HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2011-85 RESOLUTION NO. 2011-85
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);
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 of Agreement")
attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference. The Side Letter
Agreement pertains to Ca1PERS pick-up,two-tier retirement, and PT suspension.
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 the 21 s t day of N o v emb e r, 2 011.
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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:
TERM OF MOU EXTENSION
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) shall be extended for a period of (1) one-year
from July 1, 2012, through and including midnight June 30, 2013.
ARTICLE XI - RETIREMENT
B. California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)
1. Employee's Contribution
Each employee covered by this Agreement shall be reimbursed an amount up
to eight percent (8%) of the employee's base salary as a pickup of the
employee's contribution to CalPERS. The above CalPERS pickup is not base
salary, but is done pursuant to Section 414 (h)(2) of the Internal Revenue
Code.
C. PERS 2.5% (a 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 July 1, 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. Effective the beginning of the pay period that includes January 1,
2012, and continuing until modified by a subsequent side letter or,
successor MOU, employees covered by this agreement shall pay four
and one-quarter percent (4.25%) of the employee-share of PERS.
D. PERS - Second Tier
a. The association agrees to implementation of a second-tier retirement benefit,
subject to formal adoption procedures as required by CalPERS.
ARTICLE XIV - MISCELLANEOUS
R. The Physical Fitness program compensation of earning paid time off as outlined in
Section 208.8 - 208.8.8 of the Huntington Beach Police Department Policy Manual is,
hereby suspended until the expiration of the MOU extension.
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
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Res. No. 2011-85
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 November 21, 2011 by the following vote:
AYES: Shaw, Carchio, Bohr, Boardman
NOES: Harper, Hansen, Dwyer
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Cit Jerk and ex-officio erk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California