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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORSs: t` Contra
FROM:
Costa
Phil Batchelor, County Administrator x .
County
DATE: July 3 , 1990
SUBJECT: LEGISLATION: SB 1921 (Boatwright)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECONEENDATION:
Adopt a position indicating that the Board of Supervisors is the
SPONSOR, along with Public Employees Union Local 1, of SB 1921 by
Senator Boatwright which would authorize the Board of Supervisors
to meet and confer with a recognized employee organization
regarding increased safety membership retirement benefits,
including authorizing employees to pay all or part of the
employer' s increased retirement contributions resulting from
allowing more employees to become members of safety retirement.
BACKGROUND:
On February 27, 1990 the Board of Supervisors amended its 1990
Legislative Program to include SB 1921 and indicate that it is
the Sponsor, along with Local 1, of SB 1921. On June 11, 1990
the bill was amended.
A number of employees represented by Local 1 who are employees of
the Probation Department, have sought safety membership in the
retirement system. Current law authorizes a board of supervisors
in a 1937 Act County, such as Contra Costa County, to offer
safety retirement to probation officers, juvenile hall or
juvenile home group counselors and supervisors. Current law does
not specifically authorize a board of supervisors to meet and
confer regarding allowing employees who are offered such safety
retirement to pay. all or part of the increased employer costs
resulting from such expansion of safety retirement.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENTYC-S—YES SIGNATURE: !'�
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATUREM:
ACTION OF BOARD ON July 1 0., 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED A OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X 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 Au� /D,�,
Please see Page 2. PHIL B CHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY DEPUTY
M382 (10/88)
SB 1921 has been introduced by Senator Boatwright as a result of
a side letter between the Board of Supervisors and Local 1
indicating that the County and Local 1 would jointly sponsor and
actively seek passage of legislation authorizing such meet and
confer sessions as a part of allowing these probation employees
to become safety members of the retirement system. Since the
Board of Supervisors has agreed to co-sponsor such legislation
with Local 1, it is appropriate for the Board to now indicate its
co-sponsorship with Local 1 of SB 1921.
SB 1921 would be beneficial for the County in that safety
retirement could be offered to employees with the employee paying
the increased costs to the employer for such membership.
The June 11, 1990 amendments indicates that the State need not
reimburse the County for any increased costs from SB 1921 on the
basis that the County had requested passage of the legislation.
We would not, in any case, anticipate any increased costs to the
County from the passage of SB 1921.
SB 1921 passed the Senate Public Employment and Retirement
Committee on March 27, 1990 by a vote of 7: 0. Hearing was waived
in the Senate Appropriations Committee and the bill passed the
full Senate on May 10, 1990 by a vote of 38: 0. The bill passed
the Assembly Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security
Committee on June 20, 1990 by a vote of 6: 0 with a recommendation
that it go on the Consent Calendar. The bill was scheduled to be
heard in the Assembly Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 1990.
cc: Senator Daniel Boatwright
County Administrator
Pat Wiegert, Retirement Administrator
Harry Cisterman, Director of Personnel
Victor J. Westman, County Counsel
Henry Clarke, General Manager, Local 1
Gerald S. Buck, County Probation Officer
Kerry Harms-Taylor, Assistant Administrator-Finance
Les Spahnn, SRJ. Jackson, Barish & Associates