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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
MEETING DATE: July 19, 2011
AGENDA ITEM NO.
ITEM TITLE:
Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City Modifying the Contribution Rates to the
Public Employees' Retirement System by Eliminating the City's Contribution and Increasing to Eight
Percent the Member Contribution Paid by the City of National City's Miscellaneous Employees
Represented by the National City Municipal Employees' Association (NCMEA)
PREPARED BY: Lilia Munoz, HR Technician DEPARTMENT: . resources
PHONE: 336-4309 APPROVED =Y:
EXPLANATION:
On July 19, 2011, the City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding (M • between the City of
National City and the National City Municipal Employees' Association (NCMEA) for the period July 1, 2011
through June 30, 2014. The terms of the MOU included an amendment to Article 19, Public Employees'
Retirement System (PERS). Since January 2010, the City has contributed five percent (5%) of the employee's
eight percent (8%) member contribution, with the employees contributing the other three percent (3%). As
amended, NCMEA employees have agreed to pay an additional five percent (5%) of the employee contribution
effective July 1, 2011. As such, NCMEA employees will assume responsibility for the full employee contribution
effective fiscal year 2011/2012.
To effect this MOU provision, pursuant to Government Code Section 20691, the City Council must amend the
contract between the Board of Administration of PERS and the City Council by adopting a resolution specifying
the plan change. Therefore, staff seeks a resolution to eliminate the Employer Paid Member Contribution to
CaIPERS for miscellaneous employees represented by the National City Municipal Employees' Association,
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: APPROVED:
ACCOUNT NO. APPROVED:
Savings for FY 2011-2012 for the additional PERS pick-up is approximately $367,000.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
N/A
ORDINANCE: INTRODUCTION:
FINAL ADOPTION:
ance
IS
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommend approval of resolution.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
N/A
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution