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City Council Meeting: June 26, 2001 Santa Monica, California
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Adopt Resolution Declaring the City?s Intention of
Electing to be Subject to the Public Employees? Medical and Hospital Act
With Regard to Providing Medical Insurance Coverage for Domestic
Partners (Same Sex) for Miscellaneous Employees
INTRODUCTION
This report recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution stating its
intent to provide coverage for domestic partners under the CalPERS health plan for
miscellaneous members. The attached resolution complies with the procedure required
by CalPERS.
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Monica contracts with CalPERS to provide a retirement plan for its
permanent safety (Police and Fire) and miscellaneous (non-safety) employees. The
City also contracts with CalPERS for health coverage for safety members and will be
contracting with CalPERS for health coverage for miscellaneous members effective
July 1, 2001.
CalPERS will allow the City to elect to provide domestic partner (same-sex) medical
insurance coverage under the CalPERS health plan. The City currently provides such
coverage for safety members and wishes to provide that coverage for miscellaneous
members. The City provides domestic partner (same sex and opposite sex) medical
insurance coverage for its miscellaneous employees under its current medical plans.
CalPERS limits such coverage to same-sex domestic partners.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT
The City already provides and budgets for domestic partner coverage for miscellaneous
employees under its current medical insurance plans; therefore, there will be no budget
or financial impact to the City as a result of adding domestic partner coverage for
miscellaneous employees under the CalPERS HealthCare Program.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached resolution to elect to provide
domestic partner (same-sex) coverage under the CalPERS health plan for
miscellaneous members.
Prepared by: Karen Bancroft, Director of Personnel
Charles M. Dennis, Director of Finance
Attachment A: Resolution
RESOLUTION NUMBER ____ (CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DECLARING THE CITY?S INTENTION TO ELECT TO BE SUBJECT TO THE PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT
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WHEREAS, Government Code Sections 22850 and/or 22850.3 allow a local
agency contracting with the Public Employees Retirement System to provide the
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benefits of the Public Employees Medical and Hospital Care Act (the Act) to its
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employees; and
WHEREAS, City of Santa Monica, hereinafter referred to as the Contracting
Agency, is a local agency contracting with the Public Employees Retirement System
under the Act; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 22873 allows a Contracting Agency to
provide benefits to the domestic partners of employees and annuitants of local agencies
contracting under the Act upon proper application; and
WHEREAS, the Contracting Agency desires to obtain for its employees and
annuitants the benefit of Section 22873 and to accept the liabilities and obligations of a
Contracting Agency under the Section,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
1. SECTION 1. The City hereby gives notice of intention to elect to be subject to
the provisions of Section 22873 of the Government Code.
2. SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution,
and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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MARSHA JONES MOUTRIE
City Attorney
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