HomeMy WebLinkAbout1/16/2002 - STAFF REPORTS (5) Date: January 16, 2002
To: City Council
From: Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION TO COMMENCE REPORTING THE VALUE
OF EMPLOYER PAID MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS(EPMC)TO CALIPERS FOR ALL
MISCELLANEOUS EMPLOYEES IN THE GENERAL UNIT
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that City Council adopt the attached Resolution, which provides the
action necessary to implement provisions of the agreement reached with the Service
Employees International Union Local 700 representing the General Unit for the period
January 1, 2002,through June 30, 2003.
SUMMARY:
City Council adopted Resolution 20245 on December 19, 2001, approving a Memorandum
of Understanding with the General Unit employees for related wage and benefit package for
a period of eighteen months terminating June 30, 2003. One of the steps in the procedures
to implement the changes in CalPERS Employer Paid Member Contribution benefits is the
adoption by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs of a Resolution to commence
paying and reporting the value of said Employer Paid Member Contributions for all
employees in the General Unit.
BACKGROUND:
To meet the requirements of CaIPERS, the resolution must read that we are
commencing to pay the employee share when in actuality that is a benefit we have
provided the General Unit for sometime. All this action would do would change the way
that benefit is recorded with CaIPERS, that is, the Employer Paid Member Contribution
will now be recorded with CalPERS as compensation for purposes of future calculation
of the member's final compensation for retirement benefits.
The attached proposed Resolution implements the changes in CalPERS Employer Paid
Member Contribution benefits for the group identified, pursuant to the Memorandum of
Understanding covering the period January 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.
SUSAN E. MILLS
Director ofHuman Resources
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS: Resolution
RESOLUTION NO.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
APPROVING REPORTING THE VALUE OF
EMPLOYER PAID MEMBER
CONTRIBUTIONS.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Springs has the authority to implement
Government Code Section 20636(c) (4) pursuant to Section 20691; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Springs has a written labor policy or
agreement which specifically provides for the normal member contributions to be paid by the
employer, and reported as additional compensation; and
WHEREAS, one of the steps in the procedures to implement Section 20691 is the adoption
by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs of a Resolution to commence reporting the
value of said Employer Paid Member Contributions(EPMC); and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Springs has identified the following
conditions for the purpose of its election to pay EPMC:
a) This benefit shall apply to all General Unit employees in the Miscellaneous
Group.
b) This benefit shall consist of paying 7% (seven percent) of the normal
contributions as EPMC, and reporting the same 7% (seven percent) of
compensation earnable {excluding Government Code Section 20636(c) (Q as
additional compensation.
c) The effective date of this Resolution shall be February 3, 2002.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs,
California,that it elects to report the value of EPMC, as set forth above.
ADOPTED this day of 2002.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
By
CITY CLERK CITY MANAGER
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