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FOR City Council Staff Report
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DATE: November 7, 2012 LEGISLATIVE
SUBJECT: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE
NO. 1814, AMENDMENTS TO CONTRACT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF
ADMINISTRATION OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS
FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager
BY: Office of the City Clerk
SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider adoption of Ordinance No. 1814.
RECOMMENDATION:
Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1814, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS."
STAFF ANALYSIS:
On October 17, 2012, Ordinance No. 1814 was introduced for first reading,
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN
AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF
THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS."
ACTION: Waive the reading of the full text of the Ordinance, and
introduce by title Ordinance No. 1814, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS." Motion Mayor Pro
Item No. 3 . f-'1 .
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1814
November 7, 2012
Page 2 of 2
Tern Foat, seconded by Councilmember Hutcheson, and
unanimously carried on a roll call vote.
This report provides for the City Council to waive further reading and adopt the
ordinance. The ordinance shall be effective 30-days from adoption.
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, J mes Thompson David H. Ready, Esq
City Clerk City Manager
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Attachment: Ordinance No. 1814
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ORDINANCE NO. 1814
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. An amendment to the contract between the City Council of the City
of Palm Springs and the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees'
Retirement System is hereby authorized and approved, 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, as on file in the office of the City Clerk.
SECTION 2. The City Manager of the City of Palm Springs is hereby authorized,
empowered, and directed to execute said amendment for and on behalf of the City
Council and the City of Palm Springs.
SECTION 3. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same, or the summary thereof, to be
published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law and this Ordinance shall take
effect thirty (30) days after adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY
COUNCIL THIS 7th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2012.
STEPHEN P. POUGNET, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JAMES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK
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Ordinance 1814
Page 2
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California, do
hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1814 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was
introduced at a regular meeting of the Palm Springs City Council on October 17, 2012,
and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on November 7, 2012, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
JAMES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK
City of Palm Springs, California
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Ca1PERS
EXHIBIT
California
Public Employees' Retirement System
AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT
Between the
Board of Administration
California Public Employees' Retirement System
and the
City Council
City of Palm Springs
The Board of Administration, California Public Employees' Retirement System,
hereinafter referred to as Board, and the governing body of the above public agency,
hereinafter referred to as Public Agency, having entered into a contract effective
January 1, 1957, and witnessed December 3, 1956, and as amended effective July 14,
1965, January 14, 1973, January 1, 1975, September 5, 1976, July 10, 1977, October
15, 1978, April 29, 1979, February 27, 1983, July 1, 1984, June 29, 1986, April 18,
1998, August 23, 1998, April 18, 1999, August 19, 2001, April 28, 2002, May 25, 2003,
January 4, 2004, June 17, 2011 and December 17, 2011 which provides for
participation of Public Agency in said System, Board and Public Agency hereby agree
as follows:
A. Paragraphs 1 through 15 are hereby stricken from said contract as executed
effective December 17, 2011, and hereby replaced by the following paragraphs
numbered 1 through 16 inclusive:
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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 55 for local miscellaneous members entering membership in
the miscellaneous classification on or prior to the effective date of this
amendment to contract and age 60 for local miscellaneous members
entering membership for the first time in the miscellaneous classification
after the effective date of this amendment to contract; age 50 for local
police members entering membership in the police classification on or
prior to June 17, 2011 and those local fire members entering membership
in the fire classification on or prior to December 17, 2011; age 55 for local
police members entering membership for the first time in the police
classification after June 17, 2011 and those local fire members entering
membership in the fire classification after December 17, 2011.
2. Public Agency shall participate in the Public Employees' Retirement
System from and after January 1, 1957 making its employees as
hereinafter 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. Public Agency agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS) and its
trustees, agents and employees, the CaIPERS Board of Administration,
and the California Public Employees' Retirement Fund from any claims,
demands, actions, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, expenses and
costs, including but not limited to interest, penalties and attorneys fees
that may arise as a result of any of the following:
(a) Public Agency's election to provide retirement benefits,
provisions or formulas under this Contract that are different than
the retirement benefits, provisions or formulas provided under
the Public Agency's prior non-CaIPERS retirement program.
(b) Public Agency's election to amend this Contract to provide
retirement benefits, provisions or formulas that are different than
existing retirement benefits, provisions or formulas.
(c) Public Agency's agreement with a third party other than
CaIPERS to provide retirement benefits, provisions, or formulas
that are different than the retirement benefits, provisions or
formulas provided under this Contract and provided for under
the California Public Employees' Retirement Law.
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(d) Public Agency's election to file for bankruptcy under Chapter 9
(commencing with section 901) of Title 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code and/or Public Agency's election to reject this
Contract with the CalPERS Board of Administration pursuant to
section 365, of Title 11, of the United States Bankruptcy Code
or any similar provision of law.
(e) Public Agency's election to assign this Contract without the prior
written consent of the CaIPERS' Board of Administration.
(f) The termination of this Contract either voluntarily by request of
Public Agency or involuntarily pursuant to the Public Employees'
Retirement Law.
(g) Changes sponsored by Public Agency in existing retirement
benefits, provisions or formulas made as a result of
amendments, additions or deletions to California statute or to
the California Constitution.
4. 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).
5. 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:
NO ADDITIONAL EXCLUSIONS
6. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited prior and current service for local miscellaneous members in
employment before and not on or after April 28, 2002 shall be determined
in accordance with Section 21354 of said Retirement Law, subject to the
reduction provided therein for service prior to December 31, 1974,
termination of Social Security, for members whose service has been
included in Federal Social Security (2% at age 55 Full and Modified).
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7. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited prior and current service for local miscellaneous members in
employment on or after April 28, 2002 and not entering membership for
the first time in the miscellaneous classification after the effective date of
this amendment to contract shall be shall be determined in accordance
with Section 21354.5 of said Retirement Law, subject to the reduction
provided therein for service prior to December 31, 1974, termination of
Social Security, for members whose service has been included in Federal
Social Security (2.7% at age 55 Full and Modified).
8. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited current service as a local miscellaneous member entering
membership for the first time in the miscellaneous classification after the
effective date of this amendment to contract shall be determined in
accordance with Section 21353 of said Retirement Law (2% at age 60
Full).
9. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited prior and current service as a local police member entering
membership in the police classification on or prior to June 17, 2011 and
local fire members entering membership in the fire classification on or
prior to December 17, 2011 shall be determined in accordance with
Section 21362.2 of said Retirement Law (3% at age 50 Full).
10. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited current service as a local police member entering membership for
the first time in the police classification after June 17, 2011 and local fire
members entering membership for the first time in the fire classification
after December 17, 2011 shall be determined in accordance with Section
21363.1 of said Retirement Law (3% at age 55 Full).
11. Public Agency elected and elects to be subject to the following optional
provisions:
a. Sections 21624, 21626 and 21628 (Post-Retirement Survivor
Allowance).
b. Section 21024 (Military Service Credit as Public Service).
C. Section 20042 (One-Year Final Compensation) for local safety
members and for those local miscellaneous members entering
membership on or prior to the effective date of this amendment to
contract.
d. Section 20965 (Credit for Unused Sick Leave) for local fire
members only.
e. Section 21574 (Fourth Level of 1959 Survivor Benefits). 08
f. Section 20475 (Different Level of Benefits). Section 21363.1 (3%
@ 55 Full formula) is applicable to local police members entering
membership for the first time in the police classification after June
17, 2011.
Section 21363.1 (3% @ 55 Full formula) is applicable to local fire
members entering membership for the first time in the fire
classification after December 17, 2011.
Section 21353 (2% @ 60 Full formula) and Section 20037 (Three-
Year Final Compensation) are applicable to local miscellaneous
members entering membership for the first time in the
miscellaneous classification after the effective date of this
amendment to contract.
12. Public Agency, in accordance with Government Code Section 20790,
ceased to be an "employer' for purposes of Section 20834 effective on
September 5, 1976. Accumulated contributions of Public Agency shall be
fixed and determined as provided in Government Code Section 20834,
and accumulated contributions thereafter shall be held by the Board as
provided in Government Code Section 20834.
13. Public Agency shall contribute to said Retirement System the contributions
determined by actuarial valuations of prior and future service liability with
respect to local miscellaneous members and local safety members of said
Retirement System.
14. Public Agency shall also contribute to said Retirement System as follows:
a. Contributions required per covered member on account of the 1959
Survivor Benefits provided under Section 21574 of said Retirement
Law. (Subject to annual change.) In addition, all assets and
liabilities of Public Agency and its employees shall be pooled in a
single account, based on term insurance rates, for survivors of all
local miscellaneous members and local safety members.
b. A reasonable amount, as fixed by the Board, payable in one
installment 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.
C. A reasonable amount, as fixed by the Board, payable in one
installment 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.
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15. 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.
16. Contributions required of Public Agency and its employees shall be paid
by Public Agency to the Retirement System within fifteen 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.
B. This amendment shall be effective on the day of
BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION CITY COUNCIL
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
BY BY
KAREN DE FRANK, CHIEF PRESIDING OFFICER
CUSTOMER ACCOUNT SERVICES DIVISION
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Witness Date
Attest:
Clerk
AMENDMENT CaIPERS ID#5389648201
PERS-CON-702A
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
NOTIFICATION
City Council
Meeting Date: November 7, 2012
Subject: Ordinance No. 1814
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
I, Kathie Hart, Chief Deputy City Clerk, of the City of Palm Springs, California, do hereby
certify that a copy of the attached Ordinance Summary was published in the Desert Sun on
November 17, 2012.
1 declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
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Kathie Hart, CMC
Chief Deputy City Clerk
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, Kathie Hart, Chief Deputy City Clerk, of the City of Palm Springs, California, do hereby
certify that a copy of the attached Ordinance Summary was posted at City Hall, 3200 E.
Tahquitz Canyon Drive, on the exterior legal notice posting board and in the Office of the
City Clerk on November 13, 2012.
1 declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
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Kathie Hart, CMC
Chief Deputy City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 1814
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. An amendment to the contract between the City Council of the City
of Palm Springs and the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees'
Retirement System is hereby authorized and approved, 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, as on file in the office of the City Clerk.
SECTION 2. The City Manager of the City of Palm Springs is hereby authorized,
empowered, and directed to execute said amendment for and on behalf of the City
Council and the City of Palm Springs.
SECTION 3. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same, or the summary thereof, to be
published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law and this Ordinance shall take
effect on December 24, 2012,
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY
COUNCIL THIS 7" DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2012.
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California, do
hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1814 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was
introduced at a regular meeting of the Palm Springs City Council on October 17, 2012,
and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on November 7, 2012, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Hutcheson, Councilmember Lewin, Councilmember Mills,
Mayor Pro Tern Foat, and Mayor Pougnet.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
JAMES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK
City of Palm Springs, California
Ca1PERS
California
Public Employees' Retirement System
AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT
Between the
Board of Administration
California Public Employees ' Retirement System
and the
City Council
City of Palm Springs
The Board of Administration, California Public Employees' Retirement System,
hereinafter referred to as Board, and the governing body of the above public agency,
hereinafter referred to as Public Agency, having entered into a contract effective
January 1, 1957, and witnessed December 3, 1956, and as amended effective July 14,
1965, January 14, 1973, January 1, 1975, September 5, 1976, July 10, 1977, October
15, 1978, April 29, 1979, February 27, 1983, July 1, 1984, June 29, 1986, April 18,
1998, August 23, 1998, April 18, 1999, August 19, 2001, April 28, 2002, May 25, 2003,
January 4, 2004, June 17, 2011 and December 17, 2011 which provides for
participation of Public Agency in said System, Board and Public Agency hereby agree
as follows:
A. Paragraphs 1 through 15 are hereby stricken from said contract as executed
effective December 17, 2011, and hereby replaced by the following paragraphs
numbered 1 through 16 inclusive:
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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 55 for local miscellaneous members entering membership in
the miscellaneous classification on or prior to the effective date of this
amendment to contract and age 60 for local miscellaneous members
entering membership for the first time in the miscellaneous classification
after the effective date of this amendment to contract; age 50 for local
police members entering membership in the police classification on or
prior to June 17, 2011 and those local fire members entering membership
in the fire classification on or prior to December 17, 2011; age 55 for local
police members entering membership for the first time in the police
classification after June 17, 2011 and those local fire members entering
membership in the fire classification after December 17, 2011.
2. Public Agency shall participate in the Public Employees' Retirement
System from and after January 1, 1957 making its employees as
hereinafter 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. Public Agency agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS) and its
trustees, agents and employees, the CaIPERS Board of Administration,
and the California Public Employees' Retirement Fund from any claims,
demands, actions, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, expenses and
costs, including but not limited to interest, penalties and attorneys fees
that may arise as a result of any of the following:
(a) Public Agency's election to provide retirement benefits,
provisions or formulas under this Contract that are different than
the retirement benefits, provisions or formulas provided under
the Public Agency's prior non-CaIPERS retirement program.
(b) Public Agency's election to amend this Contract to provide
retirement benefits, provisions or formulas that are different than
existing retirement benefits, provisions or formulas.
(c) Public Agency's agreement with a third party other than
CaIPERS to provide retirement benefits, provisions, or formulas
that are different than the retirement benefits, provisions or
formulas provided under this Contract and provided for under
the California Public Employees' Retirement Law.
(d) Public Agency's election to file for bankruptcy under Chapter 9
(commencing with section 901) of Title 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code and/or Public Agency's election to reject this
Contract with the CalPERS Board of Administration pursuant to
section 365, of Title 11, of the United States Bankruptcy Code
or any similar provision of law.
(e) Public Agency's election to assign this Contract without the prior
written consent of the CalPERS' Board of Administration.
(f) The termination of this Contract either voluntarily by request of
Public Agency or involuntarily pursuant to the Public Employees'
Retirement Law.
(g) Changes sponsored by Public Agency in existing retirement
benefits, provisions or formulas made as a result of
amendments, additions or deletions to California statute or to
the California Constitution.
4. 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).
5. 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:
NO ADDITIONAL EXCLUSIONS
6. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited prior and current service for local miscellaneous members in
employment before and not on or after April 28, 2002 shall be determined
in accordance with Section 21354 of said Retirement Law, subject to the
reduction provided therein for service prior to December 31, 1974,
termination of Social Security, for members whose service has been
included in Federal Social Security (2% at age 55 Full and Modified).
7. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited prior and current service for local miscellaneous members in
employment on or after April 28, 2002 and not entering membership for
the first time in the miscellaneous classification after the effective date of
this amendment to contract shall be shall be determined in accordance
with Section 21354.5 of said Retirement Law, subject to the reduction
provided therein for service prior to December 31, 1974, termination of
Social Security, for members whose service has been included in Federal
Social Security (2.7% at age 55 Full and Modified).
8. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited current service as a local miscellaneous member entering
membership for the first time in the miscellaneous classification after the
effective date of this amendment to contract shall be determined in
accordance with Section 21353 of said Retirement Law (2% at age 60
Full).
9. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited prior and current service as a local police member entering
membership in the police classification on or prior to June 17, 2011 and
local fire members entering membership in the fire classification on or
prior to December 17, 2011 shall be determined in accordance with
Section 21362.2 of said Retirement Law (3% at age 50 Full).
10. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited current service as a local police member entering membership for
the first time in the police classification after June 17, 2011 and local fire
members entering membership for the first time in the fire classification
after December 17, 2011 shall be determined in accordance with Section
21363.1 of said Retirement Law (3% at age 55 Full).
11. Public Agency elected and elects to be subject to the following optional
provisions:
a. Sections 21624, 21626 and 21628 (Post-Retirement Survivor
Allowance).
b. Section 21024 (Military Service Credit as Public Service).
C. Section 20042 (One-Year Final Compensation) for local safety
members and for those local miscellaneous members entering
membership on or prior to the effective date of this amendment to
contract.
d. Section 20965 (Credit for Unused Sick Leave) for local fire
members only.
e. Section 21574 (Fourth Level of 1959 Survivor Benefits).
f. Section 20475 (Different Level of Benefits). Section 21363.1 (3%
@ 55 Full formula) is applicable to local police members entering
membership for the first time in the police classification after June
17, 2011.
Section 21363.1 (3% @ 55 Full formula) is applicable to local fire
members entering membership for the first time in the fire
classification after December 17, 2011.
Section 21353 (2% @ 60 Full formula) and Section 20037 (Three-
Year Final Compensation) are applicable to local miscellaneous
members entering membership for the first time in the
miscellaneous classification after the effective date of this
amendment to contract.
12. Public Agency, in accordance with Government Code Section 20790,
ceased to be an "employer' for purposes of Section 20834 effective on
September 5, 1976. Accumulated contributions of Public Agency shall be
fixed and determined as provided in Government Code Section 20834,
and accumulated contributions thereafter shall be held by the Board as
provided in Government Code Section 20834.
13. Public Agency shall contribute to said Retirement System the contributions
determined by actuarial valuations of prior and future service liability with
respect to local miscellaneous members and local safety members of said
Retirement System.
14. Public Agency shall also contribute to said Retirement System as follows:
a. Contributions required per covered member on account of the 1959
Survivor Benefits provided under Section 21574 of said Retirement
Law. (Subject to annual change.) In addition, all assets and
liabilities of Public Agency and its employees shall be pooled in a
single account, based on term insurance rates, for survivors of all
local miscellaneous members and local safety members.
b. A reasonable amount, as fixed by the Board, payable in one
installment 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.
C. A reasonable amount, as fixed by the Board, payable in one
installment 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.
15. 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.
16. Contributions required of Public Agency and its employees shall be paid
by Public Agency to the Retirement System within fifteen 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.
B. This amendment shall be effective on the day of
BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION CITY COUNCIL
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
BY BY
KAREN DE FRANK, CHIEF PRESIDING OFFICER
CUSTOMER ACCOUNT SERVICES DIVISION
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Witness Date
Attest:
Clerk
AMENDMENT CaIPERS ID#5389648201
PERS-CON-702A