SR-602-003 (18)
f:\person:misc/council\council58epmc Santa Monica, California
Council Meeting: June 24, 2003
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Resolutions for Paying and Reporting the Value of Employer Paid Member
Contributions to the California Public Employees? Retirement System
INTRODUCTION
This report requests that Council adopt the attached resolutions to report the value of
Employer Paid Member Contributions (EPMC) to the California Public Employees?
Retirement System, as allowed by Government Code Section 20636(c)(4) pursuant to
Section 20691. The attached resolutions comply with the procedure required by
CalPERS.
DISCUSSION
The City of Santa Monica contracts with CalPERS to provide retirement plans for
permanent employees. Government Code Section 20636(c)(4), pursuant to
Section 20691, allows the City of Santa Monica to report to CalPERS, as compensation
earnable, the monetary value of normal contributions paid by the City on behalf of each
employee [referred to as Employer Paid Member Contributions (EPMC)]. This provision
has been negotiated with various bargaining units and has been implemented
subsequent to Council approval. CalPERS requires the attached resolutions as a
matter of record. The affected safety bargaining units are: Santa Monica Firefighters
(Local 1109 IAFF) and Santa Monica Police Officers Association. The affected
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miscellaneous bargaining units are: Administrative Team Associates, Executive Pay
Plan, Management Team Associates, Municipal Employees Association, and
Supervisory Team Associates, and the following bargaining unit and individual
classifications in the Santa Monica Rent Control Board: Society for Union Employment,
Assistant Public Information Manager, General Counsel, Hearings Manager, Public
Information Manager, and Senior Administrative Analyst-Rent Control.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact from adoption of these resolutions. By memoranda of
understanding employees bear the cost of this benefit.
RECOMMENDATION
City Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolutions.
Prepared By: Marsha Jones Moutrie, City Attorney
Attachments: Resolution (safety employees)
Resolution (noted miscellaneous employees)
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