Measure FF, which was approved by voters on the November 5, 2024 ballot, amended the City Charter to allow for the voluntary transfer of all sworn peace officers who were employed on and as of January 12, 2025, by the Harbor, Airports, Police, and Recreation and Parks Departments, from the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS) to LAFPP Tier 6. Any Park Rangers who were hired after this date will be LACERS members and are not eligible to transfer to LAFPP Tier 6. 

The parameters for eligible LACERS members to transfer their plan membership and service are established via an implementing ordinance to be adopted by the City Council. The City Attorney transmitted the implementing ordinance to City Council on September 9, 2025. The first reading of the ordinance took place on September 30, 2025. The second reading is expected to occur on October 31, 2025.

Letters of Agreement (LOAs) between the City and affected Employee Labor Organizations provided an outline for the transfer process itself. The implementing ordinance codifies these aspects of the transfer, including participation requirements, tax compliance measures, and payment responsibilities to ensure cost-neutrality for the LAFPP Plan.  

The deadline for an eligible employee to make their irrevocable election to transfer is January 9, 2026. Under the ordinance, employees who elect to transfer will be required to transfer all prior City service from LACERS to Tier 6, even non-sworn City service. The ordinance also authorizes certain Tier 6 members, who transferred to Tier 6 under prior Charter amendments, to transfer remaining City service from LACERS to Tier 6. Eligible employees who want to transfer are required to participate in mandatory counseling sessions and to make an irrevocable election to transfer to LAFPP Tier 6 or to remain in LACERS by January 9, 2026. The effective transfer date for members will be January 11, 2026. 

Refunds for Certain Tier 6 Members 

Measure FF also authorized City Council to provide refunds to certain Tier 6 Members who transferred to LAFPP pursuant to previous Charter amendments and purchased service with personal funds. Under the implementing ordinance, refunds will be paid through a tax-compliant method, either through a rollover, trustee-to-trustee transfer, or post-tax payment. LAFPP staff is coordinating with the City of Los Angeles’ Deferred Compensation Plan, which will provide an efficient and streamlined method to provide refunds to members who initially used deferred compensation accounts to make their service purchases. All personal tax consequences will be borne by the member, and no interest will be paid on the amount refunded. Additional information will be provided to those members who are eligible to receive a refund. No refunds will be provided until after the City Council approves the ordinance and the Board of Fire and Police Pension Commissioners approves a policy for the processing of the refunds. 

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Shortly after the second reading, information regarding the transfer process will be posted here.