Resolution - 5171RESOLUTION NO. 5171
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS OF THE
CITY OF 119EST COVINA AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 2, 1976, A PROPOSITION
• FOR THE ENACTMENT OF AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
ADDITIONAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR THE EMPLOYEES,
OTHER THAN UNIFORMED EMPLOYEES IN THE FIRE DEPART-
MENT AND SWORN EMPLOYEES IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
(MISCELLANEOUS MEMBERS ONLY) OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA TOGETHER WITH AN INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM
CITY PROPERTY TAX RATE IN AMOUNTS SUFFICIENT TO
PAY THE COST OF SUCH ADDITIONAL BENEFITS.
The City Council of the City of West, Covina does resolve
as follows:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 4019 of the Elections Code,
the City Council of the City of West Covina elects to submit.to the
voters of .the City of West Covina a proposition for the enactment
of the following ordinance:
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AUTHORIZING
AND DIRECTING THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA TO PROVIDE CERTAIN ADDITIONAL RETIREMENT
BENEFITS TO THE EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN UNIFORMED
EMPLOYEES IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SWORN EMPLOYEES
IN.THE POLICE DEPARTMENT (MISCELLANEOUS MEMBERS
ONLY) IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AND AUTHORIZING AN
INCREASE.IN THE MAXIMUM PROPERTY TAX RATE TO PAY
FOR SUCH ADDITIONAL BENEFITS.
• - The People of the City of West Covina do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of West Covina
is authorized and directed to take those actions required by
law to amend the contract between the City of West Covina and
the Public Employees Retirement System to provide the follow-
ing retirement benefits which are in addition to the retire-
ment benefits currently provided to the employees other than
uniformed employees in the Fire Department and sworn employees
in the Police Department (miscellaneous members only) of the
City of West Covina:
(1) Use the highest annual compensation paid to the
employee, rather than the highest average annual compensation
earnable by the employee during the three consecutive years
of employment immediately preceding his retirement, in
computing the amount of his retirement allowance. (Option
provided by Section 20024.2 of the Government Code).
(2) Upon the death of a retired employee his surviving
spouse shall be entitled to receive fifty percent of the
member's retirement allowance during her lifetime or until
remarriage. Upon the spouse's death or remarriage, the same
allowance shall be paid to the children of the deceased
member who are under eighteen years of age, or if there are
no minor children, to the parents of the deceased member.
(Option.provided by Section 21263.1 of the Government Code).
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of West Covina is
authorized to levy a property tax rate in addition to the
maximum property tax rate established by law to pay the cost
of providing the additional retirement benefits described in
• Section 1 hereof for the employees, other than uniformed
employees in the Fire Department and sworn employees in the
Police Department (miscellaneous members only) of the City of
West Covina, which increase in the maximum property tax rate
shall not exceed 9 cents per $100 of assessed value of all
taxable property in the City for the fiscal year 1976-77 and
which shall be in an amount sufficient to pay the cost of
providing such increased retirement benefits for each fiscal
year thereafter. The increase in the maximum property tax rate
authorized by this section shall be in addition to any other
increase authorized by the voters of the City or by law.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be adopted upon the date
that the vote upon the proposition submitting the same to the
voters of the City is declared by the legislative body and
shall go into effect ten.days after that date if the proposi-
tion receives a majority of the votes cast on it at the
General Municipal Election held on Tuesday, March 2, 1976. The
increased retirement benefits described in Section 1 hereof
.shall be available from and after such date as may be fixed by
the City Council in the amendment to the contract between the
City of West Covina and the Public Employees Retirement System."
SECTION 2. For the purpose of voting on the enactment of
the ordinance set forth in Section 1 hereof, the following proposition
shall be submitted to the voters of the City at the General Municipal
Election to be held on Tuesday, March 2, 1976:
• CITY OF WEST COVINA PROPOSITION NO. C
C. SHALL THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL
RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR THE EMPLOYEES, OTHER
THAN UNIFORMED EMPLOYEES IN THE FIRE DEPART-
MENT AND SWORN EMPLOYEES IN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT (MISCELLANEOUS MEMBERS ONLY) OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AND AUTHORIZING AN
INCREASE IN'THE MAXIMUM CITY PROPERTY TAX
RATE TO PAY THE COST OF.PROVIDING SUCH
ADDITIONAL .RETIREMENT BENEFITS WHICH INCREASE
SHALL NOT EXCEED 9 CENTS PER $1.00 OF
ASSESSED VALUE OF ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE
CITY FOR,THE FISCAL YEAR 1976-77 AND WHICH
SHALL BE IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE
COST OF PROVIDING SUCH ADDITIONAL RETIREMENT
BENEFITS FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, _
BE ADOPTED? /%YES / /NO
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall include the proposition
set forth in Section 2 hereof on the ballot for the General Municipal
Election to be bald on Tuesday, March 2, 1976.
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SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution.
Adopted and approved this 22nd day Of December , 1975.
ATT� : Mayor
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I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution No_•._5171, was duly
adopted by, the City Council of the City of West Covina at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 22nd day of December 1975, by the
following vote of the Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Miller, Browne, Tice, Chappell.
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attor y
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