HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2009-09 RESOLUTION NO. 2009-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HUNTINGTON BEACH PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL
TEMPORARY PARTIALLY PAID MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE
AND CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES
CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE ARMED FORCES
WHEREAS, a number of City of Huntington Beach employees may be or have been called
into active military service in connection with actions to combat terrorism against America; and
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach desires to alleviate financial hardships
that employees and their families may experience as a result of being called to active duty to serve
during such crisis,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH AS FOLLOWS:
I. Each officer or employee who is called to active duty shall be entitled to receive his
or her salary for the first 30 days while engaged in the performance of ordered military duty ("Paid
Leave"), as well as other qualifying benefits, as defined by the associated Military and Veterans
Codes.
2. Each officer or permanent employee of the City who is eligible to receive such Paid
Leave and, who has been, or is in the future, called to active military duty with the Armed Forces of
the United States shall be entitled to leave with partial pay pursuant to the terms of this Resolution
for the period of absence on active duty in excess of the period covered by current Paid Leave
provisions.
3. The amount of pay each officer or permanent employee shall be entitled to receive
from the City for said additional period of military leave shall be the difference between the gross
pay and allowances actually received by the officer or employee from the United States for such
service and the gross pay that said officer or employee would have received from the City if he or
she had not been called to active military duty, including any scheduled cost of living salary and/or
benefit adjustments.
4. The City shall provide continued retirement service credits (pursuant to California
Public Employees' Retirement System (CALPERS), Government Code Section 20994) and service
credits, excluding the accrual of general, vacation, sick leave, or merit step advancements during the
term of ordered military duty.
5. The City shall provide continued benefits to such employees' dependents to the same
extent that he or she would have received if not called into active military duty.
6. Pay and benefits pursuant to this Resolution are conditioned upon the officer or
employee requesting such payment and providing satisfactory proof and documentation of
eligibility to receive payment in accordance with the procedures established by the City.
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7. Pay and benefits pursuant to this Resolution are conditioned upon the officer or
employee providing a leave and earnings statement(LES)upon request by the City.
8. The pay and benefits authorized by this Resolution shall terminate on December 31,
2009, unless extended by the City Council.
9. The effective date of this Resolution shall be January 1, 2009.
10. The pay and benefits outlined in Section 1 apply to all officers and employees of the
City.
11. The pay and benefits outlined in Sections 2-5 apply to all officers and employees as
qualified by resolutions for the following designated employee groups:
Huntington Beach Management Employees Organization(HBMEO)
Huntington Beach Fire Management Association (HBFMA)
Huntington Beach Firefighters Association (HBFA)
Huntington Beach Municipal Employees Association(HBMEA)
Huntington Beach Police Management Association (HBPMA)
Huntington Beach Police Officers Association (HBPOA)
Marine Safety Officers Association(MSOA)
Non-Associated
12. All resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 2 n d day of March , 2009.
Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on March 2, 2009 by the following vote:
AYES: Dwyer, Bohr, Coerper, Hardy, Hansen
NOES: None
ABSENT: Carchio, Green
ABSTAIN: None
CitLtlerk and ex-officio Merk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California