Council Creates Employee Benefits Committee to Oversee $60M in Retirement Plans

San Ramon's City Council unanimously established a new seven-member committee to manage fiduciary oversight of roughly $60 million in employee retirement assets — a structural shift that removes day-to-day legal exposure from individual council members. The Sept. 8 meeting also featured pointed public demands for e-bike enforcement near schools and a call to create rebuilding protocols for homes damaged by electric vehicle fires.

• New benefits committee takes over fiduciary oversight of $60M in employee retirement plans, passing 5-0 after extensive debate over council reporting and committee composition

• Cal High freshman demands 30-day e-bike crackdown on Iron Horse Trail near schools; city manager cites recent 45-officer sting that yielded 56 citations

• Resident asks city to develop post-fire rebuilding protocol after elderly couple's EV garage fire left home contaminated with no hazmat oversight

• Three high school students win $5,000 each for tourism event concepts Discover San Ramon plans to actually launch

• Council proclaims Constitution Week, marking the 239th anniversary of the founding document and the nation's 250th year

The basics: Resolution 2026-117 creates a seven-member Defined Contribution and Retirement Health Savings Committee to oversee the city's 457B deferred compensation plan — a voluntary retirement savings vehicle similar to a 401(k) — and its Retirement Health Savings plan. The committee will be chaired by the city manager and include the directors of finance and human resources, the city clerk, a Police Officers Association representative, a Service Employees International Union representative, and an executive assistant.