TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
David N. Carmany, City Manager
FROM:
Cathy A. Hanson, Human Resources Director
SUBJECT:Title
Resolution No. 13-0018 Amending Resolution 6066 to Eliminate the reporting of the value of Employer Paid Member Contributions for the Manhattan Beach Police Officers’ Association effective March 9, 2013.
APPROVE, ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 13-0018
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Resolution No. 13-0018 amending Resolution 6066 to eliminate the reporting of the value of Employer Paid Member Contributions (EPMC) for the Manhattan Beach Police Officers’ Association (MBPOA) effective March 9, 2013.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Elimination of the reporting of the value of Employer Paid Member Contributions will reduce the City’s CalPERS contributions. The value of the savings was included in the total cost of each bargaining unit’s contract.
BACKGROUND:
On October 17, 2006, City Council adopted Resolution No. 6066, which commenced paying and reporting the value of Employer Paid Member Contributions effective January 1, 2009, for all members of the MBPOA per a labor agreement.
This benefit consisted of paying nine percent (9%) of the normal contributions as Employer Paid Member Contributions and reporting the same percentage of compensation earnable (excluding Government Code Section 20636 (c) (4)) as additional compensation.
DISCUSSION:
The City of Manhattan Beach (City) and the Police Officers’ Association have negotiated a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) providing that effective March 9, 2013, the members of the association (not the City) will pay their entire member contribution of nine percent (9%). Hence, the member contribution will no longer be reported as compensation earnable to CalPERS.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Resolution No. 13-0018 amendi...
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