Contra Costa Taxpayers Association

The Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Association released the names and amounts of those receiving pensions in excess of $100,000. There will be some familiar names on the list. Former sheriff captain, Donn Irwin, had sought to block the release of this information that had been requested by the California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility. Full Disclosure: Executive Director Kris Hunt is on the Advisory Board of that group. The list of those receiving pensions in excess of $100,000 is attached. CCCOUNTY retirees over 100k by highest pension.

BACKGROUND

Former Deputy Sheriff Donna Irwin lost her bid to obtain a restraining order to stop the release of the names of those earning pensions in excess of $100,000 in the Contra Costa Employees’ Retirement Association. With the help of Howard Jarvis, the Contra Costa Times, the LA Times, and the California Newspaper Publishers’ Association, the information is now available. This court decision was a critical one for taxpayers because the judge was so clear in his opinion that this was public information that it should keep other retirees from filing similar actions. The list can be found at www.cocotax.org as well as attached to this document. By the way, Ms. Irwin is receiving $144,648 per year.