HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-03-26; City Council; Resolution 2002-0961
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RESOLUTION NO. 2002-096
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF A SEPARATION INCENTIVE PLAN THROUGH THE PUBLIC
AGENCY RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
WHEREAS, to fulfill its mission of providing top quality services, the
City of Carlsbad continually strives through its strategic goals to improve the efficiency
and effectiveness of its operations; and
WHEREAS, these efforts occasionally require the City to eliminate management
positions or to restructure managements positions such that the incumbents no longer
possess the necessary skills for the positions; and
WHEREAS, the City is eligible to be a member of the Public Agency Retirement
Systems (PARS); and
WHEREAS, PARS offers its member agencies a variety of products and services,
including retirements incentive programs, such as a Separation Incentive Plan (SIP); and
WHEREAS, PARS SPS are qualifying governmental plans under relevant
sections of the Internal Revenue Code ($8 401(a) and 501 (a)) and the California
Government Code ($5 53215 et seq.); and
WHEREAS, the establishment of a SIP through PARS will provide the City with
the flexibility, in appropriate cases, of offering retirement incentives in lieu of
discharging management employees whose positions are being eliminated or significantly
restructured due to the implementation of the City’s strategic goals and objectives; and
WHEREAS, PARS SIPS are administered by Phase I1 Systems, the PARS Trust
Administrator, and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to establish a SIP through PARS.
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad as follows:
1. That, effective April 1, 2002, the City Council adopts the PARS Trust and
authorizes the City Manager to execute the necessary documents, once they are in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, to establish a SIP through PARS;
2. That the City Council appoints the City Manager or hisher designee to act as
the Plan Administrator for the SIP and authorizes the City Manager to take any additional
ministerial actions necessary to maintain the SIP in conformance with applicable law.
3. That the participation by an employee in the SIP be subject to the following
parameters:
a. The employee is employed in a management classification as defined
by the Performance Management and Compensation System;
b. Due to the strategic objectives and operational needs of the City, the
employee’s position is being eliminated or restructured such that the employee no longer
possesses the necessary skills for the position;
c. The employee has worked for the City a minimum of ten (10) years
and is eligible for retirement under the CalPERS retirement plan;
d. The full cost of the employee’s participation in the SIP is covered by
the approved budget of the department in which the employee works;
e. The employee’s participation in the SIP will result in cost savings
and/or increased efficiencies for the department;
f. The City Attorney, the Finance Director, and the Human Resources
Director have analyzed the respective legal, financial, and staffing implications and each
recommends the action; and
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g. The City Manager (or when applicable, the City Attorney), after the
considering the recommendations, approves the action.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad
City Council, held on this 26th day of MARCH ,2002, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Finnila, Hall
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Nyg
(SEAL)
?age 3 of 3 of Resolution No. 2002-096