HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-73 - Approving Cost Saving Measures & Benefit Supension for Full-Time Unrepresented City EmployeesRESOLUTION NO. 10-73
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING COST SAVINGS
MEASURES AND BENEFIT SUSPENSION FOR FULL-TIME
UNREPRESENTED CITY EMPLOYEES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY RESOLVES
AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the City's 2010-11 Fiscal Year General Fund budget faces an
estimated $9.5 Million deficit due to declines in projected revenues, particularly
sales taxes, property taxes, and transient occupancy taxes; and
WHEREAS, the City has taken previous actions to address the budget
deficit including reductions to operating budgets, staff layoffs, mandatory
furloughs, retirement incentives, suspension of benefit plans; and
WHEREAS, Unrepresented Executive and Confidential employees shall
contribute in addition to the current 3.52% employee contribution, four percent
(4%) of the employee's PERSable earnings towards the employee retirement;
and
WHEREAS, The Retirement Health Savings (RHS) Program will be
suspended. The one percent (1%) contribution from employees and the one
percent (1%) match deposited by the City on behalf of each employee will be
suspended.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COSTA MESA that upon the declaration by Council Resolution as
follows:
SECTION 1. In addition to the current 3.52% employee contribution,
Unrepresented Executive and Confidential employees (excluding the Chief
of Police and Fire Chief) shall contribute an additional four percent (4%) of
the employee's PERSable earnings towards the employee retirement
contribution for a period of fifty-two (52) consecutive pay periods.
The Chief of Police shall contribute five percent (5%) of the employee's
PERSable earnings towards the employee retirement contribution for the
same duration of time as CMPA and CMPMA employees. The Fire Chief
shall contribute five percent (5%) of the employee's PERSable earnings
towards the employee retirement contribution for the same duration of time
as CMFA and CMFMA employees.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
1, JULIE FOLICK, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 10-73 and was duly
passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular
meeting held on the 26th day of October, 2010, by the following roll call vote to
wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: LEECE, FOLEY, MONAHAN,
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MANSOOR, BEVER
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal
of the City of Costa Mesa this 27th day of October, 2010.
LIE FOLCIK, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)