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SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA - PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 6, 2012
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISHtlQT '
GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER
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TRI-CITY HEALTHCARE
MEMBER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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ELISA WILLIAMSON
School Board Member, Carlsbad USD
GEORGE COULTER
C } Member, Board of Directors
KELLI MOORS
C ) School Board Member
CHARLENE ANDERSON
C 3 Retired Registered Nurse
RAY PEARSON
( ) Sales Marketing Executive
RAMONA FINNILA
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STEVE 6R0NKE
C 3 Councilman/Teactier
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RODGER REESE
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CITY ROSEMARIEV. RENO
C ) Memt)er, Tri Cify Healtticare District
CITY OF CARLSBAD
MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL
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ROSEMARIEV. RENO
C ) Memt)er, Tri Cify Healtticare District
CITY OF CARLSBAD
MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL
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WAYNE M. LINGENFELTER
( } Healtticare Execufve/Educator
LORRAINE M.WOOD
^3 Carlsbad City Clerk
JULIE NYGAARD
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KEITH BLACKBURN
C ^ Carlsbad City Councilman
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CITY OF CARLSBAD
Proposition A
(This proposition will appear on the ballot in the following form.)
PROP A
Shall Section 502 entitled "Retention of Benefits" of the Charter of Carlsbad, California be
amended to include limiting increases in retirement benefits for miscellaneous employees without
an amendment to this section?
CITY ATTORNEY'S IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS
THE WAY IT IS NOW: Public employees In Carlsbad are covered by contract under the Public
Employees' Retirement Law (Government Code §20000, et seq.). This law is administered by the
Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System ("CalPERS"). State
employees are automatically covered and local governments may cover their employees through
contracts with CalPERS. Carlsbad has done so for its miscellaneous employees (employees
represented by the Carlsbad City Employees' Association and management employees) and their
retirement benefits under this contract are calculated using a fomriula commonly known as the
"3% at 60" formula. This means that the miscellaneous employees may retire at 60 years of age
with a defined benefit of 3% of their single highest year of salary for each year of service.
Effective November 27, 2011, the City Council amended the contract with CalPERS to provide an
estimated $2.1 million in savings over the next 10 years by providing that miscellaneous
employees hired after that date shall have their retirement benefits calculated using the "2% at
60" fonnula. A miscellaneous employee who retires at age 60 will have his or her retirement
benefits calculated at 2% for every year of service, increasing to a maximum of 2.18% at age 63
multiplied by the highest average salary over a 3 year period.
THE PROPOSAL: On June 26, 2012, the City Council resolved to place Measure A on the ballot
which would amend the City Charter so that increases in this benefit fomiula would require an
affimiative vote of the electorate. This measure would also provide that benefits could be
reduced according to law by the City Council without a vote of the electorate.
A "YES" VOTE MEANS: If you vote yes, you wish the City Charter to be amended by requiring a
future vote of the electorate if miscellaneous employees' retirement benefits are increased.
A "NO" VOTE MEANS: If you vote no, you do not wish the City Charter to be amended to
require a vote of the electorate to increase the miscellaneous employee retirement formula.
FISCAL IMPACT: Should Measure A be adopted by the electorate, any increase in the
miscellaneous employee retirement fonnula will require the holding of a general or special
election. The costs of placing a similar matter on the 2010 ballot were approximately $35,000. A
future election could cost more depending on voter turnout. A special election would cost
between $450,000-500,000 since it would not be combined with a statewide election.
PR-09A0-1 N SD 255-039
ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION A
Twelve years ago, Carlsbad along with most of the state, increased pension benefits to its
employees. Due to stock market losses and increased pension benefits, the retirement plan for
employees is now only 63 percent funded. This budgetary shortfall has the potential to crowd out
other critical services, including parks and libraries.
Over the last five years 2007 - 2011, the City has paid over $76 million into the CALPERS
retirement program, while the employees have only paid $3.6 million into their retirement portion.
This must change, because the City cannot afford this type of expense.
Two years ago the citizens voted and passed a similar proposition for our safety employees. This
proposition will bring Carlsbad's non-safety employees to a comparable pension benefit.
A "Yes" vote means that taxpayers - not politicians - will decide if future benefits should be
increased to secure and retain a professional work force. Carlsbad has always been aggressive
and at the forefront of change. We are Carlsbad - proud of our City - vote "Yes" on Prop A.
MATT HALL ANN J. KULCHIN
Mayor Mayor Pro Tern
MARK PACKARD FARRAH DOUGLAS
Councilman Councilwoman
ARGUMENT AGAINST PROPOSITION A
No argument against the proposition was filed in the office of the Registrar of Voters.
PROPOSITION A
TEXT
Section 502 Retention of Benefits.
Safety employees hired on or after October 4, 2010 and miscellaneous employees bired after
November 27, 2011 (the effective date of the ordinances amending the City's contracts with
CalPERS to create a second tier of retirenrient benefits for safety and miscellaneous employees)
shall not have their retirement benefit formulas (commonly known as the 2% at 50 years of age or
2% at 60 years of age formulas respectively) increased without an amendment to this section.
The City Council may reduce this formula as provided in state law without an amendment to this
section.
PR-09A0-2 N SD 255-040