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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 95-C50RESOLUTION NO. 95—050 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF AZUSA AND THE AZUSA POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION AND AUTHORIZING THE REPRESENTATIVES OF MANAGEMENT TO SIGN THE AMENDMENT WHEREAS, a Memorandum of Understanding between the City Council of the City of Azusa and the Azusa Police Officers'Association (APOA) was approved and passed on January 4, 1994, and WHEREAS, the said Memorandum of Understanding covers the period July 1, 1993 through July 31, 1996, and WHEREAS, Section 1 of the Memorandum of Understanding provides for re -openers, and WHEREAS, representatives of Management and members of APOA met and conferred in good faith on the matter of special retirement provisions for members of the Association who have loyally and dutifully devoted their law enforcement careers towards public safety service with the City of Azusa, and WHEREAS, Management submitted a schedule showing longevity, accrued unused Sick Leave balances and cash values of the Leave for all of the members of APOA, that indicated that very few members of APOA had achieved as many as 20 or 25 years of public safety service to the City of Azusa, and WHEREAS, Members of APOA have the ability, upon retirement, to receive up to 50% of their respective unused accumulated sick leave in cash, or to defer up to 50% of it to retirement investments or towards reimbursement of medical expenses during retirement, or to convert up to 100% of it to retirement service credit, or a combination of these options, and WHEREAS, Management and Members of APOA agree that enhancements to Sick Leave cash -out provisions would be worthwhile incentives and rewards for the City's safety employees, who, as a group, already have an excellent reputation for prudent use of leave, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that: 1. Section 6.5. 10 of the MOU shall be deleted in its entirety. 2. Anew Section 6.5.10 shall be added to the MOU, to read as follows: "6.5.10 Conversion to Cash Upon Separation. "Upon separation due to death (if he or she had attained permanent status) the employee's estate may receive fifty percent (50%) of his or her accrued Sick Leave balance in cash. "Upon disability retirement with at least five (5) years of service with the City of Azusa, the employee may convert fifty percent (50010) of his or her accrued Sick Leave balance to cash. "Upon voluntary separation with less than ten (10) cumulative years of sworn safety service with the City of Azusa Police Department, the employee may convert fifty percent (50%) of his or her accrued Sick Leave balance to cash for hours in excess of three -hundred twenty (320) hours to a maximum payment of two hundred forty (240) hours. "Upon voluntary retirement with at least ten (10) years of City service, the employee may convert fifty percent (50%) of his or her accrued Sick Leave balance to cash. "Upon voluntary separation with at least ten (10) cumulative years of sworn safety service with the City of Azusa Police Department, the employee may convert fifty percent (50%) of his or her accrued Sick Leave balance to cash. "Upon voluntary separation with at least twenty-five (25) cumulative years of sworn safety service with the City of Azusa Police Department, the employee may convert one -hundred percent (100%) of his or her accrued Sick Leave balance to cash." 3. A new Section 6.5.11 shall be added to the MOU, to read as follows: "6.5.11 Conversion to Service Credit Upon Retirement. "Pursuant to the terms of the City's contract, as amended, with the Public Employees' Retirement System, upon voluntary retirement the employee may convert 100% of his or her accrued Sick Leave balance, less any amount converted to cash under the provisions of Section 6.5.10, to retirement service credit." 4. The City Council does hereby approve the attached Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding and does hereby direct the representatives of Management to affix their signatures thereon. The City Clerk shall certify the passage of this Resolution. APPROVED AND PASSED this 1st day of MAY 1995. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed by the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof held on the, 1st day of MAY 1995. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:HARDISON,MADRID, NARANJO,BEEBE,ALEXANDER NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE AMENDMENT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, APOA, JULY 1, 1993 1. Section 6.5.10 of the MOU shall be deleted in its entirety. 2. A new Section 6.5. 10 shall be added to the MOU, to read as follows: "6.5.10 Conversion to Cash Upon Separation. EXHIBIT'A' "Upon separation due to death (if he or she had attained permanent status) the employee's estate may receive fifty percent (50916) of his or her accrued Sick Leave balance in cash. "Upon disability retirement with at least five (5) years of service with the City of Azusa, the employee may convert fifty percent (50%) of his or her accrued Sick Leave balance to cash. "Upon voluntary separation with less than ten (10) cumulative years of swom safety service with the City of Azusa Police Department, the employee may convert fifty percent (50%) of his or her accrued Sick Leave balance to cash for hours in excess of three -hundred twenty (320) hours to a maximum payment of two hundred forty (240) hours. "Upon voluntary retirement with at least ten (10) years of City service, the employee may convert fifty percent (501/6) of his or her accrued Sick Leave balance to cash. "Upon voluntary separation with at least ten (10) cumulative years of sworn safety service with the City of Azusa Police Department, the employee may convert fifty percent (50%) of his or her accrued Sick Leave balance to cash. "Upon voluntary separation with at least twenty-five (25) cumulative years of sworn safety service with the City of Azusa Police Department, the employee may convert one - hundred percent (100%) of his or her accrued Sick Leave balance to cash." 3. A new Section 6.5.11 shall be added to the MOU, to read as follows: "6.5.11 Conversion to Service Credit Upon Retirement. "Pursuant to the terms of the City's contract, as amended, with the Public Employees' Retirement System, upon voluntary retirement the employee may convert 100% of his or her accrued Sick Leave balance, less any amount converted to cash under the provisions of Section 6.5.10, to retirement service credit." For the AZUSA POLICE A For the CITY OF AZUSA ASSOCIATION DATE DATE,?.( ( _95_ DATE 4,,//?—a� DATE