CONTRACT 537FF AmendmentCa1PERS
California
Public Employees' Retirement System
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and the
City Council
City of E1 Segundo
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, April 12, 2008, May 9, 2009, October 3, 2009 and October 23, 2010
which provides for participation of Public Agency in said System, Board and Public
Agency hereby agree as follows:
A. Paragraphs 1 through 14 are hereby stricken from said contract as executed
effective October 23, 2010, and hereby replaced by the following paragraphs
numbered 1 through 15 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 50 for local police
members entering membership in the police classification on or prior to
the effective date of this amendment to contract, age 55 for local fire
members and for those local police members entering membership for the
first time in the police classification after the effective date of this
amendment to contract.
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Z 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. Public Agency agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS) and its
trustees, agents and employees, the CaIPERS Board of Administration,
and the California Public Employees' Retirement Fund from any claims,
demands, actions, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, expenses and
costs, including but not limited to interest, penalties and attorneys fees
that may arise as a result of any of the following:
(a) Public Agency's election to provide retirement benefits,
provisions or formulas under this Contract that are different than
the retirement benefits, provisions or formulas provided under
the Public Agency's prior non - CaIPERS retirement program.
(b) Public Agency's election to amend this Contract to provide
retirement benefits, provisions or formulas that are different than
existing retirement benefits, provisions or formulas.
(c) Public Agency's agreement with a third party other than
CaIPERS to provide retirement benefits, provisions, or formulas
that are different than the retirement benefits, provisions or
formulas provided under this Contract and provided for under
the California Public Employees' Retirement Law.
(d) Public Agency's election to file for bankruptcy under Chapter 9
(commencing with section 901) of Title 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code and /or Public Agency's election to reject this
Contract with the CaIPERS Board of Administration pursuant to
section 365, of Title 11, of the United States Bankruptcy Code
or any similar provision of law.
(e) Public Agency's election to assign this Contract without the prior
written consent of the CaIPERS' Board of Administration.
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(f) The termination of this Contract either voluntarily by request of
Public Agency or involuntarily pursuant to the Public Employees'
Retirement Law.
(g) Changes sponsored by Public Agency in existing retirement
benefits, provisions or formulas made as a result of
amendments, additions or deletions to California statute or to
the California Constitution.
4.. 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).
5. 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
6. 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.
7. 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).
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8. 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).
9. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited prior and current service as a local police member entering
membership in the police classification on or prior to the effective date of
this amendment to contract shall be determined in accordance with
Section 21362.2 of said Retirement Law (3% at age 50 Full).
10. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited current service as a local police member entering membership for
the first time in the police classification after the effective date of this
amendment to contract shall be determined in accordance with Section
21363.1 of said Retirement Law (3% at age 55 Full).
11. 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) for 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),
Section 20903 (Two Years Additional Service Credit).
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Section 20516 (Employees Sharing Cost of Additional Benefits):
Section 21363.1 (3% @ 55 Full and Modified formula) for local fire
members.
The employee cost sharing contributions are 3 %. The maximum
employee cost sharing contribution is the normal cost plus the
increase in the accrued liability due to the benefit improvement
amortized over 20 years. In no event shall the employee cost
sharing contribution attributable to the unfunded liability remain in
effect beyond May 19, 2021. Thereafter, in any given contribution
year, the maximum employee cost sharing contribution cannot
exceed 2.591 % of payroll.
k. Section 20475 (Different Level of Benefits). Section 21363.1 (3%
@ 55 Full formula) is applicable to local police members entering
membership for the first time in the police classification after the
effective date of this amendment to contract.
12. 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 members and local safety members of said
Retirement System.
13. 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.
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14. 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.
15. 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 6th day of October 2012
BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION CITY COUNCIL
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
BY
KAREN DE FRANK, CHIEF
CUSTOMER ACCOUNT SERVICES DIVISION
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
AMENDMENT CaIPERS ID #2657082556
PERS- CON -702A
BY . W. .
PRESIDINGioPrICER
September 4, 2012
Witness Date
Attest:
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