HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 12-7363 RESOLUTION NO. 12- 7363
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY ELECTING TO BE
SUBJECT TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT
ONLY WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS IN DOWNEY EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT, MID-
MANAGEMENT, AND CONFIDENTIAL/EXEMPT POSITIONS AND FIXING THE
EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION FOR EMPLOYEES AND THE EMPLOYER'S
CONTRIBUTION FOR ANNUITANTS AT DIFFERENT AMOUNTS.
WHEREAS, (1) Government Code Section 22922(b) provides that a contracting agency
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may elect upon proper application to participate under the Public
Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act with respect to a recognized
employee organization only; and
WHEREAS, (2) Government Code Section 22892(c) provides that a contracting agency
may fix the amount of the employer's contribution for employees and the
employer's contribution for annuitants at different amounts provided that
the monthly contribution for annuitants shall be annually increased by an
amount not less than 5 percent of the monthly contribution for employees,
until such time as the amounts are equal; and
WHEREAS, (3) City of Downey, hereinafter referred to as Public Agency is a local agency
contracting with the Public Employees' Retirement System; and
WHEREAS, (4) The Public Agency desires to obtain for the members in Downey
Executive Management, Mid - Management, and Confidential /Exempt
Positions, who are employees and annuitants of the agency, the benefit of
the Act and to accept the liabilities and obligations of an employer under
the Act and Regulations; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, (a) That the Public Agency elect, and it does hereby elect, to be subject to the
provisions of the Act; and be it further
RESOLVED, (b) That the employer's contribution for each employee shall be the amount
necessary to pay the full cost of his enrollment, including the enrollment of
his family members in a health benefits p
lan up to a maximum of $112.00
p
per month; and be it further
RESOLVED, (c) That the employer's contribution for each annuitant shall be the amount
necessary to pay the cost of his enrollment, including the enrollment of his
family members, in a health benefits plan up to a maximum of $1.00 per
month; and be it further
RESOLVED, (d) That the employer's contribution for each annuitant shall be increased
annually by five percent of the monthly contribution for employees,
multiplied by number of years of employer's participation in PEMHCA,
until such time as the contributions are equal;
And that the contributions for employees and annuitants shall be in
addition to those amounts contributed by the Public Agency for
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administrative fees and to the Contingency Reserve Fund; and be it
further
RESOLVED, (e) That City of Downey has fully complied with any and all applicable
provisions of Government Code Section 7507 in electing the benefits set
forth above; and be it further
RESOLVED, (f) That the executive body appoint and direct, and it does hereby appoint
and direct, Human Resources Director to file with the Board of
Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System a verified
copy of this Resolution, and to perform on behalf of said Public Agency all
functions required of it under the Act and Regulations of the Board of
Administration; and be it further
RESOLVED, (g) That coverage under the Act be effective on October 1, 2012.
Adopted at a regular /special meeting of the City Council of the City of
Downey at Downey, CA this 26 day of July 2012.
Signed: -2.
ROC ER',_ BROSS ER, Mayor
Attest. ("ti s �, y 1 ADRIA M. JIMENE , City Clerk CMC
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City
Council of the City of Downey at a Special Meeting thereof held on the 26th day of July
2012, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members: Guerra, Marquez, Gafin, Mayor Brossmer
NOES: Council Members: None
ABSTAIN: Council Members: None
ABSENT: Council Members: Vasquez
Lie6, FF
ADRIA M. JIMENEZ, CMC
City Clerk
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