Resolution - 5029RESOLUTION NO. 5029
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA REQUESTING THAT THE CALIFORNIA
STATE LEGISLATURE REOPEN THE PERIOD WITHIN
WHICH LOCAL AGENCIES MAY ELECT TO INCLUDE
• IDENTIFICATION AND COMMUNICATION EMPLOYEES
IN THE SAFETY MEMBER CLASSIFICATION OF THE
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
WHEREAS, Senate Bill Number 37 adopted in the 1973-74
session of the Legislature amended Government Code Section 20020 to
permit a local agency to elect to include as "local policeman" all
persons who were employed to perform identification or communication
duties on August 4, 1972, and who elect within 90 days after July
1, 1973 to be local safety members; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill Number 37 was adopted to avoid
discrimination against female persons employed in police departments
to perform identification or communications duties; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of Senate Bill 37 was not achieved
because female persons employed by local agencies to perform
identification or communications duties in police departments did
not receive timely information on the provisions of the Act;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West
Covina does resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of West Covina
strongly urges the California State Legislature to once again make
the option available to local agencies to elect to include those
persons employed by local agencies to perform identification or
communications duties in police departments on August 4, 1972, in the
Safety Member Classification of the Public Employees Retirement System.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution and transmit copies thereof to the Senators and
Assemblymen representing the City of West Covina.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this loth day of March 1975.
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Mayor
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I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina at a regular
meeting thereof held on the loth day of March 1975, by
the following vote of the Council:.
AYES: Councilmen: Browne, Miller, Chappell, Tice, Shearer.
NOES: Councilmen: None.
ABSENT: Councilmen: None.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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