Resolution - 2012-82RESOLUTION NO.2012-82
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING BENEFIT
REVISIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE
WEST COVINA POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION,
EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE WEST COVINA POLICE
OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION, EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE
WEST COVINA FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, AND
EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE WEST COVINA
FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION, I.A.F.F., LOCAL 3226
WHEREAS, the City of West Covina and the West Covina Police Management
Association completed negotiation of a Memorandum of Understanding which is effective July
1, 2012 through June 30, 2014, and which provides for benefit revisions for the employees
represented by the West Covina Police Management Association; and
WHEREAS, the City of West Covina and the West Covina Police Officers' Association
completed negotiation of a Memorandum of Understanding which is effective July 1, 2012
through June 30, 2014, and which provides for benefit revisions for the employees represented
by the West Covina Police Officers' Association; and
WHEREAS, the City of West Covina and the West Covina Fire Management Association
completed negotiation of a Memorandum of Understanding which is effective July 1, 2012
through June 30, 2014, and which provides for benefit revisions for the employees represented
by the West Covina Fire Management Association; and
WHEREAS, the City of West Covina and the West Covina Firefighters' Association,
I.A.F.F., Local 3226, completed negotiation of a Memorandum of Understanding which is
effective July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014, and which provides for benefit revisions for the
employees represented by the West Covina Firefighters' Association, I.A.F.F., Local 3226;
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West Covina does resolve,
determine and order as follows:
SECTION 1. The following benefit revisions for the employees represented by the West
Covina Police Management Association, and for the employees represented by the West Covina
Police Officers' Association, shall be approved and adopted, as follows:
• Employee Health Insurance: Effective January 1, 2013, the City shall pay the
PEMHCA minimum contribution for active and retired employees. The City shall also
implement effective January 1, 2013, a Cafeteria Plan under IRS Section 125 for active
employees. Until the expiration of the term of the Memorandum of Understanding, the
City's contribution to the Cafeteria Plan for an employee's health insurance shall be an
amount that, when added to the PEMHCA minimum contribution, is equal to the Kaiser
Full Family premium rate; provided, that if an employee chooses a plan that is less than
the Kaiser Full Family premium rate, the City's contribution to the Cafeteria Plan for the
employee's health insurance shall be an amount that, when added to the PEMHCA
minimum contribution, is equal to the premium rate for the plan chosen by the employee;
and provided further, that if an employee selects a single party plan with a monthly
premium of less than six hundred dollars ($600.00), the City's contribution to the
Cafeteria Plan for the employee's health insurance shall be an amount that, when added
to the PEMHCA minimum contribution, is equal to $600.00.
• Retiree Longevity Stipend: The City shall make a retiree longevity stipend contribution
with respect to employees hired prior to July 1, 2012 with a minimum of five years sworn
service with the West Covina Police Department when they retire from the City. The City
shall also make a retiree longevity stipend contribution with respect to employees hired
on or after July 1, 2012 who retire from the City with a minimum of 20 years of sworn
service, five of which were with the West Covina Police Department. The retiree
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longevity stipend shall be deposited on a monthly basis into the retiree's qualified Health
Reimbursement Account Plan (Retiree HRA Plan).
The monthly retiree longevity stipend for a qualifying retiree shall be one thousand four
dollars and eighty cents ($1,004.80), minus the PEMHCA minimum contribution for that
month; provided, that if the retiree chooses a plan that is less than $1,004.80, the monthly
retiree longevity stipend shall be the amount of the plan, minus the PEMHCA minimum
contribution for that month; and provided further, that if the retiree does not use PERS
medical, the monthly retiree longevity stipend shall be $1,004.80, without reduction for
the PEMHCA minimum contribution.
To the extent that any changes are to be made to the Employee Medical Health Plan
Benefits, the parties shall be required to comply with the requirements of the Meyers-
Milias Brown Act (Government Code Section 3500 et.seq.) and any other applicable state
or federal law.
SECTION 2. The following benefit revisions for the employees represented by the West
Covina Fire Management Association, and for the employees represented by the West Covina
Firefighters' Association, I.A.F.F., Local 3226, shall be approved and adopted, as follows:
• Employee Health Insurance: Effective January 1, 2013, the City shall pay the
PEMHCA minimum contribution for active and retired employees. The City shall also
implement, effective January 1, 2013, a Cafeteria Plan under IRS Section 125 for active
employees. Until the expiration of the term of the Memorandum of Understanding, the
City's contribution to the Cafeteria Plan for an employee's health insurance shall be an
amount that, when added to the PEMHCA minimum contribution, is equal to the Kaiser
Full Family premium rate; provided, that if an employee chooses a plan that is less than
the Kaiser Full Family premium rate, the City's contribution to the Cafeteria Plan for the
employee's health insurance shall be an amount that, when added to the PEMHCA
minimum contribution, is equal to the premium rate for the plan chosen by the employee;
and provided further, that if an employee selects a single party plan with a monthly
premium of less than six hundred dollars ($600.00), the City's contribution to the
Cafeteria Plan for the employee's health insurance shall be an amount that, when added
to the PEMHCA minimum contribution, is equal to $600.00.
• Retiree Longevity Stipend: The City shall make a retiree longevity stipend contribution
with respect to employees hired prior to July 1, 2012 with a minimum of five years sworn
service with the West Covina Fire Department when they retire from the City. The retiree
longevity stipend shall be deposited on a monthly basis into the retiree's qualified Health
Reimbursement Account Plan (Retiree HRA Plan).
The monthly retiree longevity stipend for a qualifying retiree shall be one thousand four
dollars and eighty cents ($1,004.80), minus the PEMHCA minimum contribution for that
month; provided, that if the retiree chooses a plan that is less than $1,004.80, the monthly
retiree longevity stipend shall be the amount of the plan, minus the PEMHCA minimum
contribution for that month; and provided further, that if the retiree does not use PERS
medical, the monthly retiree longevity stipend shall be $1,004.80, without reduction for
the PEMHCA minimum contribution.
To the extent that any changes are to be made to the Employee Medical Health Plan
Benefits, the parties shall be required to comply with the requirements of the Meyers-
Milias Brown Act (Government Code Section 3500 et.seq.) and any other applicable state
or federal law.
SECTION 3. This Resolution shall take full force and effect on January 1, 2013
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20"' day of November, 2012.
0 May r MichaAelTouhey
ATTEST:
City Clerk
I, LAURIE CARRICO, CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby certify
` that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina,
California, at a regular meeting held thereof on the 20th day of November, 2012 by the following
vote of the City Council:
AYES: Herfert, Sanderson, Sotelo, Sykes, Touhey
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City Clerk Laurie Carrico
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney iGold Alvarez-Glasman