OPEB Trust Fund Board of Trustees Meeting – August 26, 2026
Other Post Employment Benefits Trust Fund Board of Trustees Meeting – August 26, 2026
The Carson City Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) Trust Fund Board of Trustees met on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at 1:30 PM in the Robert 'Bob' Crowell Board Room. Chair Razor, Vice Chair Ganger, and Trustee Paulson were present, constituting a quorum. The board unanimously approved prior meeting minutes, reviewed the fourth-quarter earnings and activity reports for Fiscal Year 2026, and set the next meeting date.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of Minutes – February 25, 2026: Unanimously approved (motion by Vice Chair Ganger, second by Trustee Paulson).
Discussion Items
- 5.A – OPEB Trust Earnings Report (Q4 FY2026): CFO Sheri Russell-Benabou reported total earnings of $758,867.75, representing an 11.5% return on investment (up from 9.5% in the prior year). The board unanimously approved the report.
- 5.B – OPEB Trust Activity Report (Q4 FY2026): Russell-Benabou presented month-by-month revenues and expenses, noting a total annual variance of $11,528, which is higher than usual. She stated the city will conduct an internal audit to investigate. The report also noted a city deposit of $625,000 (1% of payroll) and total cash of $6,572,075.03. The board unanimously approved the activity report.
- 6 – Future Meeting Date: After discussing possible November dates, the board agreed to meet next on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at 1:30 PM.
Key Outcomes
- Unanimous approval of the February 25, 2026, meeting minutes.
- Unanimous approval of the OPEB Trust earnings report for the fourth quarter of FY2026 (11.5% ROI).
- Unanimous approval of the OPEB Trust activity report for the fourth quarter of FY2026, with an internal audit to follow the $11,528 variance.
- Next meeting scheduled for November 18, 2026, at 1:30 PM.
- The meeting adjourned with no public comments received.
Meeting Transcript
Today's Wednesday, August twenty sixth, two thousand twenty-six at one thirty PM, and this is the date and time set for the public fund. I'm sorry, the public meeting of the other post employment benefits trust fund, also known as OPEB. Zach, good afternoon. Could you please give us a roll call with the OPEB members? Chair Razor. Present. Vice Chair Ganger. Present. And trustee Paulson. Present. We have a quorum. Thank you, Zach. 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 close public comment at this time and we'll move forward with our next agenda item. I agenda item four A, which is the approval of the minutes from our last meeting on Wednesday. And then Vice Chair Ganger and Trustee Paulson, have you had a chance to review the minutes? Yes. I did. I have no changes. No changes. I second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Motion carries unanimously. Moving forward to agenda item five A, which is the discussion and possible action regarding the OPED trust earnings report for the fourth quarter of fiscal year two thousand twenty-six. So total was um 3,648.45. And then in the RBIF fund, uh we had interest earnings of 133,264.63, and then gains and losses of 623408.43, and then that little fees um that we pay to um our bif 1,453.76 for a grand total uh earnings of uh 758,867.75. That is 11.5% return on investment, which is great. Um last year we had 9.5% return on investment. Um so 2% higher. Can't complain. Any questions? Any questions from the committee? No. I have no questions. Would anybody like to motion make a motion on this agenda item? I move to approve the OPEB trust earnings report as presented. Hey, second. All in favor, say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Moving on to agenda item 5B, which is the discussion of possible action regarding the OPEB trust activity for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026. Again, CFO Sherry Russell Benaboo. Thank you very much. Uh so this uh lays out the revenues and expenses by month. Uh, there's always a little difference, and I say this at every meeting. Um, if it were perfect and nobody left the plan, um, and nobody retired and came on the plan, uh, there would be no change in the monthly PL to the far right of the report. Uh however, people are always coming off and on the plan. So um there's always little differences.
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