HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-12-01; City Council; Resolution 2009-300EXHIBIT 1
\ RESOLUTION NO. 2009-300
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA MODIFYING REQUIREMENTS
3 FOR SEPARATION INCENTIVE PLAN (SIP) AGREEMENTS
4 THROUGH THE PUBLIC AGENCY RETIREMENT SYSTEM
(PARS).
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WHEREAS, to fulfill its mission of providing top quality services, the City of
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Carlsbad continually strives through its strategic goals to improve the efficiency and
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effectiveness of its operations; and8
9 WHEREAS, these efforts occasionally require the City to eliminate positions or to
10 restructure positions such that the incumbents no longer possess the necessary skills for
11 the positions; and
12 WHEREAS, the City is currently a member of the Public Agency Retirement
13 Systems (PARS); and
14 WHEREAS, PARS offers its member agencies a variety of products and services,
including retirement incentive programs, such as a Separation Incentive Plan (SIP); and
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WHEREAS, a PARS SIP is a qualifying governmental plan under relevant sections
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of the Internal Revenue Code (§§ 401 (a) and 501 (a)) and the California Government
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Code (§§ 53215 et seq.); and
20 WHEREAS, a PARS SIP provides the City with the flexibility, in appropriate cases
21 of offering incentives in lieu of discharging employees whose positions are being
22 eliminated or significantly restructured due to the implementation of the City's strategic
23 goals and objectives; and
24 WHEREAS, a PARS SIP is administered by Phase II Systems, the PARS Trust
25 Administrator, and
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1 WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to modify the recommended eligibility
2 requirements to include employees who have worked for the City of Carlsbad for less than
ten years, provided that economic conditions warrant a lesser number of years of service.
4 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad
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as follows:
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1. That the participation by an employee in the SIP be subject to the following
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parameters:
g a. The employee is eligible to participate in the PARS SIP agreement as stated
10 in the PARS SIP Trust Plan document;
11 b. Due to the strategic objectives and operational needs of the City, the
12 employee's position is being eliminated or restructured such that the employee no longer
13 possesses the necessary skills for the position;
14 c. The employee is eligible for retirement under the CalPERS retirement plan;
d. The employee has worked for the City a minimum often (10) years,
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unless economic conditions warrant a lesser number of years of service,
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e. The full cost of the employee's participation in the SIP is covered by the
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approved budget of the department in which the employee works;
20 f- The employee's participation in the SIP will result in cost savings and/or
21 increased efficiencies for the department;
22 g. The City Attorney, the Finance Director, and the Human Resources Director
23 have analyzed the respective legal, financial, and staffing implications and each
recommends the action; and
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h. The City Manager (or when applicable, the City Attorney), after the
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considering the recommendations, approves the action.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council
of the City of Carlsbad on the 1st day of December, 2009, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Hall, Packard and Blackburn.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
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