R-001-15 Governing Compensation and Benefits of Elected Officials

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I (b) New Members. Any Elected Official that is considered a "new 2 member" as defined in PEPRA and which elects to be an optional member of PERS shall be subject to the PEPRA retirement formula for miscellaneous members of 2% at 62 (with a 3 maximum of 2.5% at 67). PEPRA requires "new members" to contribute 50% of the annual actuarially determined normal cost attributable to the applicable retirement plan in which they 4 are enrolled (i.e., 2% at 62), rounded to the nearest quarter of 1 percent. This mandatory 5 employee contribution amount is set by Ca1PERS on an annual basis. 6 Section 2. Retirement — PERS Fourth Level Survivor Benefit. The City will provide PERS 1959 Fourth Level Survivor benefits to all Elected Officials as miscellaneous 7 employees, as set forth in Sections 21571 - 21583 of the Government Code. 8 Section 3. Retirement — Retiree Medical. Pursuant to Resolution 91-96, Elected 9 Officials are not entitled to retiree medical benefits under Resolution 115-91 if first elected on or after August 20, 1996. If first elected prior to August 20, 1996, such benefits are to be 10 provided if such officials meet the requirements of Resolutions 115-91 and 91-96, including I I retiring from City service under applicable PERS rules and regulations. 12 Section 4. Retirement — Social Security. In the event the City and its employees are required to participate in the Federal Social Security Program, the contribution designated 13 by law to be the responsibility of the employee shall be paid in full by the Elected Officials and 14 the City shall not be obligated to pay or "pick up" any portion thereof. 15 Section 5. Medicare. On or after April 1, 1986, Elected Officials shall be required to pay the designated employee contribution to participate in the Medicare Program, and the 16 City shall be under no obligation to pay or "pick up" any such contributions. 17 Section 6. Mayor and Council Members Auto Allowance - Not Governed by this 18 Resolution. The Auto Allowance for the Mayor and Council Members is governed by Colton Municipal Code Sections 2.12.050 and 2.12.030 respectively. 19 20 Section 7. City Clerk and City Treasurer Auto Allowance. The City Clerk and City Treasurer shall each receive an auto allowance in the amount of two -hundred and twenty 21 dollars ($220) per month. 22 Section 8. Health Insurance — Elected Officials. The City shall provide Elected 23 Officials a monthly health benefit allowance of one thousand one hundred dollars ($1100) outside of the City's Section 125 cafeteria benefit plan, and such amount shall not be available 24 towards the purchase of permissible benefits thereunder. Except as herein provided, each Elected Official's health benefit allowance shall be applied toward the cost of the Elected 25 Official's premiums for group health coverage. In the event an Elected Official is receiving 26 comparable health benefits under another group health plan and the Elected Official provides substantiation of such alternate health coverage, the City shall direct the contribution of such 27 unused allowance to the City's Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plan on behalf of such zs Elected Official in an amount equal to the unused health allowance. The City shall require Resolution R-01-15 Page 3