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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 MGR ORD -RES A: \RES0S \090391.R1