Carson City OPEB Trust Fund Board of Trustees Meeting – May 20, 2026
Carson City OPEB Trust Fund Board of Trustees Meeting – May 20, 2026
The Carson City OPEB Trust Fund Board of Trustees met on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 1:30 PM. Chair Razor presided, with Vice Chair Ganger and Trustee Paulson (newly welcomed former city manager Nancy Paulson) present. CFO Sherry Russell Benaboo presented financial reports. No public comments were made. (Note: The user-provided timestamp of 09:30 UTC differs from the transcript's stated start time of 1:30 PM; the transcript time is used.)
Consent Calendar
- Approval of minutes from February 25, 2026: Vice Chair Ganger stated he had one change, but the chair immediately moved to the next agenda item without a formal motion or vote on the minutes. No further action on the minutes was recorded.
Discussion Items
- 5A – OPEB Trust Earnings Report (Q3 FY2026): CFO Benaboo reported total earnings of $282,049.26 (5.2% return on investment), an improvement from last year's 3.9% return. She noted market volatility. The committee approved the report unanimously.
- 5B – OPEB Trust Activity (Q3 FY2026): CFO Benaboo presented monthly revenues and expenses, noting that in a perfect world the net would be zero. No city contributions have been made yet; the board-approved contribution of about $625,000 (1% of payroll) will be recorded in Q4. Total net position is $5,466,155.89. Vice Chair Ganger asked for a historical breakdown of city contributions versus interest earnings; the CFO will provide that information via email. The committee approved the activity report unanimously.
- 5C – Next Meeting Date: Discussion only. To maintain the regular schedule (February, May, August, November), the committee selected Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 1:30 PM, allowing time for year-end reporting.
Key Outcomes
- Approved OPEB trust earnings report (unanimous).
- Approved OPEB trust activity report (unanimous).
- Set next meeting for August 26, 2026.
- CFO to email historical contribution data to Vice Chair Ganger.
Meeting Transcript
Today is Wednesday, May twentieth at one thirty PM, and this is the date and time set for the public meeting of the other post-employment benefits trust fund, also known as OPEB. Zach, good afternoon. I could you please provide us with a roll call of the OPEB members. Chair Razor. Present. We have a quorum. Thank you. And we also welcome former city manager Nancy Paulson to the OPEP Trust Committee. Welcome. Thank you so much. At this time, the public is invited to comment on and discuss any topic that is relevant to or within the authority of this public body. Seeing and hearing no comments from the public, I will move forward and close public comment at this time. We'll move to our next agenda item, which is agenda item four A, which is the approval of the minutes from our last meeting on Wednesday, February twenty-fifth, two thousand twenty-six. And Vice Chair Ganger and Trustee Paulson, have you had a chance to review the minutes? Yes. And I do have one change. Moving forward to agenda item five A, which is a discussion and possible action regarding the OPEP trust earnings report for the third quarter of fiscal year two thousand twenty-six. That gives us a total earnings for the year of 282.049.26. That is a 5.2% return on investment. Last year we were only at three point nine return on investment. So even though we had a bad month, we're still ahead of last year. And hopefully that'll turn around. It's very volatile right now. So yeah. Is there any questions? That's all I had. Any committee members have any questions? No questions. All right. Would anybody like to make a motion for this agenda item? I move to approve the OPEB trust earnings report as presented. I'll second. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Motion carries unanimously. Moving on to agenda item 5B, which is the discussion and possible action regarding the OPEB trust activity for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026. Again, CFO Sherry Russell Benaboo. Thank you very much. So this is the monthly revenues and expenses. And in a perfect world where no retirees passed away and nobody ever retired, it would be zero. The monthly PL, the yellow highlight, the bottom, that would be zero. However, people are coming off and on the plan all the time. So you'll see pluses and minuses. And there are no city contributions recorded as of yet. We will make those in the fourth quarter. And we're looking at about one percent of payroll, which is what the board approved is about 625,000 this year. And we'll do that like I said in June, right before the year ends. There is over here a little balance sheet, and you can see the income, the investment income from the report we just talked about in the last item. And then cash is 5,464 865.07, and there's a one little adjusting entry.
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