HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011997 - 1997-025 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Resolution on January 14, 1997 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Rogers, Dilkema, Gerber, Canciamilla, DeSaulnier
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Resolution No. 97125
SUBJECT: Approve Side Letter between )
AFSCME, Local 512 and the County )
regarding safety membership for Probation )
Department employees )
APPROVE attached side letter to amend provisions of Resolution 89/783 which extends
safety retirement benefits to employees in the Probation Department represented by AFSCME
Local 512.
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Leslie T.Knight
Director of Human Resources
November 14, 1996
Mr, Jim Hicks, Business Agent
AFSCME, Local 512
1000 Court Street
Martinez, CA 94553
Dear Mr. Hicks:
The County of Contra Costa and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees (AFSCME), Local 512, agree as follows:
1. This agreement is effective October 1, 1995, and modifies the memorandum of
understanding with AFSCME Local 512 dated October 31, 1959, and Resolution No
89/734 covering safety membership for Probation Unit employees in the Probation
Department, and subject to the employees paying the County's increased costs
resulting from their safety membership in the Contra Costa County Employees'
Retirement Association ("Retirement Association"),
2. The County and AFSCME Local 512 agree that the procedure for calculating"County
cost" of safety retirement membership for employees in the Probation Department
shall be as follows:
Step 1. Based on the contribution rates established by the Board of Retirement
of the Retirement Association, after receiving recommendations from
its actuaries, the County, on or about June 34th of each year, for each
safety employee in the Probation Department shall calculate, based on
salary and benefit projections for the ensuing fiscal year, the difference
in the county cost of safety retirement (which shall be reduced by any
savings in the County's FICA costs) from the cost the County would
have had if the employee had been a general member of the Retirement
Association. This cost may be either a positive or negative number.
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Step 2. For each unit, the County shall total the negative costs (hereinafter
"savings") obtained for those employees for whom the net cost of
safety retirement is less than the cost if the employee had remained a
general member of the Retirement Association and shall total the costs
for those employees whose cost of safety retirement exceeds the cost
if the employee was a general member. As used herein, unit means the
Probation Unit represented by Local One, the Probation Supervisor
Unit represented by Local 512, unrepresented management employees,
and any bargaining unit which may hereafter be formed comprised in
whole or in part of some or all of the employees in the Probation
Department who are safety members of the Retirement Association.
Step 3. The County shall subtract the total savings from the total costs for each
unit. Each employee for whom there is a net cost shall have deducted
from his or her paycheck an amount that safety membership exceeds
the cost of general membership (hereinafter "in lieu contribution"),
provided however, that if Step 2 shows net savings for any unit, such
savings shall be divided by the number of members of the unit whose
safety retirement resulted in cost, and that amount shall be subtracted
from each such member's previously calculated in lieu contribution.
Step 4. Step 3 shall be repeated until either all members of the units' in lieu
contributions are zero or there are no longer any net savings for the
unit.
Step 5. The in lieu contribution for each employee shall be divided by 12 to
determine his or her monthly in lieu contribution and shall not
thereafter be adjusted during the fiscal year, including adjustments for
new, retiring, or members who terminate employment.
Step 6. If any savings to the County remain as to any unit after completion of
Step 4, those savings shall be applied in the same manner as Steps 3
and 4 to reduce the in lieu contributions of employees in all other units
who have a net cost.
Step 7. If there are net savings to the County after completion of Step 4, those
savings shall accrue to the benefit of the County to defray
administrative and/or increased retirement costs resulting from this
agreement.
3. For fiscal year 1995 - 1996, the calculations shall be based on the contribution rates
for those years.
4. Refunds. Because of the timing of this agreement, some employees had contributions
deducted in their paychecks received in November and December 1135 in excess of
the amounts that should have been collected under this agreement. The Auditor-
Controller is directed to calculate the amount of the excess contributions collected
and refund those amounts to the affected employees.
If this conforms to your understanding, please indicate your agreement by signing in the
space provided below.
Sincerely,
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Leslie T. might
Director of Human Resources
Confirmed:
licks
usiness Agent
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