HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-12-10 - RESOLUTIONS - REPRESENTED EMPLOYEE COMP (2)RESOLUTION NO. 13-76
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
PROVIDING FOR COMPENSATION OF REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY
WHEREAS, Section 37206 of the Government Code requires the City Council to
prescribe the time and method of paying salaries, wages and benefits for employees of the City;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has authorized and directed, under provisions of the
Municipal Code of the City of Santa Clarita, Section 2.080.060, the City Manager to prepare a
proposed salary plan for all employees of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Santa
Clarita as follows:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City
and Service Employees International Union (SEN), Local 721, effective January 3, 2014, all
represented employees will receive a 5% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA).
SECTION 2. Pursuant to the MOU between the City and SEN, effective the first full
pay period in January 2014, represented employees in the 2.7% at 55 Public Employees
Retirement System (PERS) pension plan will make a 3% contribution toward their pensions.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to the MOU between the City and SEN, a vesting schedule for
retiree health benefits will be implemented as follows:
A. Represented employees hired before January 1, 2008, and who retire from the City on
or before December 31, 2013, will be eligible for the maximum monthly retiree
medical benefit up to the employee plus one dependent rate of the lowest cost health
insurance plan available to employees as offered by PERS, subject to annual changes
if so approved by City Council.
B. Represented employees hired before January 1, 2008, and who retire from the City on
or after January 1, 2014, will be eligible for the maximum monthly retiree medical
benefit up to the employee plus one dependent rate for the lowest cost health
insurance plan available to employees as offered by PERS, subject to annual changes
if so approved by City Council, and pro -rated based on the employee's years of
' service as a regular employee following this schedule:
1. 50% upon completing 5 years of service with the City of Santa Clarita
2. 75% upon completing 10 years of service with the City of Santa I Clarita
3. 100% upon completing 15 years of service with the City of Santa
Clarita or retiring at age 65 or older from the City under a regular
service retirement with PERS
C. Represented employees hired on or after January 1, 2008, will be eligible to receive
the PERS minimum -required health benefit upon retirement from the City. This
provision has been in place for all employees since January 1, 2008 and remains
unchanged.
SECTION 4. The City's contributions for represented employee health benefits (cafeteria
dollars, supplemental benefit dollars, and taxable cash) will remain unchanged for the calendar
year 2014 as outlined in a Side Letter of Agreement.
SECTION 5. All prior resolutions and parts of resolutions in conflict with this resolution
are hereby rescinded.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 10th day of December 2013.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Armine Chaparyan, Interim City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at
a regular meeting thereof, held on the 10th day of December 2013, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: McLean, Ferry, Kellar, Boydston, Weste
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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