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FROM. Phil Batchelor, County Administrator ,,'� '� Costa
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December 13 , 1990 �;,, •�
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IMPLEMENTATION OF SB 2030 IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
SUBJECT:
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt the attached Resolution to make SB 2030 (Chapter 433 ,
Statutes of 1990) effective in Contra Costa County.
BACKGROUND-
The Contra Costa County Employees Retirement Association' s
Governing Board sponsored, and the Board of Supervisors
supported, legislation in 1990 to correct a "glitch" which
occurred in the law as it relates to counties which are members
of the Retirement Act of 1937 . A County employee may purchase
specified "public service" , including federal military service,
for purposes of calculating the employee' s total years of service
for retirement purposes. Among other conditions, the "public
service" must be purchased before one retires.
Until recently, service in the Merchant Marine was not eligible
as "public service" and therefore an employee who had served in
the Merchant Marine could not purchase his or her Merchant Marine
time. In addition, once the employee retired, he or she could
not purchase the time in any case.
Recently, the federal ,government made Merchant Marine service
during World War II "public service" for retirement purposes.
While a currently employed employee can, therefore, purchase his
or her qualified time in the Merchant Marine and have it count
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENVp_Q,__YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
41 APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): Al
ACTION OF BOARD ON ,7a nu a rV R., 1 C)C)1 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS f f
V I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
L UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ( OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: ATTESTED JAN 8rj91t
PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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toward his or her years of service for retirement purposes, an
already retired employee can not do so because the employee is
already retired. However, the retired employee could not have
bought back his or her . Merchant Marine service before retiring
because such service was not, at that time, "public service" .
This presents a truly "Catch 22" situation!
As a result, legislation was carried by Senator Boatwright in
1990 to. permit employees and, retired employees to purchase their
Merchant Marine service, if they had served during the specified
period of time during World War II . This legislation was
approved by the Legislature and. signed into law by the Governor.
The law becomes effective January 1, 1991, but can only be
effective where a Board of Supervisors votes to make the law
effective in that County. Adoption of the attached Resolution
will accomplish this and allow any employees or retired employees
who are members of our Retirement System to purchase their
Merchant Marine service if it occurred during World War II .
cc: County Administrator
County Counsel
Retirement Administrator
Director of Personnel
Carl Rush, 1356 Grandview Avenue
Martinez, CA 94553
1-077
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this order on January 8 . 1991 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers , Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson, Fanden
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Adoption of Government ) RESOLUTION NO. 91/ 18
Code section 31479.3 Providing )
That Public Service Shall Include )
Service in the Merchant Marine )
During World War II. )
WHEREAS prior to the enactment of Government Code section 31479.3, an
employee who served in the Merchant Marine during World War II was not entitled
to purchase service credit in the retirement system for that service, and
WHEREAS Government Code section 31479.3 allows this Board by resolution
to allow both members and retired members of the Retirement Association to
purchase such .service,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD RESOLVED that the provisions of
Government Code section 31479.3 are applicable to the Contra Costa County
Employees Retirement Association.
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervis rs on the date shown.
ATTESTED: =d&dl&ju
PHIL BA CHELOR,Cie c of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
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RESOLUTION NO. 91/ 18