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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6098 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, -1- 6098 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. -2- 6098 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, -3- 6098 SECTION 7. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. Passed, approved and adopted this 5th day of January, 1999. *fi-d. ,~J-MI;/ May of the City of Arcadia ATTEST: /' J J ford City Clerk ofthe Cit APPROVED AS TO FORM: ?r;~ f !f)~ Michael H. Miller City Attorney of the City of Arcadia -4- 6098 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 ~ Clerk of the -5- 6098