Officials at California's state pension fund learned about exorbitant pay raises being given to administrators in Bell four years ago and did nothing to stop them, according to an internal memo obtained by The Times.
The memo, which pension staff sent board members Tuesday, shows that the California Public Employees' Retirement System was asked in 2006 to grant an exemption to its rules so the Bell city manager could get a 47% pay hike and still receive a full pension on his salary.
The pension system learned of the salary hike during an audit and informed Bell officials that an exemption could be needed.
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