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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01051999 - C123 a HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA TO: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FROM: Robert McEwan,Acting Executive Director DATE: January 5, 1999 SUBJECT: DESIGNATING EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION(CCCERA)AS EMPLOYER"PICK UP"CONTRIBUTIONS SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATIONS)& BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: ADOPT Resolution No.4054 approving use of the Internal Revenue Code(IRC)414(h)(2)empowering the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa to"Pick Up"retirement contributions on behalf of management and represented employees and for such contributions not to be included in the employees gross income in the year the amounts are contributed to be effective with the first pay period in January, 1999. Il. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The employee's portion to retirement contributions will be excluded from Federal and State income taxes,but are included for Social Security(FICA)taxes. Ill. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND Under the 414(h)(2)plan,the employee's net pay is increased because the Federal and State income tax on the employer"Pick-Up"contribution for the employees are deferred until retirement. IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Should the Board of Commissioners elect not to adopt Resolution No.4054 employee contributions towards the CCCERA retirement system will continue to be out of the employee net wages and they will loose the tax advantage of income tax deferral, CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE �YYYY�IIYMOYII�MrY��III•I I�w�WII��I W1��YW�11�Y�IYY�I RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S)• 1k— ACTION OF BOARD ON art APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED tk—_ *WNMMW VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS (ABSENTTRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: _ MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTECLERK . P BA CHE k CL RK OF THE BOARD O COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY zce, DEPUTY bortrcnnt t � n THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA RESOLUTION NO.4054 RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM AS EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS WHEREAS, Section 414(h)(2)of the Internal Revenue code,empowers employers to "pick up"retirement contributions on behalf of employees,and WHEREAS, such contributions are not included in the employee's gross income in the year in which such amounts are contributed by the employers,and WHEREAS, Section 17501 of the Revenue and Taxation Code incorporated the provision if IRC Section 414(h)(2);and WHEREAS,Government Code Section 315.2 authorizes the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa to"pick up",for the sole purpose of deferring income taxes thereon,the normal contributions made by Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa employees, NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY PHA, as follows: That effective with the first pay period in January, 1999,the mandatory employee contributions to the Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement System made,and to be made,by employees of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa shall be picked up by the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa in accordance with Section 414(h)(2)of the Internal Revenue Code,and the same shall be treated as employer contributions for the purposes of federal and State income taxation. PASSED AND ADOPTED ON January 5, 1999 by the following vote of the Commissioners. AYES: Supervisors Gioia, Uilkema, Gerber, DeSaulnier, and Canciamilla NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE DATE,SHOWN. ATTESTED G I `7 PHIL BATC14ELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. BY lietres