City Separation Incentive Programs

Article June 26, 2020

LACERS does not administer the Los Angeles World Airports, Harbor, or Los Angeles City Separation Incentive Programs. They are separate from the normal retirement process and LACERS’ staff will not be able to respond to questions about the incentive programs.

For details concerning these programs, please contact the respective entity:

Los Angeles City Separation Incentive Program:

For more information, or if you have questions regarding the City’s Separation Incentive Program, please visit the CAO website at http://cao.lacity.org/SIP or email CAO.ERD@LACITY.ORG.

You may also obtain additional information by viewing Council File 20-0600-S56 here.

City’s Separation Incentive Program Payment Information

Approved Separation Incentive Program (SIP) retirees will be paid their first SIP payment no later than eight weeks after their actual retirement date from the City. The second SIP payment will be paid twelve months after their actual retirement date from the City.

SIP retirees will receive their payment via direct deposit or hard copy check:

If direct deposit, the payment will go to the payroll direct deposit account on file with the Controller. Please note: this may or may not be the same direct deposit information used for the retirement benefit from LACERS.
If receiving a hard copy check, the check will be sent to the employing department for the department to mail to the retiree.

LACERS is unable to assist with SIP questions or payments.

For questions regarding SIP payment direct deposit, contact the Controller’s Office at (213) 978-7200 or email controller.galperin@lacity.org.

For questions regarding the SIP, contact the office of the City’s Administrative Officer at (213) 978-7676 or submit your question here CAO Comments.

Los Angeles City Harbor Department Separation Incentive Program:

The filing period has closed for this program. However, if you are a participant and are seeking information, please contact your Human Resources representative.

Information regarding LACERS’ retirement benefits can be found on this website under the Member tab. If you have additional questions regarding your LACERS benefits, please contact us.

Los Angeles World Airports Separation Incentive Program:

The filing period has closed for this program. However, if you are a participant and are seeking information, please contact any of the following Airport staff members:

Minerva Gutierrez, Assistant Airport Manager, mgutierrez@lawa.org
Jorge Sanchez, Airport Labor Relations Advocate, jsanchez2@lawa.org
Rodrix Jennings, Senior Personnel Analyst II, rjennings@lawa.org
Darcy Driscoll, Management Analyst, ddriscoll@lawa.org