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RESOLUTION NO, 6098
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, ELECTING TO BE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT ONLY WITH
RESPECT TO MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL AND FIXING THE
EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION FOR EMPLOYEES AND THE
EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION FOR ANNUITANTS AT
DIFFFERENT AMOUNTS
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 22850.3 provides that a contracting
agency 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, Government Code Section 22857 provides that a contracting agency
may fix the amount of the empIoyer's contribution for employees and the empIoyer's
contribution for annuitants at different amounts provided that the monthly contribution
for annuitants shall be annualIy 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, CITY OF ARCADIA, hereinafter referred to as Public Agency is a
local agency contracting with the Public Employees' Retirement System; and
WHEREAS, The Public Agency desires to obtain for the members of City
Council, 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 and,
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WHEREAS, Government Code Section 53208.5 (b) prohibits any member of a
legislative body whose service first commences on and after January ], ] 995, from
receiving health and welfare benefits greater than the most generous schedule of benefits
being received by any category of non safety employees and,
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 5320] (c) (2) prohibits a local agency that
did not provide benefits to fonner elective members of a legislative body before January
I, ] 994, from providing benefits after January], ] 994, unless the members participate on
a self -pay basis; and,
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 5320] (c) (I) provides that a legislative
body that provided benefits to fonner elected members shall not provide benefits to any
person first elected to a tenn of office that begins on or after January I, ] 995, unless the
member participates on a self-pay basis or was fully vested prior to January ], ] 995.
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. That the Public Agency elect, and it does hereby elect, to be
subject to the provisions of the Act.
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SECTION 2. 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 plan up to a maximum of $16,00 per month.
SECTION 3. 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.
SECTION 4. That the' employer's contribution for each annuitant shall be
increased annually by 5% percent of the monthly contribution for employees, until such
time as the contributions are eqnal; and that the contributions for employees and
annuitants shall be in addition to those amounts contributed by the Public Agency for
administrative fees and to the Contingency Reserve Fund.
SECTION 5. That the executive body appoint and direct, and it does hereby
appoint and direct, William Kelly 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 PubIic Agency all functions required of it under the Act and Regulations of
the Board of Administration,
SECTION 6. That coverage under the Act be effective on February I, 1999,
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SECTION 7. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
Passed, approved and adopted this 5th day of January, 1999.
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May of the City of Arcadia
ATTEST:
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City Clerk ofthe Cit
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Michael H. Miller
City Attorney of the City of Arcadia
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 6098 was passed and adopted by the City Council ofthe City of
Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 5th day of January, 1999 and that said Resolution was adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
A YES: Counci1member Chandler, Harbicht, Marshall, Roncelli and Kovacic
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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Clerk of the
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