HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2010-22 RESOLUTION NO. 2010-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH AMENDING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION
(MEA),BY ADOPTING THE SIDE LETTER OF AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, on November 19, 2007, the City Council of Huntington Beach adopted
Resolution No. 2007-85 for the purpose of adopting the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
between the City and the Municipal Employees' Association(MEA); and
WHEREAS, subsequent to the adoption of the MOU, the City of Huntington Beach
and MEA agreed to changes, corrections, and clarifications to the MOU that are reflected in a
Side Letter of Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and MEA ("Side Letter
Agreement") attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference. The Side
Letter Agreement pertains to employee-paid CalPERS contributions.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach as follows:
Section 1. The Side Letter Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A is approved and
adopted.
Section 2. The Side Letter Agreement amends the MOU between the City of Huntington
Beach and MEA.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on theme day of _March-,-_;2010.
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Exhibit "A", Resolution No. 2010-22
City of Huntington Beach
SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT
Representatives of the Municipal Employees' Association ("MEA") and the
City of Huntington Beach ("'City") hereby agree to the following terms related
to the MEA MOU with respect to the following:
ARTXCLE XI - RETIREMENT
B. California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS)
1. Employee's Contribution
Each employee covered by this Agreement shall be reimbursed an
amount equal to eight percent (8%) of the employee's base salary
as a pickup of the employee's contribution to CaIPERS. The above
CaIPERS pickup is not base salary, but is done pursuant to Section
414 (h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.
C. PERS 2.5% @ 55
If all other affected units agree, and subject to a formal ratification
vote conducted by PERS, the City shall implement PERS 2.5% @ 55,
effective as soon as possible. Effective with implementation and
through June 30, 2009, the employees shall pay all of the additional
costs to implement 2.5% @ 55.
Effective July 1, 2009 and thereafter, the employees shall pay two and
one-quarter percent (2.25%) of the employee share of PERS.
i. Effective the beginning of the pay period that includes July
01, 2010 and continuing until the end of the pay period
that includes September 30, 2011, the employees shall
pay four and one-quarter percent (4.25%) of the
employee share of PERS.
ii. All employees covered by this agreement will contribute in
accordance with this section, irrespective of the CaIPERS .
retirement benefit formula to which they are entitled.
The provisions contained in this side letter will expire effective the end of the
pay period which includes September 30, 2011, and the parties agree to
return to the original language contained in Article XI, Section C -
Retirement - PERS 2,501o@55 of the MEA Memorandum of Understanding as
of July 1, 2009.
Exhibit "A", Resolution No. 2010-22
Side-Letter Implementation
The parties agree that this side-letter agreement and the implementation
thereof will not be subject to Personnel Rule 19 - Grievance Procedure/Non-
Disciplinary Matters nor Article XIV-Miscellaneous (A) - Grievance
Arbitration, or otherwise appealed either administratively or in a court of
competent jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this SIDE LETTER
AGREEMENT to be executed by and through .their authorized officers on
Huntington Beach City of Huntington Beach
Municipal Employees'
Association
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Judy mers le Carr
MEA President _ / i ctor of Human Resources
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City Attorney
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Res. No. 2010-22
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 an regular meeting thereof held on March 1, 2010 by the
following vote:
AYES: Carchio, Coerper, Hardy, Green, Bohr, Dwyer, Hansen
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
CU Clerk and ex-officikblerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California