RESOLUTION NO.._________________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GLENDALE TO APPROVE EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE IAFF MEDICAL EXPENSE
REIMBURSEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS firefighter employees of the City of Glendale (the “City”), who are in the bargaining unit represented by IAFF Local 776, participate in the IAFF Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan (the “Plan”), which provides reimbursement for medical expenses for retired fire fighters who meet the eligibility rules of the Plan; and
WHEREAS IAFF Local 776 employees participate in the Plan through employee and employer contributions under the City of Glendale and Glendale Firefighters’ Association Memorandum of Understanding (the “CBA”); and WHEREAS the governing body of the City of Glendale has the authority to require mandatory deductions from employee payroll as part of the employees’ compensation package, for contributions to such Plan to correspond to the CBA of the Local, as stated herein:
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That all of the above recitals are true and correct; SECTION 2. The City shall implement a $150-350 per Employee per month based on years of City service mandatory payroll deduction and $75 per Employee per month mandatory employer contribution to be deposited pre-tax with the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters Benefit Trust (the “Trust”).
This amount shall be adjusted whenever, and in the same amount, the contribution amount in the CBA between the City and IAFF Local 776 is adjusted.
SECTION 4. That upon retirement the City shall transfer to the Trust pre- tax 100% of the sick leave and vacation leave payout that the Employee is entitled to based upon the Employee’s rate of pay immediately preceding retirement. This percentage shall match the percentage in the CBA between the City and IAFF Local 776 and shall be adjusted whenever, and in the same amount, the leave transfer in the CBA is adjusted.
SECTION 5. Except as otherwise stated in Sections 3 and 4 hereof, all aspects of the Plan contributions for Employees, including the timing, manner, and reporting of the contributions will be determined according to the terms of IAFF Local 776 CBA with the City, as amended from time to time.
SECTION 6. That this Resolution shall take effect upon its adoption by this City Council.
City Council Resolution
Contributions to IAFF Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan For Local 776 Firefighters
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE:
That the foregoing facts, as well as all facts set forth in the Report to Council dated October 8, 2024, which is incorporated herein by this reference, are deemed to be true and correct and a basis for which provides reimbursement for medical expenses for retired fire fighters who meet the eligibility rules of the Plan.
Adopted this ______ day of ________ ,2024
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, DR. SUZIE ABAJIAN, Clerk of the City of Glendale, certify that the foregoing Resolution No. _________ was adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the 8TH day of October 2024, and that same was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain: