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Item #3 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF April 15, 2003 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: Teresa S. Delgado, Human Resources Manager it SUBJECT: Adopt Resolution of Intention to Approve Amendment to Contract and Approve and Adopt First Reading of Ordinance Authorizing Amendment to the Contract to Add Two Years Additional Service Credit for Local Safety Members DATE: April 7, 2003 BACKGROUND: California law provides the basic framework for the Public Employees' Retirement System and in order to implement a benefit option, such as two years of additional service credit for eligible Local Safety Members, the City must amend its contract, with CAPERS. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: The City of Colton is in the midst of restructuring its organization and streamlining its work force and presently, the City provides the two years of additional service credit for local miscellaneous members. With City Council direction, Staff is initiating steps to amend the City's contract with Ca1PERS so that it can provide eligible local safety members two years of additional service credit, based on the fact that the best interest of the agency would be served by granting such additional service credit. By City Council action, the City of Colton will elect to become subject to Government Code Section 20903 so that it may offer the additional service credit (golden handshake), at an additional cost, based on the fact that impending mandatory transfers, demotions, and layoffs constitute at least one percent (1 %) of the job classification, department or organizational unit, as designated by the City Council, resulting from the curtailment of, or change in the manner of performing, its services. Under the pertinent section, it is the intent to keep all vacancies created by retirements under this section or keep at least one vacancy in any position in any department or other organizational unit permanently unfilled thereby resulting in reduction of the work force and economic savings.