, Esther Mangan, Pat

Marshall, Teresa Matson, Jacqueline McCarty, Jackson McGhee, Patricia McLeod, William

McMasters, Sharon McMillan, Ronda, Health CCS

Merrick, Chrysta Meyer, Don L Mino, Jane

Miranda, Carolyn Moehring, Darcy Monaco, Barbara

Moreno, Omar & Miller, Sherrie

Morgan, Keith A. Mosher, Carl, Airports

Murphy, Dennis Nakasora, Sachiko

Nambo, Jacinto Navarro, Carmen

Neal, Candy Neher, Thomas

Newey, Michael Newton, Jim M

Nguyen, Ban Ngoc Nguyen, Diane Noblet, Kathryn Noller, Rhonda.

Norman, Deborah, Pers Svc Norris, Craig

Nwoke, Cecilia O'Brien, Sharon

Office, Terry Oiseth, Steven

Olson, Dallas & Susan, SSD Osborne, Monica Paquereau, Joyce

Park, Michelle Parker, Beth G

Parmeter, Bruce Patton, Charles

Penn, Diane Pfiefer, George Phillips, Nancy Porter, Walter

Price, William F. Priest, Susan

Purcell, Grace & William Ragsdale, Christina

Ranta, Marie Raynor-Browning, Sharon

Rebel, Jennifer & Nordlund, Cheryl

Reddy, Sakuntla Ricciardi, Lois

Richardson, Dennis Roberts , Robert C. Robinson, Austin Roche, Stephen Rodgers, Terri

Rodriguez, Ernest Rodriguez, Rafael

Rodriguez-Barr, Maria & Barr, Michael

Rogers, Christopher Rosas, Rudy

Ruo, Yijan & Jenny, DHHS

Saenz, Sylvia Saggs, Michael J., DA Salas, Cristina, DHHS

Sallie, Robert & Glover, Raymonia

Sanchez, Juliette Saulter, Ann

Saunders, James Scalora, Gary, Assessor

Schmidt, Dennis J. Schneider, John

Shaw, Sally Sidley, Barbara & Chris

Sielert, Gail Silver, Tommy

Singer, Richard, Assessor Slater, William & Kemra

Smith, Joseph M Solari, James

Soria, Theodore & Amelia Speller, Myra

Springer, Faye Stamm, Marcie

Steele, Gary Steele, Anne

Stidham, Renee Stomsvik, Grant

Stout, James & Denice Streeter, Elizabeth

Studybaker, Dan & Paula Svetich, Larry

Swaback, Jacquie Thomas, Anita

Thompson, Jay D Torres, LeAnne

Toussaint, Tosca Trejo, Marguerite

Tsui, Yih-Min Steve Tubbs, Jr., William

Tuoto, John Uchida, Richard

Usherwood, Kriss Uyeyama, Masako

Valdez, Juan G Van Skike, Karen

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

VanLiew, William Vasi, Charles

Velasco, Victoria, Airports

Vreeland, John & Becky, SCRSD

Wagner, David H Walker, Debby, Mission Oaks

R & P Walsh, Joe, DHHS

Waltrip Jr., Owen Watters, Patrick

Weissenfluh, Gregory Weller, Kimberlee Wells, Nancy M

West, Mary Whitney, Lynn Wight, Kenneth Wilkins, Robin

Wilkinson, Lloyd

Williams, Sandra Wilson, Jacqualin Winters, Jeannie Wiseman, Carol

Wogksch. Damon Wolf, Irene

Wolthoff, DeAnne Wood, Glenn

Wright, Stephen R Young, Winona

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PLEASE NOTE: Members are always welcome to join us for our monthly Board meetings. All meetings begin at 9:30 AM and held on the first Monday of each month. If the first Monday is a holiday, then it is held on the following Monday. Most are held at the Rancho Cordova Po-lice Department, 2897 Kilgore Rd. You may want to contact a Board member (listed on page 12) in advance in case the meeting is moved to another location.

Change of Address, Telephone or Email? Please fill out and mail this notice to:

SCREA Change of Address, P.O. Box 573, Fair Oaks, CA 95628

Name:_________________________________________________________________ New Address:___________________________________________________________ City____________________________________________State:__________________ Zip:_________________Telephone:_________________________________________ Email:_________________________________________________________________ Effective date for change:__________________________________________________ Previous Address (if applies):_______________________________________________

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Filemon Almanza Lester Arndt Cloma Bair

Mark Benard Andrew Bivens

Arlie Black Iva Bledsoe Kathy Bollig Larry Bowa

Donell Bridges Deborah Broadfoot

Donald Brown Mary Brown

Norma Bustos James Calloway

Jacqueline Carpenter Claral Castellucci

Sam Crum John Dark

Robert Davis James Devito Della Dickson Linda Dollard David Druliner

Dick Edmondson Pacific Eiri

Francene Forbes Mary Foster

Statnon Froehlich Darnisher Glen John Gomes

James Hildebrand Lucille Hoff

Isabel Holven Noi Homsombath

Cheryl Louise Hooker Genevieve Hutchinson

Charles Jackson John Jaynes

Dorothy Jelicich Robert R. Johnson

Robert Ray Johnson Anita Joy Ada Keith

Juanita Klagge Karen Klein-Moellenberndt

Judy Klinkner Charlene Kreeger Angelo Lamonica Ann Lashbrook Theta Lathrop

Elaine Lee Katherine Lim Linda Luhman

Roger Lundgren Charles Lynch Marvin Maher

James Marchand James McCormick

Suzanne Mikles Joy Miller

Keith Miller

Donald Monseth Jose Montes Mike Mora

Mary Murray Robert Nudo Reiko Osaki Patricia Otto Jose Perez

Charlotte Peters Adelaide Peterson

Jimmy Pfister Viola Pierini

Clinton Pleines Gloria Richard Ramon Roa

Gayle Rogers Alan Routhier Susan Rumley

Raymond Rutherford Evelyn Sanderson Harold Saunders

Kaoru Shibata John R. Smith R. B. Stewart

Rodney Stoltenburg Charles Taverna Elfriede Taylor

Lawrence Taylor Anita Tucker

Guillermo Tupac Anita Zeismer

The surviving spouse of a member is eligible for SCREA membership.

For enrollment assistance, please contact our Membership Chair, Sue Murray,

at 916-359-6394.

IN MEMORIAM

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BENEFITS COMMITTEE REPORT By Kiyoshi Adachi

The SCREA Benefits Committee met with the Sacramento County Employee’s Benefits Office (EBO) to receive the results of the open enrollment sessions held during October 2015. These sessions were for enrollment in 2016 retiree health programs beginning January 1, 2016. For the current 2015 program, 4,061 are enrolled in the medical programs and 5,170 are enrolled in the dental program. For the programs beginning January 1, 2016, 4,056 will be enrolled in the medical programs and 5,245 in the dental program. The enrollment statistics for the 2015 and 2016 programs, plus the rates effective for these programs, are included in the charts that follow:

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The December 2015 News Briefs discussion on advance funeral planning received several comments. My wife, a County retiree and I had a funeral plan. When she died in 2014, I called our Retirement System, SCERS at 916-874-9119. I gave them information they needed. They told me how the final months benefits and continuation benefits will be paid, about the $4,000 burial allowance and they answered all of my questions. Shortly thereafter, I received the final months benefits check, the continuation check and the burial allowance. The funeral plan provided the death certificates that were needed by SCERS, Social Security, banks, DMV, insurance policies, etc. Our retirement system, SCERS, from time to time, requests from retirees (people to whom they send retirement checks) a signature verification form. Recently, on such a form request, I included the name of my trustee as the person who should receive the final retirement check and the burial allowance upon my death . SCERS requested I provide a power of attorney document which authorizes the person I named to handle what I requested. I have a living trust which includes the power of attorney for the trustee to act for me regarding my finances and health.

BENEFITS COMMITTEE REPORT

Daylight Savings. Don’t

forget to turn your

clocks forward 1 hour!

March 13

For your information here are some important phone numbers &

addresses:

SCERS: 916-874-9119 980 9th St. Suite 1900 Sacramento,

CA 95814-2739

Employee Benefits Office: 916-874-2020 700 H St. Suite 4667, Sacramento, CA 95814

Notice:

The information presented in “News Briefs” is believed to be

from reliable sources. However, no responsibility is

assumed by SCREA, the Editor or the writers

for inaccuracies in the articles published.

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NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT By Linda Kimura, Nominating Committee Chair

It’s time to prepare for the June 2016 SCREA Board Election. There are five positions avail-able. Directors, whose terms are expiring June 30, 2016, are Kiyoshi “Pat” Adachi, Randy Angeloni, Phil Fischbach, and Carol Mosier. They are eligible for re-election upon receipt of their letters of interest. In addition, there is one vacant position that needs to be filled. The terms of office for each of these five positions is three years. The terms expire June 30, 2019. Incumbents and new applicants must submit a letter of interest to Nominating Committee Chair Linda Kimura as soon as possible (no later than March 20, 2016). Letters of interest can be mailed to PO Box 573, Fair Oaks, CA 95628; e-mailed to kimurafour@aol.com; or faxed to (916) 485-8442. The letter should include the applicant’s contact information, includ-ing e-mail and phone number, and a short statement indicating they wish to run for election and will serve if elected. Additional background information the applicant wishes to provide would be appreciated. New applicants will be asked to interview with the Committee to discuss the responsibilities of serving on the Board of Directors. Interviews will be scheduled in late March or early April. Minimum expectations for Board Members are to attend monthly Board meetings and to sit on at least one standing committee. Board meetings are held the first Monday of each month. Should the first Monday fall on a holiday, the meetings are held the second Monday. Standing Committees are:

Additional information regarding the responsibilities of the standing committees can be found in the Bylaws and are accessible on the SCREA website www.saccountyretirees.com. After interviews are completed, the Nominating Committee will forward the list of candidates and its recommendations to the Board of Directors. This information will also be posted in the June issue of NEWS BRIEFS. Should there be more applicants than open positions, a ballot will be prepared and a vote will be taken at the June 17, 2016 General Meeting. Otherwise, the election will be conducted by a ratification vote of those Members present at the General Meeting. All Members are encouraged to apply. Serving on this Board is very gratifying, not only for the purpose of providing our Sacramento County expertise, but also to contribute to the well being of your fellow retirees. Contact Linda Kimura with questions at (916) 485-8442.

Executive Benefits

Budget & Bylaws Information & Website

Membership Data Base Nominating

Program Membership & SCERS Orientations

Sunshine

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ANNUAL SCREA MARCH LUNCHEON

By Nancy Gust

MARCH 14, 2016, MONDAY 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

We held our Holiday Luncheon at the Hilton Hotel in December. I want to thank John Descamp, the Sacramento Credit Union and the estate of Lawrence Effinger for their donations. I would also like to thank Randy Foust for his donation of an original painting to be displayed at the Holiday Luncheon each year. The March Luncheon will again be held at Lions Gate Hotel, 3410 Westover Street at McClellan Park (off Watt Avenue). The doors open at 11:00 a.m. and the parking is free. Lunch will be served at noon and will offer the following:

1. Dijon Sage Pan Jus Seared Chicken w/Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes OR 2. Wild Mushroom Ravioli w/Sage Cream Sauce & Drizzled w/Balsamic Reduction

Each entrée comes with Baby Spinach Salad w/Dried Cranberries, Pecans & Golden Balsamic Vinaigrette; Fresh Baked Rolls & Butter; Chef’s Selection of Fresh Seasonal Vegetables; Cheese-cake w/Strawberry Sauce; Fresh Brewed Coffee, Decaf, Hot Tea & Iced Tea Please indicate on your reservation form if you have special dietary needs. Everyone must complete the reservation form found on the back of this newsletter to attend the lunch. The deadline for reservations is Friday, March 7, 2016. If you put your check in the mail close to or on the due date PLEASE call me at (916) 725-6752 or email njgust@hotmail.com so I can have the correct count for the hotel. All meals given for the final count must be paid for. Cancellations due to emergencies can be made up to the reservation deadline. Directions: East on H/way 80, North on Watt Ave., West on Palm Ave., Left on Arnold, Left on Westover

into parking lot. Hotel phone is 916-643-6222

Save the Date: The complete 2016/17 Luncheon calendar is located below. Please note the June Luncheon will be moving to the Doubletree off Arden Way.

SCREA EVENT/LUNCHEON DATES

2016 By Nancy Gust

EVENT LOCATION RESERVATION DEADLINE March 14, 2016 Lions Gate Hotel & Conf Center March 7, 2016 (Monday) June 17, 2016 Doubletree Hotel (Arden Way) June 10, 2016 (Friday) September 23, 2016 Elk Grove Park Rotary Grove September 16, 2016 (Friday)

December 12, 2016 Hilton Hotel (Arden Way) December 2, 2016 (Friday)

NEWS BRIEFS Published Quarterly by

SACRAMENTO COUNTY RETIRED EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION Post Office Box 573, Fair Oaks, CA 95628

www.saccountyretirees.com

SCREA PO Box 573 Fair Oaks, CA 95628 Return Service Requested Dated Materials

NON-PROFIT U.S.Postage Paid

Permit # 1298 Sacramento, CA

OFFICERS President Kiyoshi Adachi 916-966-0904 Vice President Barbara Smith 916-684-5344 Past Pres. Gil Magness 916-993-8443 Treasurer Vic Scotti 916-638-5297

DIRECTORS

Randy Angeloni 916-989-4353 Mike DeBord 530-642-1234 Phil Fischbach 916-933-2910 Nancy Gust 916-725-6752 Martha Hoover 916-362-4009 Linda Kimura 916-485-8442 Carol Mosier 916-354-8827 Sue Murray 916-359-6394 Kathy O’Neil 916-402-9480 A. Jane Smith 916-786-6502 Carol Summers 808-269-1048 Pamela Thomas 209-912-4312

SCREA’S MARCH LUNCHEON LIONS GATE HOTEL & MCCLELLAN CONFERENCE CENTER

RESERVATION FORM MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016

Member’s Name: ______________________________ Phone: ____________________

Member’s Name: ______________________________ Phone: ____________________

“New” e-mail addresses ONLY: ____________________________________________

Non-Members Name: __________________________ Phone: ____________________

Non-Member- Name: ___________________________Phone: ____________________

# ________ Members Dijon Sage Pan Jus Seared Chicken $ 14.00 # ________ Member Wild Mushroom Ravioli with Sage Cream Sauce $ 14.00 # ________ Non-Members Dijon Sage Pan Jus Seared Chicken $ 23.00 # ________ Non-Members Wild Mushroom Ravioli with Sage Cream Sauce $ 23.00

TOTAL CHECK ENCLOSED $ __________________

RESERVATION DEADLINE: MARCH 7, 2016 (MONDAY)

PLEASE NOTE ON YOUR RESERVATION FORM IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS. ALL CANCELLATIONS MUST BE CALLED IN BY THE RESERVATION DEAD-LINE. PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH. SEND THIS FORM AND A CHECK PAYABLE TO SCREA MARCH LUNCH, TO P.O. BOX 573, FAIR OAKS, CA 95628