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Travis County ESD#6 Firefighters' Relief & Retirement Fund
The Travis County ESD#6 Firefighters' Relief & Retirement Fund was founded in 2007 to provide retirement security for firefighters serving western Travis...
Travis County ESD#6 Firefighters' Relief & Retirement Fund
The Travis County ESD#6 Firefighters' Relief & Retirement Fund was founded in 2007 to provide retirement security for firefighters serving western Travis County. Chairman Scott Falltrick, a 23-year veteran and Captain with Lake Travis Fire Rescue, has led the Board of Trustees since the plan's inception. The Fund is established under the Texas Local Fire Fighters' Retirement Act (TLFFRA), a statutory framework that governs firefighter pension systems across Texas and defines the contribution structure from active members and the public employer. With total net assets estimated at approximately $15 million (per Altss estimate), the Fund maintains a conservative public-markets orientation. The investment providers list includes Frost Bank and Sage Advisory Services, where Trustee Jeffrey Timlin serves as a Principal and Managing Director. While the Fund does not disclose a detailed asset allocation, its provider roster suggests a mix covering public equities, fixed income, and real assets. The geographic focus of its portfolio is domestic, consistent with the statutory footprint of a Texas municipal pension plan. The Board comprises seven trustees — three firefighter representatives and four civilian appointees — and is supported by a network of professional service providers. Consulting actuary Rudd & Wisdom, auditor Montemayor Hill & Company, and legal counsel Jackson Walker LLP support the plan's fiduciary operations. The Fund maintains membership in TEXPERS, the Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems, placing it within the ecosystem of similarly situated municipal plans that share benchmarking data and educational resources. The Fund's defining structural feature is its status under TLFFRA — a localized public pension system that operates with a narrower mandate and smaller scale than statewide systems like the Texas Municipal Retirement System. Governance is split between a firefighter-dominated Board and an external administrative infrastructure, with day-to-day pension administration handled by Tinsley Administrative Solutions and investment oversight spread across multiple registered investment advisers. This multi-provider architecture creates a series of checkpoints that is characteristic of TLFFRA plans, where fiduciary responsibility is distributed rather than concentrated in a single CIO.
General information
Firm type
Pension Fund
Year founded
2007
AUM
Approximately $15 million (Altss estimate)
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Austin
Corporate office
Austin, TX, United States
Principals
Scott Falltrick
Chairman
Taylor Wade
Vice Chairman
Joey Schmidt
Secretary
Shiloh Newman
Trustee, President Board of Commissioners LTFR
Sharon Smith
Trustee, Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey Timlin
Trustee
Rick White
Trustee
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who sits on the board of trustees?
Chairman Scott Falltrick has led the board since the plan's inception in 2007. Trustee Jeffrey Timlin, a Principal and Managing Director at Austin-based Sage Advisory Services, also serves on the board. The full board composition is not publicly detailed beyond these named trustees, but the governance structure follows the Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act framework, which requires a mix of firefighter representatives and appointed trustees.
What is the relationship between the fund and Lake Travis Fire Rescue?
The fund is the defined-benefit pension plan for the career firefighters of Lake Travis Fire Rescue, which serves Travis County Emergency Services District No. 6. It is the sole participating employer, making this a single-department, single-employer pension arrangement under Texas law.
Under what state law does this pension plan operate?
The plan operates under the Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act (TLFFRA), a state statute that provides the legal and regulatory framework for locally-administered firefighter pension systems in Texas. TLFFRA governs plan funding, board composition, benefit calculations, and actuarial requirements.
Is the fund's investment portfolio managed internally or externally?
The board of trustees oversees investment management, and the presence of Sage Advisory Services' Jeffrey Timlin on the board suggests professional investment oversight. However, the fund's specific manager line-up, asset allocation, or use of an outsourced CIO is not publicly disclosed.
What industry associations does the fund belong to?
The fund is a member of the Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems (TEXPERS), the primary industry group for Texas public pension plans. TEXPERS provides education, legislative advocacy, and networking for trustees of local pension systems including firefighter plans governed by TLFFRA.
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