Employee Group Employee Group
Q3 2026 Q3 2025 Q3 2026 Q3 2025
City Council & Council Appointees 9 8 IAFF 94 87
Tier 1 1 1 Tier 1 25 28
Tier 2 1 2 Tier 2 9 9
Tier 3 6 5 Tier 3 60 50
Management & Professional 230 218 Fire Chiefs' Association 4 4 Tier 1 45 54 Tier 1 4 4
Tier 2 41 36 Tier 2 0 0
Tier 3 144 128 Tier 3 0 0
Service Employees' International 557 556 Fire Management 4 4 Tier 1 107 127 Tier 1 4 4
Tier 2 37 38 Tier 2 0 0
Tier 3 413 391 Tier 3 0 0
Utilities Management 45 45 PAPOA 68 67
Tier 1 23 25 Tier 1 13 15
Tier 2 6 8 Tier 2 0 1
Tier 3 16 12 Tier 3 55 51
Police Management Association 7 7
Tier 1 7 7
Tier 2 0 0
Tier 3 0 0
Police Management 1 2
Tier 1 1 1
Tier 2 0 1
Tier 3 0 0
Grand Total Miscellaneous Plans 840 827 Grand Total Safety Plans 178 171 Tier 1 176 207 Tier 1 54 59
Tier 2 85 84 Tier 2 9 11
Tier 3 579 536 Tier 3 115 101
Tiered Percentage Miscellaneous Plans Tiered Percentage Safety Plans Tier 1 21.0% 25.0% Tier 1 30.3% 34.5%
Tier 2 10.1% 10.2% Tier 2 5.1% 6.4%
Tier 3 68.9% 64.8% Tier 3 64.6% 59.1%
Tier Definitions Tier Definitions
Tier 1 2.7% @ 55 Tier 1 3% @ 50
Tier 2 2% @ 60 Tier 2 3% @ 55
Tier 3 2% @ 62 Tier 3 2.7% @ 57
* Includes Police Trainee and Limited Hourly FTE
Attachment A:
City of Palo Alto Pension Plan Benefit Levels Enrollment by Plan and Employee Group as of Third Quarter Miscellaneous Plans Safety Plans
Employee Count Employee Count