HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-06-14; City Council; Resolution 2005-1851
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RESOLUTION NO. 2005-185
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE 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 positions or to
restructure 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 SIPS are qualifying governmental plans under relevant
sections of the Internal Revenue Code ($9 401(a) and 501 (a)) and the California
Government Code ($6 53215 et seq.); and
WHEREAS, the establishment of a SIP through PARS will provide the City with
the flexibility, in appropriate cases, of offering incentives in lieu of discharging
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 II Systems, the PARS Trust
Administrator, and
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WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to amend the PARS SIP
agreement to include non-management employees.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad as follows:
1. That the participation by an employee in the SIP be subject to the following
parameters:
a. The employee is eligible to participate in the PARS SIP agreement as
stated in the PARS SIP Trust Plan document;
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 l4th day of JUNE ,2005, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: Council Members Hall, Packard , Sigaf oose
NOES: bne
AEW”: Council Members Lewis. Kulchin L
ATTEST: Mayor Pro Tern Matt Hill
I LORRAINE M. W~OD, City clek