2011/03/22 City Council Ordinance 836
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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County of Sonoma )
Terri Griffin, under penalty of perjury, deposes and says:
That she is, and during all times herein mentioned was, the duly acting and qualified Deputy
City Clerk of the City of Rohnert Park, Sonoma County, California; and that on the 30th day
of March. 2011, she posted as required by law full, true, and correct copies of ORDINANCE
NO. 836, "AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK AND THE BOARD OF
ADMINISTRATION OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT
SYSTEM (CaIPERS)" in the following places:
City Hall
130 Avram Avenue
Public Safety Department
500 City Center Drive
Rohnert Park Community Center
5401 Snyder Lane
Library
. 6250 Lynne Conde Way
www.rvcitv.orl!for website posting
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 30th day of March, 2011.
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ORDINANCE NO. 836
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK AND
THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK, CALIFORNIA, does hereby
ordain as follows:
Section 1.
That an amendment to the contract between the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park and the
Board of Administration, California Public Employees' Retirement System is hereby authorized,
a copy of said amendment being attached hereto, marked Exhibit, and by such reference made a
part hereof as though herein set out in full.
Section 2.
The Mayor of the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park is hereby authorized, empowered,
and directed to execute said amendment for and on behalf of said Agency.
Section 3.
This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days after the date of its adoption, and prior to the expiration
of 15 days from the passage thereof shall be published at least once in The Community Voice, a
newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Rohnert Park and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
This ordinance was introduced on the 22nd day of February, 2011, and DULY AND
REGULARLY ADOPTED this 22nd day of March ,2011, by the following
roll call vote:
AYES:
Five (5) Council Members Ahanotu, Callinan, Mackenzie, Stafford, and
Mayor Belforte
NOES: None (0)
ABSENT: None (0)
ABSTAIN: None (0)
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CalPERS
California
Public Employees' Retirement System
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AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT
Between the
Board of Administration
California Public Employees' Retirement System
and the
City Council
City of Rohnert Park
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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,
1965, and witnessed May 17, 1965, and as amended effective August 2, 1972, October
1, 1977, January 1, 1980, June 1, 1987, March 1, 1990, February 14, 1992, June 27,
1992, July 1, 1997, July 1, 1998, October 25, 2002, July 1, 2007 and July 1, 2008 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 July 1, 2008, and hereby replaced by the following paragraphs
numbered 1 through 15 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 55 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, 1965 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 ofa contracting agency.
EXHIBIT
3. Public Agency agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS) and its
trustees, agents and employees, theCalPERS Board of Administration,
and the California Public Employees' Retirement Fund from any claims,
demands, actions, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, expenses and
costs, including but not limited to interest, penalties and attorneys fees
. thatmay arise as a result of any of the following:
(a) Public Agency's election to provide retirement benefits,
provisions or formulas under this Contract that are different than
the retirement benefits, provisions or formulas provided under
the Public Agency's prior non-CaIPERS retirement program.
(b) Public Agency's election to amend this ContraGt to provide
retirement benefits, provisions or formulas that are different than
existing retirement benefits, provisions or formulas. .
(c) Public Agency's agreement with a third party other than
CalPERS to provide retirement benefits, provisions, or formulas
that are different than the retirement benefits, provisions or
formulas provided under this Contract and provided for under
the California Public Employees' Retirement Law.
(d) Public Agency's election to file for bankruptcy under Chapter 9
(commencing with section 901) of Title 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code and/or Public Agency's election to reject this
Contract with the CalPERS Board of Administration pursuant to
section 365, of Title 11, of the United States Bankruptcy Code
or any similar provision of law.
(e) Public Agency's election to assign this Contract without the prior
written consent of the CaIPERS' Board of Administration.
(f) The termination of this Contract either voluntarily by request of
Public Agency or involuntarily pursuant to the Public Employees'
Retirement Law.
(g) Changes sponsored by Public Agency in existing retirement
benefits, provisions or formulas made as a result of
amendments, additions or deletions to California statute or to
the California Constitution.
4. 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). .
5. 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
6. Prior to January 1, 1975, those members who were hired by Public
Agency on a temporary and/or seasonal basis not to exceed 6 months
were excluded from PERS membership by contract. Government Code
Section 20305 supersedes this contract provision by providing that any
such temporary and/or seasonal employees are excluded from PERS .
membership subsequent to January 1, 1975.
7. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited prior and current' service as a local miscellaneous member in
employment before and not on or after July 1, 2007 shall be determined in
accordance with Section 21354 of said Retirement Law subject to the
reduction provided therein for Federal Social Security (2% at age 55
Modified and Full).
8. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited prior and current service as a local miscellaneous member in
employment on or after July 1, 2007 and not entering membership for the
first time in the miscellaneous classification after the effective date of this
amendment to contract shall be determined in accordance with Section
21354.5 of said Retirement Law subject to the reduction provided therein
for Federal Social Security (2.7% at age 55 Modified and Full).
9. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited current service as a local miscellaneous member entering
membership for the first. time in the miscellaneous classification after the
effective date of this amendment to contract shall be determined in
accordance with Section 21354 of said Retirement Law (2% at age 55 and
Full).
10. 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 21362.2 of said Retirement Law
(3% at age 50 Full).
11. Public Agency elected and elects to be subject to the following optional
provIsions:
a. Section 21573 (Third level of 1959 Survivor Benefits).
b. Section 20965 (Credit for Unused Sick Leave).
c. Section 21335 (5% Cost-of-Living Allowance) for those local
miscellaneous members and local safety members entering
membership in the miscellaneous or safety classification on or prior
to July 1, 2008.
d. Section 20042 (One-Year Final Compensation).
e. Section 21024 (Military Service Credit as Public Service).
f. Section 20903 (Two Years Additional Service Credit).
g. Section 21027 (Military Service Credit for Retired Persons).
h. Section 21023.5 (Public Service Credit for Peace Corps,
AmeriCorps VISTA, or AmeriCorps Service).
I. Section 20475 (Different Level of Benefits). Section 21335 (5%
Annual Cost-of-Living Allowance Increase) is applicable to local
miscellaneous and local safety members entering membership for
the first time in the miscellaneous or safety classification after July
1, 2008.
. Section 21354 (2% @ 55 Full formula) is applicable to local
miscellaneous members entering membership for the first time in
the miscellaneous classification after the effective date of this
amendment to contract.
12. 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.
13. Public Agency shall also contribute to said Retirement System as follows:
a. 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.
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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
B.
This amendment shall be effective on the
day of
BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
BY
LORI MCGARTLAND, CHIEF.
EMPLOYER SERVICES DIVISION
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
BY
PRESIDING OFFICER
Witness Date
Attest:
Clerk
AMENDMENT ER# 587