§ 53609. — 53609. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.)

California § 53609.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code GOV: Government Code - GOV
• Div.: 2.
• Title 5.: DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES
• Part 1.: PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES
• Ch. 4.: CHAPTER 4. Financial Affairs
• Art. 1.: ARTICLE 1. Investment of Surplus

Text

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any other provisions of this code, funds held by a local agency pursuant to a written agreement between the agency and employees of the agency to defer a portion of the compensation otherwise receivable by the agency’s employees and pursuant to a plan for such deferral as adopted by the governing body of the agency, may be invested in the types of investments set forth in Sections 53601 and 53602 of this code, and may additionally be invested in corporate stocks, bonds, and securities, mutual funds, savings and loan accounts, credit union accounts, life insurance policies, annuities, mortgages, deeds of trust, or other
security interests in real or personal property. Nothing herein shall be construed to permit any type of investment prohibited by the Constitution.
Deferred compensation funds are public pension or retirement funds for the purposes of Section 17 of Article XVI of the Constitution.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.