Eugene Philips

The Merced County Employees Retirement Association (MCERA) public retirement system was established July 1, 1950, under and subject to the legislative authority of the State of California as enacted and amended in the County Retirement Act of 1937 (Chapter 677 Statutes of 1937). It is a multiple-employer defined benefit plan. The management of the retirement system is vested in the Board of Retirement, which consists of ten members-one Board of Supervisors" member, three appointed members whom are not connected with county government, one elected retired member, one elected safety member, one elected alternate safety member, and two elected miscellaneous members.