HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-75 - Benefits for City Employees Called to Active Duty with Armed ForcesRESOLUTION NO. 0 1-7,r
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA
MESA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY
PARTIALLY PAID MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND
CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS FOR CITY OF COSTA MESA
EMPLOYEES CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE ARMED FORCES.
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa currently provides fully paid leave of absence
and continuation of benefits for a maximum of thirty (30) calendar days per fiscal year to
employees who have been in City service for at least one (1) year and who are ordered to
report to active duty; and
WHEREAS, a number of City of Costa Mesa employees have been or may be called
into active military service in connection with the current action to combat terrorism
against America or other military actions that may be declared by the United States of
America in the future; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa desires to alleviate financial
hardships which employees and their families may experience as a result of being called to
active duty to serve their country during times of crisis.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA AS FOLLOWS:
1. In addition to the fully paid military leave currently provided by the City of Costa
Mesa, each full time employee of the City who is eligible to receive such paid leave (an
"Eligible Employee") and who has been, or is in the future, called to involuntary active
military service with the Armed Forces of the United States for service in a military action
officially declared by the President and/or Congress of the United States of America, shall
be entitled to leave with partial pay pursuant to the terms of this Resolution for active duty
in excess of the period covered by current City paid military leave provisions up to a
maximum of 180 calendar days.
2. Upon submission by the Eligible Employee of acceptable documentation that the
Eligible Employee has been called to involuntary active military service for more than 180
calendar days,' the City Manager may, in his sole discretion, authorize an extension (the
"Authorized Extension") of said leave with partial pay for a period not to exceed a total of
one year (365 calendar days).
3. The amount of pay each Eligible Employee shall be entitled to receive from the City
for said additional period of military leave shall be the difference between the gross pay
and allowances actually received by the employee from the United States for such service
and the base pay wages that said employee would have received from the City of Costa
Mesa if he or she had not been called to active military duty, subject to all required and
appropriate deductions and withholdings.
4. The City shall provide continued health and welfare benefits to an Eligible
Employees' dependents, provided that the dependents were covered for such benefits prior
to the Eligible Employee being called to active duty, up to a maximum of 180 calendar
days or the Authorized Extension, whichever is greater.
5. Wage or benefits pursuant to this Resolution are conditioned upon the Eligible
Employee requesting such payment providing satisfactory proof and documentation of
eligibility to receive payment in the accordance with procedures established by the
Personnel Division.
6. The City shall provide continued accrual of benefits including vacation, sick leave,
retirement service credit and service credit for purposes of merit increases, that said Eligible
Employee would have received from the City of Costa Mesa if he or she had not been called to
active military duty, up to a maximum of 180 calendar days or the Authorized Extension,
whichever is greater.
7. The pay and benefits authorized by this Resolution shall be available to all eligible
City employees who have been or in the future may be ordered to report to active duty in
times of crisis, conflict or military action officially declared by the President and/or
Congress of the United States of America.
8. The retroactive effective date of this Resolution shall be September 11 , 2001.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 51h day of November, 2001.
ATTEST:
Deputy City CI -74 of the City of Costa Mesa Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa
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I, MARY T. ELLIOTT, Deputy City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the
City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution No. O (-7S
was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 5" day of November, 2001.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the City
of Costa Mesa this 6" day of November, 2001.
DeputyCi Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of
the City unci) of the City of Costa Mesa