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SDCERS Receives Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for 18th Consecutive Year

August 17, 2026

The Government Financial Officers Association (“GFOA”) has awarded SDCERS the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for SDCERS’ 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (“ACFR”) and Popular Annual Financial Report (“PAFR”). This is the 18th year in a row SDCERS has received this recognition!

Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Presented to San Diego City Employees' Retirement System California for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 and issued to the public 144 days after the fiscal year end; signed by Christopher P. Merrill, Executive Director/CEO. Ribbon image with text stating "issued faster than 79% of 2024 winners"

The GFOA is a non-profit professional association serving approximately 15,000 government finance professionals. SDCERS’ ACFR and PAFR were judged by an impartial panel and deemed to have met the high standards of the certificate program, including demonstrating an effective means to disclose and clearly communicate SDCERS’ financial story and to motivate Members and the public to read the ACFR and PAFR.  This award is the highest form of recognition in the area of government accounting and financial reporting. It represents a significant accomplishment by a governmental agency and its management.

SDCERS’ award-winning ACFRs and PAFRs are available online and can be viewed here.

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September 2026 Board & Committee Meetings

September 4, 2026

SDCERS will be holding its regularly scheduled September 2026 Board and Committee meetings in our usual Board Meeting Room on the 3rd floor of our downtown office building – located at 401 West A Street, Suite 300.

Please note that SDCERS Board and Committee meetings are not held remotely (except as specified below) – Board and Committee members, as well as some SDCERS staff, will be on-site and the public is welcome to attend in person as well. You can find the agendas for the September 2026 meetings here.

However, as always, you can watch the Business & Governance Committee and/or Board of Administration meeting live by going to the agendas page (linked above) at the start time of the meeting and clicking the “Live Media” button next to the corresponding meeting, which will display once the meeting begins.

Meeting Dates

September 10th –       Disability Committee meeting at 9:00 a.m. PST

                                    Business & Governance Committee meeting at 9:15 a.m. PST

                                    Investment Committee meeting at 1:00 p.m. PST

September 11th –       Board of Administration meeting at 9:00 a.m. PST

You may request to participate in public comment by attending the relevant meeting in person and providing a completed Request to Speak form to the Board Assistant before the meeting begins.

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