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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2298 ORDINANCE NO. 2298 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AND THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ' RETIREMENT SYSTEM THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That an amendment to the Contract between the City Council of the City of Azusa and the Board of Administra- tion of the California Public Employees ' Retirement System is hereby authorized, a copy of said amendment being attached hereto marked "Exhibit A, " and by such reference made a part hereof as though herein set out in full. SECTION 2. The Mayor of the City of Azusa is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to execute said amendment for and on behalf of said agency. SECTION 3. Due to the Board of Administration of the Public Employees ' Retirement System not accepting the City' s interpretation of the twenty (20) day waiting period between the resolution of intention to approve the contract amendment and the adoption of the ordinance so providing, the City must readopt the ordinance approving said amendment in order to comply with this 20-day waiting period. Accordingly, Ordinance No. 2291 adopted by the City Council on December 2 , 1985, is hereby repealed upon the valid adoption of this odinaice. SECTION 4. Pursuant to Government Code Sections 36934 and 36937, the City Council of the City of Azusa hereby declares this ordinance to be an urgency ordinance requiring the immediate enactment thereof because the same is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the City and its citizens and, accordingly, the provisions of this ordinance shall become effective at once as an urgency ordi- nance. The facts constituting such urgency are that the Board of Administration of the Public Employees ' Retirement System did not accept the City' s interpretation of the 20-day waiting period between the adoption of a resolution of intention to approve said amendment to the City' s contract with PERS and the date of adoption of the ordinance, thereby prompting PERS to request a subsequent ordinance adopting the amendment. If the subject amendment is not approved by urgency ordinance, the City will not be able to effectively carry out its obligations pursuant to its Memorandum of Understanding with the Azusa Police Officers ' Association, thereby adversely affecting the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the community. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective immedi- ately upon its adoption. SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify the passage of this ordinance as an urgency ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law. PASSED AND APPROVED this 6th day of January , 1986 . y MAYOR STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF AZUSA I, ADOLPH SOLIS, City Clerk of the City of Azusa, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2298 was duly adopted and passed as an urgency ordinance at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 6th day of January , 1986, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: CRUZ , COOK, CAMARENA, LATTA, MOSES NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS : NONE DO H L S, City Clerk -2- EXHIBIT 'A' �• AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE PfFAS CITY OF AZUSA E DD f`�G cc The Board of Administration, Pirb��q E loyees' Retirement System, hereinafter referred to as Board, and the governi* above public agency, herein— after referred to as Public Agency, having en {It�,into a contract effective January 1, 1949, and witnessed December 20, 1948, and as amended effective July 1, 1956, September 1, 1958, March 2, 1959, May 1, 1960, September 3, 1967, December 22, 1968, July 15, 1973, April 20, 1975, January 18, 1981 and July 1, 1984, which provides for participation of Public Agency in said System, Board and Public Agency hereby agree as follows: A. Paragraphs 1 through 13 are hereby stricken from said contract as executed effective July 1, 1984, and hereby replaced by the following paragraphs. numbered 1 through 12 inclusive: 1. All words and terms used herein which are defined in the Public Employees' Retirement Law shall have the meaning as defined therein unless otherwise specifically provided. "Normal retirement age" shall mean age 60 for local miscellaneous members, age 55 for local fire members and age 50 for local police members. 2. Public Agency shall participate in the Public Employees' Retirement System from and after January 1, 1949 making its employees as herein— after provided, members of said System subject to all provisions of the Public Employees' Retirement Law except such as apply only on election of a contracting agency and are not provided for herein and to all amendments to said Law hereafter enacted except those, which by express provisions thereof, apply only on the election of a contracting agency. 3. Employees of Public Agency in the following classes shall become members of said Retirement System except such in each such class as are excluded by law or this agreement: a. Local Fire Fighters (herein referred to as local safety members); b. Local Police Officers (herein referred to as local safety members); c. Employees other than local safety members (herein referred to as local miscellaneous members). 4, In addition to the classes of employees excluded from membership by said Retirement Law, the following classes of employees shall not become members of said Retirement System: Uf/ ADDITIONAL EXCLUSIONS U p. . 5. Prior to January 1, 1975,JtT hd,AgAueders who were hired by Public Agency on a temporary and/or season/ }}s not to exceed 6 months were excluded from PERS membership by C tr(9 tF� Government Code Section 20336 supersedes this contract proviS14 by providing that any such temporary and/or seasonal employees are excluded from PERS membership subsequent 'to January 1, 1975. 6. The fraction of final compensation to be provided for local miscel- laneous members for each year of credited prior and current service shall be determined.in accordance with Section 21251.13, subject to the reduction provided therein for service on or after March 1, 1958 and prior to March 31, 1975 for members whose service has been included in Federal Social Security (2% @ 60 Full and Modified). 7. The fraction of final compensation to be provided for each yezr of credited prior and current service as a local fire member shall be determined in -accordance with Section 21252.1 of said Retirement Law (One-half pay at age 55 Full). 8. The fraction of final compensation to be provided for each year of credited prior and current service as a local police member shall be determined in accordance with Section 21252.01 of said Retirement Law (2% at age 50 Full). 9. The following additional provisions of the Public Employees' Retirement Law, which apply only upon election of a contracting agency, shall apply to the Public Agency and its employees: a. Sections 21263, 21263.1 and 21263.3 (Post -Retirement Survivor Allowance). b.- Sections 21380 - 21387 (1959 Survivor Program) excluding Section 21382.2 (Increased 1959 Survivor Benefits) and Section 21382.4 (Third Level of 1959 Survivor Benefits) for local miscellaneous members only. C. Section 20024.2 (One -Year Final Compensation) for local police members only. DO qq 10. Public Agency shall contfi�ufte,to said Retirement System as follows: a. With respect to local miscel aZAUs- embers, the agency shall contribute the following percentag1M/k^salaries earned as members of said Retirement System: jr (1) 0.217 percent until June 30, 2000 on account of the lia— bility for prior service benefits. (Subject to annual change.) (2) 14.346 percent until June 30, 2000 on account of the lia— bility for current service benefits. (Subject to annual change.) b. With respect to local safety members, the agency shall contribute the following percentages of salaries earned as members of said Retirement System: (1) 0.042 percent until June 30, 2000 on account of the lia— bility for prior service benefits. (Subject to annual change.) (2) 34.331 percent until June 30, 2000 on account of the lia— bility for current service benefits. (Subject to annual change.) C. A reasonable amount, as fixed by the Board, payable in one in— stallment within 60 days of date of contract to cover the costs of administering said System as it affects the employees of Public Agency, not including the costs of special valuations or of the periodic investigation and valuations required by law. d. A reasonable amount, as fixed by the Board, payable in one in— stallment as the occasions arise, to cover the costs of special valuations on account of employees of Public Agency, and costs of the periodic investigation and valuations required by law. 11. Contributions required of Public Agency and its employees shall be subject to adjustment by Board on account of amendments to the Public Employees' Retirement Law, and on account of the experience under the Retirement System as determined by the periodic investigation and valuation required by said Retirement Law. 12. Contributions required of Public Agency and its employees shall be paid by Public Agency to the Retirement System within thirty days after the end of the period to which said contributions refer or as may be prescribed by Board regulation. If more or less than the correct amount of contributions is paid for any period, proper adjustment shall be made in connection with subsequent remittances. Adjustments on account of errors in contributions required of any employee may be made by direct payments between the employee and the Board. I B. This amendment sh be effective on the 19_. BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF AZUSA BY PI�AS� bd r��T B . /n.. Y SIDNEY C. McCAUSLAND, lip Presiding Officer EXECUTIVE OFFICER jy/d/r (NI y„ Approved as to form: Witness Date Attest: day of Legal Offic�;j ate— Clerk Date PERS—CON-702 (AMENDMENT) (Rev. 9/85)