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Staff Report for the City Council for the City of San Leandro to Adopt an Ordinance and an Urgency Ordinance Authorizing an Amendment to the Contract between the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees' Retirement System and the City of San Leandro to Provide Section 20516 (1% employee cost sharing) for Local Police Members in Accordance with the San Leandro Police Officers' Association Memorandum of Understanding
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt an ordinance and an urgency ordinance authorizing an amendment to the contract between the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and the City of San Leandro as allowed in Section 20516 of the Public Employees' Retirement Law (Employees Sharing Additional Cost).
BACKGROUND
On May 7, 2018, the City Council adopted a Resolution of Intention to approve an amendment to the contract between CalPERS and the City of San Leandro. The City Council also conducted a first reading of an ordinance authorizing the amendment to the contract to provide Section 20516 (1% employee cost sharing) for Local Police Members in accordance with the San Leandro Police Officers' Association (SLPOA) Memorandum of Understanding. The change will result in the employee paying an additional 1% of the employer contribution for a total employee contribution of 11%.
DISCUSSION
In order to implement the cost sharing provision of the adopted SLPOA MOU, the City's contract with CalPERS must be amended by July 1, 2018. The contract amendment process requires specific procedures, which include:
1. A Resolution of Intention to amend the contract must be adopted by the City Council. (Completed on May 7, 2018)
2. An election among the employees affected must be held. (Completed on May 8, 2018)
3. An Ordinance to amend the contract must be adopted by the City Council authorizing a contract amendment.
The first reading of the Ord...
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