CONTRACT 537CC Amendment1�
California
Public Employees' Retirement System
537 CC
Between the
Board of Administration
California Public Employees' Retirement System
and the
City Council
City of el Segundo
114111011 1
The Board of Administration, California Public Employees' Retirement System,
hereinafter referred to as Board, and the governing body of the above public agency,
hereinafter referred to as Public Agency, having entered into a contract effective
October 1, 1943, and witnessed August 25, 1943, and as amended effective November
1, 1947, August 1, 1949, July 1, 1950, November 1, 1955, September 1, 1958, March 9,
1959, November 7, 1964, October 19, 1968, December 11, 1971, July 20, 1974, July
19, 1975, January 3, 1976, July 16, 1977, June 3, 1978, February 6, 1982, April 3,
1982, January 1, 1992, June 27, 1992, May 15, 1993, January 8, 1994, January 19,
1996, April 4, 1997, October 13, 1997, October 7, 2000, December 18, 2000, May 19,
2001, July 2, 2004 and April 12, 2008 which provides for participation of Public Agency
in said System, Board and Public Agency hereby agree as follows:
A, Paragraphs 1 through 13 are hereby stricken from said contract as executed
effective April 12, 2008, and hereby replaced by the following paragraphs
numbered 1 through 13 inclusive:
All words and terms used herein which are defined in the Public
Employees' Retirement Law shall have the meaning as defined therein
unless otherwise specifically provided. "Normal retirement age" shall
mean age 55 for local miscellaneous members; age 55 fro local fire
members and age 50 for local police members.
2. Public Agency shall participate in the Public Employees' Retirement
System from and after October 1, 1943 making its employees as
hereinafter provided, members of said System subject to all provisions of
the Public Employees' Retirement Law except such as apply only on
election of a contracting agency and are not provided for herein and to all
amendments to said Law hereafter enacted except those, which by
express provisions thereof, apply only on the election of a contracting
agency.
3, Employees of Public Agency in the following classes shall become
members of said Retirement System except such in each such class as
are excluded by law or this agreement:
a. Local Fire Fighters (herein referred to as local safety members);
b. Local Police Officers (herein referred to as local safety members);
C. Employees other than local safety members (herein referred to as
local miscellaneous members).
4. In addition to the classes of employees excluded from membership by
said Retirement Law, the following classes of employees shall not become
members of said Retirement System:
NO ADDITIONAL EXCLUSIONS
5. Prior to January 1, 1975, those members who were hired by Public
Agency on a temporary and /or seasonal basis not to exceed 6 months
were excluded from PERS membership by contract. Government Code
Section 20336 superseded this contract provision by providing that any
such temporary and/or seasonal employees are excluded from PERS
membership subsequent to January 1, 1975. Legislation repealed and
replaced said Section with Government Code Section 20305 effective July
1, 1994.
6. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited prior and current service for local miscellaneous members shall
be determined in accordance with Section 21354 of said Retirement Law,
subject to the reduction provided therein for service on and after July 1,
1956, the effective date of Social Security coverage, for members whose
service has been included in Federal Social Security (2% at age 55
Full and Modified).
7., The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited prior and current service as a local fire member shall be
determined in accordance with Section 21363.1 of said Retirement Law
(3% at age 55 Full and Modified).
8. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited prior and current service as a local police member shall be
determined in accordance with Section 21362.2 of said Retirement Law
(3% at age 50 Full).
9. Public Agency elected and elects to be subject to the following optional
provisions:
a. Sections 21624 and 21626 (Post- Retirement Survivor Allowance)
for local safety members only.
b. Section 21571 (Basic Level of 1959 Survivor Benefits) fro local
miscellaneous members only.
C. Section 21222.1 (One -Time 5% Increase - 1970). Legislation
repealed said Section effective January 1, 1980.
d. Section 21222.2 (One -Time 5% Increase - 1971). Legislation
repealed said Section effective January 1, 1980.
e. Section 21024 (Military Service Credit as Public Service),.
f. Section 20042 (One -Year Final Compensation).
g Section 21574 (Fourth Level of 1959 Survivor Benefits) for local
safety members only.
h. Section 21548 (Pre- Retirement Option 2W Death Benefit).
10, Public Agency shall contribute to said Retirement System the contributions
determined by actuarial valuations of prior and future service liability with
respect to local miscellaneous membes and local safety members of said
Retirement System.
11. Public Agency shall also contribute to said Retirement System as follows:
a. Contributions required per covered member on account of the 1959
Survivor Benefits provided under Section 21574 of said Retirement
Law. (Subject to annual change.) In addition, all assets and
liabilities of Public Agency and its employees shall be pooled in a
single account, based on term insurance rates, for survivors of all
local safety members.
b. A reasonable amount, as fixed by the Board, payable in one
installment within 60 days of date of contract to cover the costs of
administering said System as it affects the employees of Public
Agency, not including the costs of special valuations or of the
periodic investigation and valuations required by law.
C. A reasonable amount, as fixed by the Board, payable in one
installment as the occasions arise, to cover the costs of special
valuations on account of employees of Public Agency, and costs of
the periodic investigation and valuations required by law.
12. Contributions required of Public Agency and its employees shall be
subject to adjustment by Board on account of amendments to the Public
Employees' Retirement Law, and on account of the experience under the
Retirement System as determined by the periodic investigation and
valuation required by said Retirement Law.
13. Contributions required of Public Agency and its employees shall be paid
by Public Agency to the Retirement System within fifteen days after the
end of the period to which said contributions refer or as may be prescribed
by Board regulation. If more or less than the correct amount of
contributions is paid for any period, proper adjustment shall be made in
connection with subsequent remittances. Adjustments on account of
errors in contributions required of any employee may be made by direct
payments between the employee and the Board.
B. This amendment shall be effective on the 9th day of May 2009
Witness Date
Attest:
Clerk
AMENDMENT ER# 0039
PERS- CON -702A (Rev. 10 \05)