HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO7537•
RESOLUTION NO. 7537
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
FIXING THE EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION UNDER THE
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT
WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS OF THE PALO ALTO PEACE
OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION
WHEREAS, Government Code section 22825.6 provides that a
local agency contracting under the Act shall fix the amount of the
employer's contribution at an amount not less than the amount
required under Section 22825 of the Act; and
WHEREAS, Government Code section 22857 provides that a
contracting agency may fix the amount of the employer's
contribution for employees and the employer's contribution for
annuitants at different amounts, provided that the monthly
contribution for annuitants shall be annually increased by an
amount not less than 5 percent of the monthly contribution for
employees, until such time as the amounts are equal; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 7146, the City of Palo
Alto ("City"), a local agency contracting with the Public
Employees' Retirement -System, elected to be subject to the Public
Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act (the "Act") with respect
to Members of the Palo Alto Peace Officer's Association, and to set
the employer contributions for employees and annuitants; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to fix the employer's
contribution for members of the Palo Alto Peace Officers'
Association at the amount necessary to pay the full cost of
enrollment in the health benefits plan selected by the employee;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
hereby RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. The City's employer contribution for each
employee shall be the amount necessary to pay the cost of his or
her enrollment, including the enrollment of his or her eligible
family members, in the health benefits plan selected by the
employee. The employer contribution shall also include
administrative fees and Contingency Reserve Fund assessments.
SECTION 2. The City's employer contribution for each
annuitant, including his or her eligible family members, enrolled
in a health benefits plan, shall be the amount necessary to pay the
full single party premium cost for the plan selected.
SECTION 3. The City's employer contribution for each
annuitant shall continue to increase annually by five percent (5%)
of the monthly contribution for employees, until such time as the
contributions ale equal; and the contributions for employees and
annuitants shall be in addition to those amounts contributed by the
City for administrative fees and to the Contingency Reserve Fund.
1
9507181as 0031175
•
SEQTION 4. The Council finds that this is not a project
under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). Therefore,
no environmental assessment is required.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: August 7 , 19 95
AYES: ANDERSEN, FAZZINO, HUBER, KNISS, MCCOWN, ROSENBAUM, SCHNEIDER, SIMITIAN,
WHEELER
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST':
Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Senior Asst. City Attorney
APPROVED:
or
C' yl Manager
ti
"Dirctor of Admn.Services
Diz'ector of Human Resources
2
950718 Lc 0031175