Resolution 1994-49
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RBSOLUTIOB BO. 94 - 49
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY OF INTENTION TO APPROVE AN
AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY.
WHEREAS, the Public Employees' Retirement Law permits the participation of
public agencies and their employees in the Public Employees' Retirement System by
the execution of a contract, and sets forth the procedure by which said public
agencies may elect to subject themselves and their employees to amendment to said
Law; and
WHEREAS, one of the steps in the procedures to amend this contract is the
adoption by the governing body of the public agency of a resolution giving notice
of its intention to approve an amendment to said contract, which resolution shall
contain a summary of the change proposed in said contract; and
WHEREAS, the following is a statement of the proposed change:
To provide Section 20818 (Two Years Additional Service Credit) for
local safety members; and Section 20930.3 (Military Service Credit
as Public Service) for local fire members only.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the governing body of the above agency
does hereby give notice of intention to approve an amendment to the contract
between the said governing body and the Board of Administration of the Public
Employees' Retirement System, a copy of said amendment being attached hereto, as
an "Exhibit" and by this reference made a part hereof.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of June, 1994, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GILROY, MORALES, ROGERS, ROWLI SON , VALDEZ and GAGE.
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER: KLOECKER
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RESOLUTION NO. 94 - 49
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~tW 00 NOT SIGN "EXHiBIT ON. EXHIBIT
AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE
BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION
OF THE
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
AND THE
CITY COUNCIL
OF THE
CITY OF GILROY
The Board of Administration, Public Employees' Retirement System, hereinafter referred to as Board,
and the governing body of above public agency, hereinafter referred to as Public Agency, having entered
into a contract effective July 1, 1968, and witnessed May 21, 1968, and as amended effective November
3, 1971, August 1, 1973, January 1, 1975, July 1, 1981, July 1, 1982, January 1, 1987, June 2, 1988,
June 1, 1990, May 1, 1991, November 19, 1992, June 24, 1993 and February 3, 1994, 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 February
3, 1994, and hereby replaced by the following paragraphs numbered 1 through 13 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 and age 50
for local safety members.
2. Public Agency shall participate in the Public Employees' Retirement System from and
after July 1, 1968 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. 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:
a. PERSONS COMPENSATED ON AN HOURLY BASIS.
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5. Assets heretofore accumulated with respect to members in the local retirement system
have been transferred to the Public Employees' Retirement System and applied against
the liability for prior service incurred thereunder. That portion of the assets so
transferred which represent the accumulated contributions (plus interest thereof) required
of the employees under said local system has been credited to the individual membership
account of each such employee under the Public Employees' Retirement System.
6. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for local miscellaneous members for
each year of credited prior and current service shall be determined in accordance with
Section 21251.13 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 60 Full and Modified).
7. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of credited prior and
current service as a local safety member shall be determined in accordance with Section
21252.01 of said Retirement Law (2 % at age 50 Full).
8. Public Agency elected to be subject to the following optional provisions:
a. Sections 21380-21387 (1959 Survivor Benefits) excluding Section 21382.2
(Increased 1959 Survivor Benefits) and Section 21382.4 (Third Level of 1959
Survivor Benefits) for local miscellaneous members and local police members.
b. Section 21361.5 (Local System Service Credit Included in Basic Death Benefit).
c. Section 21222.1 (Special 5 % Increase - 1970). Legislation repealed said Section
effective January 1, 1980.
d. Section 20862.8 (Credit for Unused Sick Leave).
e. Sections 21380-21387 (1959 Survivor Benefits) including Section 21382.4 (Third
Level of 1959 Survivor Benefits) for local fire members only.
f. Section 20024.2 (One-Year Final Compensation) for local safety members only.
g. Section 20818 (Two-Years Additional Service Credit).
h. Section 20930.3 (Military Service Credit as Public Service), statutes of 1976 for
local fire members only.
9. Public Agency, in accordance with Government Code Section 20740, ceased to be an
"employer" for purposes of Section 20759 effective on July 1, 1981. Accumulated
contributions of Public Agency shall be. fixed and determined as provided in Government
Code Section 20759, and accumulated contributions thereafter shall be held by the Board
as provided in Government Code Section 20759.
10. 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.
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11. Public Agency shall also contribute to said Retirement System as follows:
a. Public Agency shall contribute $2.00 per employee, per month on account of the
liability for the 1959 Survivor Benefits provided under Section 21382.4 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 fire 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.
12. 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.
13. 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 contribu~ions 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.
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This amendment shall be effective on the
BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC ~LOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
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PUBLIC EMPLOYE~rflliTIREMENT SYSTEM
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I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do
hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 94-49
is an original
resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 20th
at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
day of
June
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Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this 21st day of
June
,1994.
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