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Home My WebLink AboutNS-2459 - Authorizing an Amendment to the Contract Between the City Council of the City of Santa Ana and the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees Retirement SystemORDINANCE NO. NS-2459 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT BETVVEEN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AND THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The City Council hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: The Military Service Credit as Public Service Benefit allows an employee who is a member of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) to pumhase up to four (4) years credit for any continuous active mititary or merchant marine service prior to employment with a covered public agency such as the City of Santa Ana. In accordance with provisions of the current Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Police Officers' Association, the City agreed to amend its current contract with PERS to provide the Military Service Credit as a public service benefit as soon as practical. There is no fiscal impact to the City by this ordinance as the employer cost and the employee cost is paid by the employee. SECTION 2: That an amendment to the contract between the City Council of the City of Santa Ana and the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees' Retirement System is hereby authorized, in accordance with the terms of Exhibit A to this Ordinance which is attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof. SECTION 3: That the City Attorney is hereby directed to prepare and the Mayor and Clerk of the Council are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to execute said amendment for and on behalf of the City of Santa Ana. ADOPTED this 5th day of February, 2001. ATTEST: Patricia E. Healy Clerk of the Council Ordinance No. NS-2459 Page I of 2 COUNCILMEMBERS: Pulido Aye McGuigan Aye Alvamz Aye Bist Aye Christy Aye Franklin Aye Solorio Aye APPROVED AS TO FORM: Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney in K ~ Cl'~ef Assistafit City Attorney / CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY & PUBLICATION I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the attached Ordinance No. NS-2459 to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on February 5, 2001; and that said ordinance was published in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. Date: ~.~/ Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana Ordinance No. NS-2459 Page 2 of 2 CalPERS A-2001-0 11 California Public Employees' Retirement System 'AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT Between the Board of Administration California Public Employees' Retirement System and the City Council City of Santa Aha 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 July 1, 1947, and witnessed November 25, 1946, and as amended effective October 1, 1951, February 1, 1954, September 1, 1956, July 1, 1959, November 1, 1960, September 1, 1963, April 1, 1964, February 1, 1965, January 16, 1969,.November 1, 1970, June 1, 1974, December 16, 1976, December 1, 1978, October 1, 1981, July 1, 1984, December 1, 1984, July 1, 1985, February 1; 1990, July 1, 1990, December 5, 1991, April 15, 1993, June 16, 1994, January 1, 1995, December 5, 1995 and July 5, 2000 which prov!des for padicipation of Public Agency in said System, Board and Public Agency hereby agree as follows: A. Paragraphs 1 through 12 are hereby stricken from said contract as executed effective July 5, 2000, and hereby replaced by the following paragraphs numbered 1 through 12 inclusive: 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 and age 50 for local safety members. o Public Agency shall participate in the Public Employees' Retirement System from and after July 1, 1947 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. 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); Co Employees other than local safety members (herein referred to as local miscellaneous members). 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 The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of credited prior and current service as a local miscellaneous member shall be determined in accordance with Section 21354 of said Retirement Law (2% at age 55 Full). The pementage 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 21362 of said Retirement Law (2% at age 50 Full). Public Agency elected and .elects to be subject to the following optional provisions: a. Sections 21624 and 21626 (Post-Retirement Survivor Allowance). bo Section 21024 (Military Service Credit as Public Service), Statutes of 1974 for those local miscellaneous members and local safety members entering membership prior to October 1, 1981. 10. Section 20475 (Different Level of Benefits Provided for New Employees). Section 21024 (Military Service Credit as Public Service), Statutes of 1974; is not applicalbe to local miscellaneous members and local safety members entering membership after October 1, 1981. Section 20042 (One-Year Final Compensation). Section 20903 (Two Years Additional Service Credit). Section 21573 (Third Level of 1959 Survivor Benefi;[s). Section 21548 (Pre-Retirement Optional Settlement 2 Death Benefit). Section 21024 (Military Service Credit as Public Service), Statutes of 1976 for local safety members. Public Agency, in accordance with Government Code Section 20790, ceased to be an "employer" for purposes of Section 20834 effective on December 16, 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. 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. Public Agency shall also contribute to said Reiirement System as follows: Contributions required per covered member on account of the 1959 Survivor Benefits provided under Section 21573 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. 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. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. This amendment shall be effective on the ~ ~ day of ~¢~.~C , Zeo / . BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM BY,~.'.~; /~,~A,~-~7.~-,,-.~ ~ KE(I:~E~k W. IV~RZION', CHIEF ACTUA~RIAL & EMPLOYER SERVICES DIVISION PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM CITY COUNCIL CiTY OF SANTA ANA BY ~"~'--- P RESI?~'~G OFFICER Witness Date Attest: AMENDMENT PERS-CON-702A (Rev. 8~96)