1991-194 - Electing to be subject to Public Employees' Medical & Hospital Care Act only with respect to Members of a Specific Employee Organization & Fixing the Employer's Contribution for Employees & the Employer's Contribution for AnnuitantsRESOLUTION 1991 -194
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO BE SUBJECT TO
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT
ONLY WITH RESPECT TO
MEMBERS OF A SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION
AND
FIXING THE EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION FOR
EMPLOYEES AND THE EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION
FOR ANNUITANTS AT DIFFERENT AMOUNTS
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 22850.3 provides that a contracting agency may elect upon
proper application to participate under the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act with respect
to a recognized employee organization only; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 22754 (g) defines any Special District as a contracting
agency; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 22857 provides that a contracting agency may fix the amount
of the employer's contribution for employees and the employer's contribution for retired employees and
survivors at different amounts provided that the monthly contribution for retired employees and survivors
shall be annually increased by an amount not less than 5 percent of the monthly contribution for employees,
until such time as the amounts are equal; and
WHEREAS, a Special District is hereby defined as a non - profit, self governed public agency within
the State of California, and comprised solely of public employees performing a governmental rather than
proprietary function; and
WHEREAS, Town of Los Gatos, hereinafter referred to as Special District is an entity meeting the
above definition; and
WHEREAS, the Special District desires to obtain for the members of elected officials, who are
employees and annuitants of the Agency, the benefit of the Act and to accept the liabilities and obligations
of an employer under the Act and Regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Special District desires to obtain for elected
officials, who are employees and annuitants of the agency, the benefit of the Act and to accept the liabilities
and obligations of an employer under the Act and Regulations; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Special District elects, and it does hereby elects, to be
subject to the provisions of the Act; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the employer's contribution for each employee shall be the
amount necessary to pay the full cost of his enrollment, including the enrollment of his family members in
a health benefits plan up to a maximum of the Kaiser North premium rates (1, 2 and 3 party) per month; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the employer's contribution for each retired employee or survivor
shall be the amount necessary to pay the cost of his enrollment, including the enrollment of his family
members, in a health benefits plan up to a maximum of $1.00 per month; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the employer's contribution for each retired employee or survivor
shall be increased annually by 5% percent of the monthly contribution for employees, until such time as the
contributions are equal, and that the contributions for active and retired employees and survivors shall be
in addition to those amounts contributed by the Special District for administrative fees and to the
Contingency Reserve Fund; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the executive body appoint and direct, and does hereby appoint
and direct, the Town Manager to file with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement
System a verified copy of this Resolution, and to perform on behalf of said Special District all functions
required of it under the Act and Regulations of the Board of Administration; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that coverage under the Act be effective retroactive to August 1, 1991.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos,
California, held on the 3rd day of September, 1991 by the following vote.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Randy Attaway, Joanne Benjamin, Steven Blanton, and Eric D. Carlson
ABSENT: Brent N. Ventura
SIGNED:
VICE -MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS GA
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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