Ordinance 1201
Ordinance No. 1201
AN. ORDINANCE THE !CITY OF
ALAMEDA AUTHORIZING A CON-
TRACT BETWEEN: THE ' CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALA:-
MEDA AND THE BOARD OF AD-
MINISTRATION, CALIFORNIA
STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIRE-
MENT SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR
THE PARTICIPATION OF SAID
CITY OF ALAMEDA IN SAID
STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIRE-
MENT SYSTEM, :MAKING' ITS EM-
PLOYEES MEMBERS OF ' SAID
SYSTEM; WITH. THE : EXCEPTION
OF LOCAL POLICEMEN, FIRE-
MEN AND HEALTH DEPART-
MENT EMPLOYEES, AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 673 N. S. TO
EXCLUDE EMPLOYEES WHO EN-
.TER INTO THE STATE EMPLOY-
EES' RETIREMENT 'SYSTEM.
BE IT. ORDAINED BY THE COUN-
CIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA as
follows:
Section 1 That a contract is hereby
authorized between the :City Council
of the Cityy of .Alameda and. the
Board of Zdministration, California
State Employees' Retirement System,
a copy of said contract being at-
tached hereto, marked Exhibit "A,"
and by such reference made a part
hereof as though herein set out in
full.
Section 2. The Mayor of the City
of Alameda is hereby authorized,
empowered and directed to execute
said contract for .and on behalf of the
City of Alame-da.
Section .3. Ordinance No. 673 New
Series of . the City of Alameda is
hereby amended by adding. thereto
a new section 31, which shall read
as follows:
Section 31. As of the effective
date that the City of Alameda
commences participation in the
California State Employees' Re-
tirement System, this ordinance,
as amended. shall be inapplicable
to all employees of the 'City of
Alameda covered herein, except -
ing those employees situated in
the City of Alameda Health De-
partment:
Section 4. This ordinance shall be
in. full force and effect from and
after the expiration of thirty (30)
days from the date of its final pas-
sage, and prior to the expiration of
three M. days from the passage
thereof shall be published at least
once in 'the Alameda Times -Star, a
newspaper of general circulation;
published in the City :of Alameda.
R.. P. KRANhLLY
Presiding Officer of the Council
Attest:
SHIRLEY R. TENNIER
City Clerk:
I, the undersigned, hereby certify
that the , foregoing Ordinance was
duly and regularly adopted and pass-
ed :by the Council of the City'.of Ala
meda in adjourned regular ineeting
assembled on the 7th day of Novem-
ber, 1956,. by the following vote,' to
wit
AYES: Councilmen Haag, Move,
McCall, Morest and President Kran-
elly, (5).
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
7N WTTNF, .RS ' WfTrR.V.0V ' T have+
hereunto set my hand and affixed
the official seal of said City this
8th ' day of November, 1956.
SHIRLEY H. TENNIER
City Clerk of the. City of Alameda
(SEAL)
CONTRACT
Between City Council of the City of
Alameda and the Board of Adminis-
tration of the California State Em-
ployees' Retirement System::
This Agreement made this......day
of:.:. 1956, by and between
the Legislative Body of City of Ala-
meda hereafter referred to as "Pub-
lic Agency," and the. Board of Ad-
ministration, California State Em-
ployees' Retirement System, hereafter
referred to as: "Board."
WITNESSETH
In .consideration of the cavenants
and agreements hereinafter contain-
ed and on the part of both parties
to be kept and performed, : Public
Agency and Board hereby agree as
follows:
1. Public Agency is to participate
in the State Employees' Retirement
System, subject to the provisions of
the State Employees' Retirement Law.
2.' Public Agency shall participate
in said Retirement System, making
its employees members of said Sys-
tem, from and after Jan. 1, 195_:: -.
3. Employees of Public Agency in
the following classes shall become
members of said Retirement .System
in accordance with the provisions of
said. Retirement Law, governing
membership in said Retirement Sys-
tem, and subject to the further ex-
clusions from membership in the next
following sentence:
No. of
Employees
Ellglble for
- - Membership
On Jan. 1,
Classes of Employees 1957
a. Local Firemen, as defined
in the State Employees'
Retirement Law . ...... ..................
b Local Policemen, as defined
in the State Employees'
Retirement Law
c. County. Peace Officers, as
defined in the State Employees'
Retirement Law ........: :: ......:.:.:.
d: Employees other than Local
Firemen, Local Policemen,
and County Peace Officers ............
In addition to the employees : ex-
cluded from membership by said Re-
tirement 'Law, the following employ-
ees shall not become members of the
Retirement System.
Exclude Local Firemen, Local Po-
licemen and Local Health Depart-
ment employees.
Board and Public : Agency agree
that, except as provided in paragraph
12, no adjustment shall be made in
the amount of contributions' provided
in paragraph 12a on account of prior
service, or in the percentage provided
in ' paragraph 12b, because of varia-
tions in the numbers' of em loyees
who become members of said Retire
ment System on the effective date
hereof, from the number listed above,
due to termination of service by such
causes as death, resignation or dis-
charge, or the :employment of indi-
viduals . not included in said number.
4. Age 60 shall be the normal mini-
mum. age for retirement for service,
of miscellaneous members employed
by public agency, that is, members
nthpr thin Lnral FirPmpn T.nrwnl Tsn-
e New Series
Ordinance No. - 1201
licemen and County; :Peace : Officers,
and one - sixtieth shall be the fraction
of: final.' compensation, :: as defined in
said Retirement :Law,- to be :provided
on the average, for each year of
service as a member, by the mem-
.hers' and Public . ::Agency's normal
contributions, upon.: retirement at
said minimum :age. .
5. Benefits on account of prior
service, .that is, service credited here-
under as : rendered to Public Agency
prior to the effective date of partici-
pation to respective members em-
ployed by Public Agency as local
Firemen, Local Policemen or County
Peace Officers shall be allowed only
as a percentage of the average sal-
ary specified in said Retirement Law,
for each year of such service, and
said percentage shall be --per cent
of the fraction of frr� I mppensation,
as defined In the State co Employees'
Retirement Law, for each. year of
service rendered after' said date, as
determined for . said respective mem -
bers . under said law, for retirement
for service at age 55, or upon qualifi-
cation for service retirement at a
higher age,. If a member retires for
service before attaining age 55, his
prior service pension shall be re-
duced to that amount which the
value of the pension as deferred to
age 55 will purchase at the actual
age of retirement.
6. Prior service benefits to miscel-
laneous members employed by Pub-
lic Agency, that is, members other
than Local Firemen, Local Policemen
or ; County Peace Officers, upon re-
tirement: for service at the normal
minimum : age . entered in paragraph
4 hereof. shall be allowed only as a
percentage of the :average salary
specified in Section 21253: of said
Retirement Law, for each year of
such service, and said percentage
shall be. 100 per cent: of the percent-
aye determined : under said section.
If a member retires for service before
attaining the normal: minimum : age
entered. in paragraph: 4 hereof; his
prior service pension shall be re-
duceu to that amount which the value
of the :pension : as deferred : to said
minimum age will purchase at the
actual age of retirement.
7, if the :fraction stated in the pre-
ceding paragraph is one - sixtieth, the
provisions of Section :21251.1 :, of the
State Employees' :Retirement Law,
providing fora guaranteed percent-
age of final compensation for each
year of. current service. as a member,
shall apply to . employees of Public
Agency who become members of
said Retirement System.
8. The provisions of Section 21252.4
of the State Employees' Retirement
Law, providing for a .guaranteed per=
centage of final compensation for
each year of current : as a
nnember, .....,..apply to employees
of Public Agency who become. mem-
bers of the Retirement System as
Local Firemen, Local: Policemen or
County Peace Officers.
9. The provisions of :Section 21258b
of the State Employees' Retirement
Law, guaranteeing a minimum :'re-
tirement allowance under certain
conditions :shall apply to , employees
of :Public Agency who :become merit-
bers of said Retirement System.
10. The provisions of :Section 21367.5
of the State Employees' Retirement
Law, providing a $400: death benefit
nft. r rPtirAmPnt chall nnn1v to pm-
ployees of Public : Agency who :be-
come members. of said " Retirement
System.
11. The provisions of Section 20025`
of the State Employees' Retirement
Law, providing for the portion of
compensation which .shall be includ
ed in computations: under the Re
tirement . Lain shall apply to employ-
ees of Public Agency who :become
members of said Retirement Sys-
tem.
12. Public Agency shall contribute
to said Retirement System as fol-
lows
a. The sum of $31,304.70 per annum;
payable in equal monthly . or more
frequent installments as Board shall
require, for a period of 30 years, .on
account of the liability for benefits
based on service rendered to Public
Agency prior to the effective date
hereof..
b..5,328 per cent of total salaries
paid by Public .Agency each month
to its employees who are members
of said Retirement System, provided
that only salary earned as members
of said System shall be included in
said total salaries, and the employ-
ees who. are. members of said Sys
tem shall include employees who be-
come members upon the effective
date Hereof and employees . who be-
come members thereafter.
c. A reasonable amount per an
num, as fixed by Board, payable in
equal monthly or less frequent in-
stallments, as Board shall require,
to cover the costs of .administering
said System as it affects the employ-
ees of ePublic Agency, not including
the costs of special valuations or of
the periodical investigation. and :val=
uation required by law, provided that
said amount shall be determined on
the basis . of "the number of employ-
ees of : Public Agency who are mem-
bers on July: 1st . of the :respective
fiscal e years, or with : respect to. the
first year of :participation, on the
effective'; date of said participation.
d. A' .amount as fixed
by the hoard, payable in one install -
ment from time to. time as the occa-
sions arise, to cover the costs of spe
cial valuations on : account of em-
ployees : of Public Agency, and the
costs of the periodical investigation
into the experience under > said Re-
tirement System, as It - affects said
employees, and the valuation of the
assets and liabilities of said System
on account of said employees.
Contributions required of Public
Agency and its employees shall be
s'ubl ect to adjustment by : the Board
of Administration on account of
amendments to the :State Employees'
Retirement Law, and on :account of
experience under. the .Retirement
System, as . determined by the peri-
odical investigation; valuation and
determination. provided for by said
Retirement. Law.
13. Contributions required of Pub -.
lic Agency under paragraph 12 im-
mediately preceding, and :eontribu-
tions required of Public Agency's
employees who r are members of said
System, shall be paid by Public
Agency to the State Employees' Re-
tirement System within thirty days
after the end of the month or longer
period to which said contributions
refer. If more or less than the correct
amount of contributions required of
Public Agency or :Its employees ; is
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went shall be made in connection
with subsequent remittances of Pub -:
lic Agency to the Board, to:: rectify
the 'errors; or such adjustments on
account of .errors made in contribu-
tions required. of .employees, may
be made by. direct cash .payments
between the employee . in connection
with whom the error was made, and
Board. Payments of Public Agency
to Board may be made in the form
of warrants, bank checks, bank
drafts,. certified checks, money or-
ders, or cash.
Witness our hands the day and
year first above written.
............:.......... .............................of
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Name of Legislative Body
Name of Public Agency
Attest: By :...:........................... _....................
....... .....................
Clerk
BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION
STATE EMPLOYEES' : RETIRE-
MENT SYSTEM
Attest:
......................... ...............................
Executive Officer
By
President, Board iWXam mistration
14. The provisions of Section
20024.01 of the State Employees' Re-
tirement Law, which provide that
"final compensation " shall mean the
highest average annual compensation
earnable by a member . during any
period of three consecutive years
during his . membership in the Sys-
tem, SHALL APPLY. to empdoyees
of Public 'Agency who ` become mem-
bers of . said Retirement System.
:Witness our hand the day and year
first -above written,
BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION
STATE ;EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT'';' SYSTEM
:..:.... .............. ... ................ I..........
President
Attest:
.............. ........: ». »........:.:.:...:..
Executive Officer
CITY COUNCIL, or THE.
CITY OF ALAMEDA
Presiding Officer
Attest:
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Clex'k
I; the undersigned, hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance was
duly and regularly adopted . and
passed by the Council of the City of
Alameda in regular meeting assem-
bled on the 7th day of November,
1956, by the the following vote, to wit:
AYES,- Councilmen, Haag, Hove,
McCall, Moresi, President Kranelly
(5).
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
the official seal . of said City this 8th
day of November, 1956.
SHIRLEY H. TENNIER
(SEAL) City Clerk of the
City of Alameda
Publish Nov. 8, 1956.