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FROM: PHIL BATCHELOR, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Costa
February 17, 1999 ",` ��`
County
.ATE: .
SUBJECT. LEGISLATION: S$ 373 (RAINEY)
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
ADOPT a position in SUPPORT of SB 373 by Senator Richard K. Rainey which will
authorize the board of supervisors in any 1937 Act county to offer safety retirement
to the county's animal service officers.
BACKGROUND:
On December 15, 1993, the Board of Supervisors amended its 1999 Legislative
Program to add the following: "Support legislation to offer Animal Control Officers
safety retirement as long as there is no additional cost to the County."
Senator Rainey has introduced SB 373 for this purpose. As introduced, S13 373
would broaden the definition of safety member for retirement purposes by adding the
following language:
"Safety member"also means persons employed as animal service
officers who are subject to be assigned to accompany law
enforcement officers when the law enforcement officers are
attempting to arrest individuals who are suspected of operating an
illegal laboratory to manufacture controlled substances In order
to restrain or capture any animal being used to guard the property.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIK,NA'rURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR -RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S),.
ACTION OF BOARD ON FebruSM 23, 1999 -APPROVED--- APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED i OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNAINIMOUS(ABSENT - - ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ASSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED Fe4 raaPy 2a _13
Contact: PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
CC: See Page 2 SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADNA.! ;STRATOP.
BY DEPUTY
This provision would not be effective in any county until the board of supervisors of
that county adopted a resolution making this provision effective in that county. The
legislation does not address the issue of who will pay for the increased costs of
safety retirement. That is left to negotiations between the county and its employee
organizations.
In view of the fact that SB 373 its consistent with the Board's 1999 legislative
Program, it is recommended that the Board indicate its support of SS 373.
cc: County Administrator
Director of Animal Services
Auditor-Controller
Director of Duman Resources
Retirement Administrator
Henry Clarke, General (Manager
Centra Costa Employees Union, local 1
P.O. Sox 222
Martinez, CA 94553
Senator Richard Rainey
Room 4090 State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95314
Les Spahnn
Heim, Noack, Kelly & Spahnn
1121 L Street, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95314
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SEDATE BILL No. 373
Introduced by Senator Rainey
February 11, 1999
An act to amend Sections 31469.3 and 31.469.4 of the
Government Code, relating to county employee retirement.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEVS DIGEST
SB 373, as introduced, Rainey. County employee
retirement benefits.
The County :employees' Retirement Law of 1937 prescribes
retirement benefits for employees included in the safety
member category.
This bill would include specified animal service officers in
that category.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California dry enact as follows;
1 SECTION 1. Section 31469.3 of the Government
2 Code is amended to read:
3 31469.3. "Safety member" means any person who is
4 either: (a) A member of a pension system established
5 pursuant to either Chapter 4 or Chapter 5, who elects by
6 written notice filed with the board, to become a safety
7 member, or
8 (b) Any person employed by a county, subject to
9 Section 31676.1 or 31695.1 or by a district or court
10 organized or existing within such a county, whose
11 principal duties consist of active law enforcement or
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--2--w1 active fire suppression as described in Section 31470.2 and.
2 31474.4, or active lifeguard service as limited by ,Section
3 31470,6 or juvenile ball group counseling and group
4 supervision or animal central capture or confinement if
5 adopted by the board of supervisors as provided in
6 Section 31469.4.
7 SEC. 2. Section 31469.4 of the Government Code is
8 amended to read..
9 31469.4. "Safety member" .means persons employed
10 as probation officers, juvenile hall or juvenile home group
11 counselors, and group supervisors who are primarily
12 engaged in the control and custody of delinquent youths
13 who must be detained under physical security in order
14 not to be harmful to themselves or others.
15 "Safety member" also means persons employed as
16 animal service officers who are subject to being assigned
17 to accompany law enforcement officers when the law
18 enforcement officers are attempting to arrest individuals
19 who are suspected of operating an illegal laboratory to
20 manufacture controlled substances in order to restrain or
21 capture any animals being used to guard the property.
22 The provisions of this section shall not be applicable in
23 any county until the board of supervisors by resolution
24 make the provisions applicable.
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