Resolution No. 92671
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RESOLUTION NO. 9267
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON ADOPTING A SICK LEAVE POLICY, TERMINATING
THE PERFECT ATTENDANCE INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND
REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS
IN CONFLICT THEREWITH
WHEREAS, on July 2, 1991, the City Council of the City of
Vernon adopted Resolution No. 5950, as amended, established a Perfect
Attendance Incentive Program; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Personnel has recommended the
elimination of the Perfect Attendance Incentive Program effective
March 31, 2007, and the establishment of a sick leave program, whereby
a one-time conversion process will be allowed to mitigate the
perceived loss of the future value of the Perfect Attendance Incentive
Program; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Personnel has also recommended for
certain employees the accrual of 80 hours of sick leave per year with
a maximum carry over cap of 480 hours and for fire employees an
accrual rate of 112 hours per year with a maximum cap of 672.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon desires to
adopt a Sick Leave Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true
and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
adopts a Sick Leave Policy, a copy of which is attached hereto as
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Exhibit A and incorporated by reference.
SECTION 3: The Sick Leave Policy shall take effect on
April 1, 2007—
SECTION 4: Effective March 31, 2007, Resolution No. 5950 and
all resolutions amending said resolution are specifically repealed, and
all resolutions or minute orders in conflict with this resolution are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: The Acting City Clerk of the City of Vernon
shall certify to the passage of this resolution, and thereupon and
thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5tn day of March, 2007.
ATTEST:
ELA GIRO'N, Acting City Clerk
HILARIO GONZA S, Mayor Pro-Tem
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, MANUELA GIRON, Acting City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No.
9267, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a
regular meeting of the City Council duly held on Monday, March 5, 2007,
and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of
Vernon.
(SEAL)
NUELA GIR N „ Acting City Clerk
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EXHIBIT
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CITY OF VERNON
SICK LEAVE POLICY
(March 5, 2007)
TERMINATION OF PERFECT ATTENDANCE PROGRAM
Effective March 31, 2007 the Perfect Attendance Program will be eliminated. Since the current
Perfect Attendance Program has a perceived future value to those employees who currently
have significant years of perfect attendance, a one-time conversion process is established to
mitigate the perceived loss of that future value.
II. TRANSITION FROM PERFECT ATTENDANCE PROGRAM TO SICK LEAVE
PROGRAM
A. The transition from the perfect attendance program to sick leave program shall apply to
all employees who currently have one (1) year or more of perfect attendance. These
employees shall be credited with a quantity of sick leave hours that will be deemed
earned and available to those employees. The number of sick leave hours will be
computed by multiplying the employee's current years of perfect attendance by 60 % of
their annual sick leave accrual rate (80 hours or 112 hours for Fire).
B. The offsetting sick leave hours will be accumulated in the employee's carry-over bank,
up to the maximum cap. Any offsetting sick leave hours in excess of the maximum cap
would be compensated at 50 % of the employee's hourly rate.
C. Additionally, any hours/days off an employee received in the Perfect Attendance
program between an employee's Perfect Attendance anniversary date and March 31,
2007 and that remain unused, the City will pro -rate those hours and the resulting hours
will become vacation hours for 2007 to be used in 2007 only. The total number of
Perfect Attendance hours that are on the books for the employee will remain Perfect
Attendance hours and must be used per the current Perfect Attendance schedule.
III. SICK LEAVE PROGRAM TO TAKE EFFECT APRIL 1, 2007
A. Employees shall accrue 80 hours of sick leave per year, accruing 3.08 of sick hours
over 26 pay periods per year. If the employee works, or is on regular paid status, less
than a full year, the hours of sick leave will accrue on a pro rata basis. Employees only
receive sick leave accrual while they are in a paid status.
B. The City shall allow carry-over of sick leave up to the maximum cap of 480 hours of
sick leave. This bank of carry-over sick leave would provide a cushion for longer -term
illnesses and injuries, and could allow the elimination of the current Short Term
Disability Program.
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C. Employees will continue to accrue sick leave hours at the 80 hours per year rate, and
any sick leave hours exceeding 480 will be compensated for at the end of the year at
50 % of the employee's hourly rate.
D. Fire employees, would have an accrual rate of 112 hours per year, accruing 4.31 of
sick hours over a 26 pay periods per year with a maximum cap of 672 hours.
E. If an employee voluntarily terminates employment with the City, they will be
compensated for any sick leave hours in their carry-over bank at the time of separation.
Employees that separate from service with more than 20 years of service credit would
be compensated at 100 % of then current pay rate applied to the accrued sick leave
hours. Employees with less than 20 years of service would be compensated at 50 % of
their then current pay rate. Employees shall have the option of obtaining service credit
for the accrued, unused sick leave hours instead of a cash payment.
F. An employee who is out on sick leave for more than two (2) consecutive days shall be
required to provide the City with a doctor's note for the sick leave in order to be paid
for the sick leave.
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CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 2, 2007
TO: Rory Burnett, Director of Finance
Sharon Duckworth, City Treasurer
Donal O'Callaghan, Director of Light & Power
Lewis Pozzebon, Director of Environmental Health
Steve Towles, Acting Chief of Police
Martha Valenzuela, Director of Personnel/Purchasing Agent
Mark Whitworth, Fire Chief
Kevin Wilson, Director of Community Services & Water
Willard Yamaguchi, Chief Deputy City Attorney/Acting Risk Manager
FROM: Nelly Giron, Acting City Clerk
RE: Guidelines Pertaining to the Revised Sick Leave Policy - Sick
Leave Policy Approved Through Resolution No. 9267 on March 5,
2007
As requested, transmitted herewith is a copy of guidelines pertaining to
the sick leave policy; a copy of the March 28, 2007, revised exhibit to
Resolution No. 9267; and a copy of Resolution No. 9267, referenced
above, which was approved by City Council on March 5, 2007.
Thank you.
NG:dr
c: Cindy Calzada
Kristen Enomoto
Nelly Giron
Resolution File No. 9267
Sick Leave Program Policy
Accrued sick leave is to be used by the City of Vernon employee for any unplanned,
unanticipated illness or off -the -job injury of the employee only which is serious enough
that:
• The illness or injury will significantly interfere with the employee's satisfactory
performance or his/her assigned job task, duties, and/or responsibilities
• The illness is readily transmittable to fellow employees or the public in the
employee's normal working environment
• There is an exposure to contagious disease which results in enforced quarantine of
the employee in accordance with public health regulations
The following guidelines also apply:
• In the event that any paid holiday occurs during a period when an employee is on
sick leave, the holiday hours shall not be charged against sick time
• In the event of an illness or accident during a .regularly approved and scheduled
( vacation period shall be converted to sick time when a physician has certified to
the employee's physical incapacity
Doctor's appointments made as a result of an immediate need for treatment of an
illness would be considered sick time
• Scheduled or routine doctor's appointments/examinations or treatments which are
not related to an illness would not be considered sick time
• Employees are expected to contact their supervisor or department head as soon as
possible to report a sick leave time off notification and provide appropriate
information on the nature of the illness or injury and the expected duration of the
time -off.
Police Dept:
• Employees unable to report for duty due to an illness should be required to call in
and notify the on -duty supervisor a minimum of 2 hours before they are due to
start their shift.
CITY OF VERNON
SICK LEAVE POLICY
(March 5, 2007)
TERMINATION OF PERFECT ATTENDANCE PROGRAM
Effective March 31, 2007 the Perfect Attendance Program will be eliminated. Since the current
Perfect Attendance Program has a perceived future value to those employees who currently
have significant years of perfect attendance, a one-time conversion process is established to
mitigate the perceived loss of that future value.
II. TRANSITION FROM PERFECT ATTENDANCE PROGRAM TO SICK LEAVE
PROGRAM
A. The transition from the perfect attendance program to sick leave program shall apply to
all employees who currently have one (1) year or more of perfect attendance. These
employees shall be credited with a quantity of sick leave hours that will be deemed
earned and available to those employees. The number of sick leave hours will be
computed by multiplying the employee's current years of perfect attendance by 60 % of
their annual sick leave accrual rate (80 hours for miscellaneous and police employees or
112 hours for fire employees).
B. The offsetting sick leave hours will be accumulated in the employee's carry-over bank,
up to the maximum cap. Any offsetting sick leave hours in excess of the maximum cap
would be compensated at 50 % of the employee's hourly rate.
C. Additionally, any hours/days off an employee received in the Perfect Attendance
program between an employee's Perfect Attendance anniversary date and March 31,
2007 and that remain unused, the City will pro -rate those hours and the resulting hours
will become vacation hours for 2007 to be used in 2007 only. The total number of
Perfect Attendance hours that are on the books for the employee will remain Perfect
Attendance hours and must be used per the current Perfect Attendance schedule.
III. SICK LEAVE PROGRAM TO TAKE EFFECT APRIL 1, 2007
A. Miscellaneous and police employees shall accrue 80 hours of sick leave per year,
accruing 3.08 of sick hours over 26 pay periods per year. If the employee works, or is
on regular paid status, less than a full year, the hours of sick leave will accrue on a pro
rata basis. Employees only receive sick leave accrual while they are in a paid status.
The City shall allow carry-over of sick leave up to the maximum cap of 480 hours of
sick leave.
B. Miscellaneous and police employees will continue to accrue sick leave hours at the 80
hours per year rate, and any sick leave hours exceeding 480 will be compensated for at
the end of the year at 50 % of the employee's hourly rate.
C. Fire employees shall accrue 112 hours of sick leave per year, accruing 4.31 of sick
hours over 26 pay periods per year. If the employee works, or is on regular paid status,
less than a full year, the hours of sick leave will accrue on a pro rata basis. Employees
only receive sick leave accrual while they are in a paid status. The City shall allow
carry-over of sick leave up to the maximum cap of 672 hours of sick leave.
D. Fire employees will continue to accrue sick leave hours at the 112 hours per year rate,
and any sick leave hours exceeding 672 will be compensated for at the end of the year
at 50% of the employee's hourly rate.
E. If an employee voluntarily terminates employment with the City, they will be
compensated for any sick leave hours in their carry-over bank at the time of separation.
Employees that separate from service with more than 20 years of service credit would
be compensated at 100 % of their current pay rate applied to the accrued sick leave
hours. Employees with less than 20 years of service would be compensated at 50% of
their then current pay rate. Employees shall have the option of obtaining service credit
for the accrued, unused sick leave hours instead of a cash payment.
F. An employee who is out on sick leave for more than two (2) consecutive days shall be
required to provide the City with a doctor's note for the sick leave in order to be paid
for the sick leave.
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OFFICE MEMORANDUM
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
DATE: March 29, 2007
TO: Employee
FROM: Martha Valenzuela, Director of Personnel
SUBJECT: Vacation/Sick/Perfect Attendance Benefits
Attached hereto is a copy of your individualized vacation/sick/perfect
attendance transition accruals in accordance with the new City of
Vernon Policy.
VACATION TIME:
For employees with 5 years of service or less your vacation has been
pro -rated from your anniversary date to the end of 2006. Your new
vacation schedule is now on a calendar year basis (January -December).
For employees with 10 or more years of Perfect Attendance, additional
vacation time on a pro rata basis has been applied. Please note that
the accrual rate for vacation time is based upon number of years of
service and your applicable vacation schedule. The hours will show on
the pay check as of April 12, 2007.
Note: All employees will receive accrued vacation from January through
March 15, 2007.
SICK TIME/PERFECT ATTENDANCE:
All Miscellaneous and Police personnel will accrue 3.08 hours of sick
time, per pay date beginning with the pay check of April 12, 2007.
Fire personnel assigned to 24 hour shifts will accrue 4.31 hours of
sick time per pay date beginning with the pay check of April 12, 2007.
The hours of sick time "banked" will also show on the same paycheck.
Employees that have accrued the maximum of 480 hours of sick time can
either cash out all hours in excess of 480 hours at a rate of '50% or
deposit the money into their ICMA Deferred Compensation program. If
applicable, a yellow form will be attached that needs to be returned
to Payroll no later than April 16, 2007.
If you have any further questions or comments feel free to contact me
at extension 226.
CITY CLERKfS OFFICE
INTER-DEPA-ATMENT MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 28, 2007
TO: Rory Burnett, Finance Director
Sharon Duckworth, City Treasurer
Donal O'Callaghan, Director of Light & Power
Lewis Pozzebon, Director of Environmental Health
Steve Towles, Acting Police Chief
Martha Valenzuela, Director of Personnel
Mark Whitworth, Fire Chief
Kevin Wilson, Director of Community Services & Water
Willard Yamaguchi, Risk Manager
FROM Nelly Giron, Acting City Clerk
P,E U Revised Sick Leave Policy
Attached is the Sick Leave Policy that was revised for
clarification purposes only.
Discard the exhibit currently attached to Resolution No.
9267 and replace the exhibit with this .revised version.
Resolution No. 9267, approving the Sick -Time Program, was
handed out to you at the Department Head's meeting held March 6,
2007.
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CC. Resolution 9267
CITY OF VERNON
SICK LEAVE POLICY
(March 5, 2007)
TERMINATION OF PERFECT ATTENDANCE PROGRAM
Effective March 31, 2007 the Perfect Attendance Program will be eliminated. Since the current
Perfect Attendance Program has a perceived future value to those employees who currently
have significant years of perfect attendance, a one-time conversion process is established to.
mitigate the perceived loss of that future value.
II. TRANSITION FROM PERFECT ATTENDANCE PROGRAM TO SICK LEAVE
PROGRAM
A. The transition from the perfect attendance program to sick leave program shall apply to
all employees who currently have one (1) year or more of perfect attendance. These
employees shall be credited with a quantity of sick leave hours that will be deemed
earned and available to those employees. The number of sick leave hours will be
computed by multiplying the employee's current years of perfect attendance by 60 % of
their annual sick leave accrual rate (80 hours for miscellaneous and police employees or
112 hours for fire employees).
B. The offsetting sick leave hours will be accumulated in the employee's carry-over bank,
up to the maximum cap. Any offsetting sick leave hours in excess of the maximum cap
would be compensated at 50 % of the employee's hourly rate.
C. Additionally, any hours/days off an employee received in the Perfect Attendance
program between an employee's Perfect Attendance anniversary date and March 31,
2007 and that remain unused, the City will pro -rate those hours and the resulting hours
will become vacation hours for 2007 to be used in 2007 only. The total number of
Perfect Attendance hours that are on the books for the employee will remain Perfect
Attendance hours and must be used per the current Perfect Attendance schedule.
III. SICK LEAVE PROGRAM TO TAKE EFFECT APRIL 1, 2007
A. Miscellaneous and police employees shall accrue 80 hours of sick leave per year,
accruing 3.08 of sick hours over 26 pay periods per year. If the employee works, or is
on regular paid status, less than a full year, the hours of sick leave will accrue on a pro
rata basis. Employees only receive sick leave accrual while they are in a paid status.
The City shall allow carry-over of sick leave up to the maximum cap of 480 hours of
sick leave.
B. Miscellaneous and police employees will continue to accrue sick leave hours at the 80
hours per year rate, and any sick leave hours exceeding 480 will be compensated for at
the end of the year at 50% of the employee's hourly rate.
C. Fire employees shall accrue 112 hours of sick leave per year, accruing 4.31 of sick
hours over 26 pay periods per year. If the employee works, or is on regular paid status,
less than a full year, the hours of sick leave will accrue on a pro rata basis. Employees
only receive sick leave accrual while they are in a paid status. The City shall allow
carry-over of sick leave up to the maximum cap of 672 hours of sick leave.
D. Fire employees will continue to accrue sick leave hours at the 112 hours per year rate,
and any sick leave hours exceeding 672 will be compensated for at the end of the year
at 50% of the employee's hourly rate.
E. If an employee voluntarily terminates employment with the City, they will be
compensated for any sick leave hours in their carry-over bank at the time of separation.
Employees that separate from service with more than 20 years of service credit would
be compensated at 100 % of their current pay rate applied to the accrued sick leave
hours. Employees with less than 20 years of service would be compensated at 50% of
their then current pay rate. Employees shall have the option of obtaining service credit
for the accrued, unused sick leave hours instead of a cash payment.
F. An employee who is out on sick leave for more than two (2) consecutive days shall be
required to provide the City with a doctor's note for the sick leave in order to be paid
for the sick leave.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2012-111
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON ADOPTING AN AMENDED AND RESTATED SICK LEAVE
POLICY AND REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF
RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH
WHEREAS, on July 2, 1991, the City Council of the City of
Vernon adopted Resolution No. 5950, as amended, establishing a Perfect
Attendance Incentive Program; and
WHEREAS, on March 5, 2007, the City Council of the City of
Vernon adopted Resolution No. 9267, adopting a Sick Leave Policy
(the "Policy") and terminating the perfect attendance incentive
program; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Personnel has recommended the sick
leave policy be amended; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon desires to
adopt an amended and restated Sick Leave Policy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true
and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
adopts an amended and restated Sick Leave Policy, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION 3: All resolutions or parts of resolutions,
specifically Resolution No. 9267, not consistent with or in conflict
with this Resolution are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
certify to the passage, approval and adoption of this resolution, and
the City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall cause this resolution and
the City Clerk's certification to be entered in the File of
Resolutions of the Council of this City.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of June, 2012.
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Wi iam J. Davis
Name:
Title: -njV2 / Mayor Pro-Tem
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Willard G. Yamaguchi, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution
No. 2012-111, was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly
held on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, and thereafter was duly signed by the
Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Vernon.
Executed this %'/ day of June, 2012, at Vernon, California.
(SEAL)
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EXHIBIT A
CITY OF VERNON
AMENDED AND RESTATED
SICK LEAVE POLICY
(June 19, 2012)
A. Employees shall accrue 80 hours of sick leave per year, accruing 3.08 of sick hours over
26 pay periods per year. If the employee works, or is on regular paid status, less than a
full year, the hours of sick leave will accrue on a pro rata basis. Employees only receive
sick leave accrual while they are in a paid status.
B. The City shall allow carry-over of sick leave up to the maximum cap of 480 hours of sick
leave. This bank of carry-over sick leave would provide a cushion for longer -term
illnesses and injuries, and could allow the elimination of the current Short Term
Disability Program.
C. Employees will continue to accrue sick leave hours at the 80 hours per year rate, and any
sick leave hours exceeding 480 will be compensated for at the end of the year at 50% of
the employee's hourly rate.
D. Fire employees, would have an accrual rate of 112 hours per year, accruing 4.31 of sick
hours over a 26 pay periods per year with a maximum cap of 672 hours.
E. If an employee voluntarily terminates employment with the City, they will be
compensated for any sick leave hours in their carry-over bank at the time of separation.
Employees that separate from service with more than 20 years of service credit would be
compensated at 100% of then current pay rate applied to the accrued sick leave hours.
Employees with less than 20 years of service would be compensated at 50% of their then
current pay rate.
F. An employee who is out on sick leave for more than two (2) consecutive days shall be
required to provide the City with a doctor's note for the sick leave in order to be paid for
the sick leave.
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CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 21, 2012
TO: Rory Burnett, Finance Director/City Treasurer
Daniel Calleros, Interim Police Chief
Kristen Enomoto, Assistant to the City Administrator
Carlos Fandino, Director of Light & Power
Masami Higa, Assistant Finance Director
Alex Kung, Assistant to the City Administrator
Joaquin Leon, Deputy City Treasurer
Leonard Grossberg, Interim Director of Health & Environmental Control
James Rodino, Police Captain
Martha Valenzuela, Director of Personnel/Business Services
Mark Whitworth, City Administrator/Fire Chief
Kevin Wilson, Director of Community Ser
vices & Water
FROM: Willard Yamaguchi, City Clerk G�
RE: Resolution No. 2012-111— A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon Adopting
an Amended and Restated Sick Leave Policy and Repealing All Resolutions or Parts of
Resolutions in Conflict Therewith
Transmitted herewith is a copy of Resolution No. 2012-111 referenced above, which was approved by City
Council on June 19, 2012.
Thank you.
WY:dj
Attachment
c: Resolution No. 2012-111, 9267
RECEIVED
RECEIVED JUN 0 5 2012
JUN 13 2012 CITY ADMINISTRATION
CITY CLERK'SOFFlCE STAFF REPORT
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
DATE: June 4, 2012.
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council /
FROM: Martha Valenzuela, Director of Personnelr
RE: Service Credit for Unused Sick Leave
Background:
The City adopted Sick Leave Resolution Number 9267 on March 5, 2007 for the
accrual of sick leave hours for city employees with a maximum cap of 480
hours for miscellaneous and police personnel and 672 hours for fire
personnel. Exhibit A section III,. E states "Employees shall have the option
of obtaining service credit for the accrued unused sick leave hours instead
of a cash payment." '
At this point the City has not amended the contract with CalPERS to include
the unused sick leave benefit. We are now in receipt ofthe cost analysis
(seeattachments)from CalPERS and the cost increases are as follows:
Year: 2012-13
Miscellaneous
.467%
or
$
54,226.64
Fire
.380%
or
$
31,222.36
Police
.232%
or
$
12,194.26
$
97,643.26 Increase
Year: 2013-14
Miscellaneous
.5%
or
$
58,058.26
Fire
.4%
or
$
32,865.82
Police
.2%
or
$
10,512.58
$ 101,436.66 Increase
Recommendation:
Based on the CalPERS cost analysis in which the CalPERS rates will increase
for this next budget year and for the following year and considering our
current budget restraints, my recommendation is not to contract with CalPERS
for this benefit at this time, therefore Sick Leave .Resolution Number 9267
needs to be amended to reflect the elimination of this benefit.
Respectfully submitted.