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Agenda Item No: 1.f
PLACENTIA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
Meeting Date: September 22, 2026
Submitted by: Alice Burnett
From: Human Resources
Subject:
RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR CITY
OF PLACENTIA MID -MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES TO
UPDATE UNIFORM ALLOWANCE REPORTING
Financial Impact:
There is no budget impact to adopt the attached resolution.
Summary:
The City provides a uniform allowance to the Chief of Police and has historically reported the allowance to the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS) for eligible "classic" members.
Prior to appointment of Chief of Police, Brad Butts was represented by the Placentia Police Management Association (PPMA) and covered by its Memorandum of Understanding through January 21, 2022. Upon appointment to the position of Chief of Police effective January 22, 2022, the position was no longer represented by the PPMA.
As part of a CaIPERS review, the City is updating its written compensation documents to accurately reflect its longstanding uniform allowance reporting practice. The proposed amendment to the Unrepresented Mid -Management and Executive Management Employees Compensation Plan (MGT 25-27) will establish the same uniform allowance reporting language applicable to the Chief of Police as it did while he was represented under the PPMA.
Recommended Action:
It is recommended that the City Council:
Adopt Resolution No. R-2026-61, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Placentia, California, amending Resolution No. R-2025-58 and amending the unrepresented Mid - Management And Executive Management Compensation Plan (MGT 25-27) to update the uniform allowance reporting.
Strategic Plan Statement:
There is no specific Strategic Goal associated with this action.
Discussion:
1 The proposed amendment documents the City's historical practice of reporting a uniform allowance to CaIPERS for eligible "classic" members in an amount not to exceed $300 per calendar year per employee.
The amendment also clarifies that the allowance covers the purchase, rental, and/or maintenance of required uniforms and shall be prorated and reported in the pay period in which it is earned. Lump -sum reporting is not permitted. The allowance is not pensionable compensation for "new members" hired after January 1, 2013, consistent with the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA).
CaIPERS has reviewed and approved the proposed reporting language. The amendment does not create a new benefit, increase compensation, or change the amount of the uniform allowance. Rather, it documents the City's longstanding practice and ensures the Compensation Plan accurately reflects applicable CaIPERS reporting requirements.
Financial Summary:
Adopting the amendment will help ensure the City's Compensation Plan accurately reflects applicable CaIPERS reporting requirements. Failure to properly document and report pensionable compensation could result in additional review by CaIPERS when an employee retires, which may affect the calculation of retirement compensation and could delay the determination of retirement benefits while CaIPERS evaluates the employee's compensation history.
Attachments
CC RES R-2026-61 - Amending the Unrepresented Mid -Management & Executive Management Comp Plan Reporting of Uniform Allowance
2 RESOLUTION NO. R-2026-61
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION
NO. R-2025-58 AND AMENDING THE UNREPRESENTED
MID -MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
COMPENSATION PLAN (MGT 25-27) TO UPDATE THE
UNIFORM ALLOWANCE REPORTING
A. Recitals.
WHEREAS, the City of Placentia ("City") maintains an Unrepresented Mid - Management and Executive Management Compensation Plan ("MGT 25-27") governing compensation and benefits for designated unrepresented employees; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. R-2025-58 approving the Compensation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City has historically provided a uniform allowance to the Chief of Police and reported the allowance to the California Public Employees' Retirement System ("CaIPERS") for eligible "classic" members; and
WHEREAS, the position of Chief of Police was represented by the Placentia Police Management Association through January 21, 2022, and become covered by the Unrepresented Mid -Management and Executive Management Compensation Plan effective January 22, 2022; and
WHERAS, the City is amending the Compensation Plan to clarify and memorialize its historical uniform allowance reporting practice and ensure the Plan accurately reflects applicable CaIPERS reporting requirements.
B. Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLACENTIA DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Resolution No. R-2025-58 and the Unrepresented Mid -Management and Executive Management Compensation Plan (MGT 25-27) are hereby amended to incorporate the uniform allowance reporting language set forth below:
"The City will purchase uniforms for the Chief of Police. A uniform allowance, covering the purchase, rental, and/or maintenance of required uniforms, shall be reported to CaIPERS for `classic' members in the amount not to exceed $300 per calendar year per employee. The uniform allowance shall be prorated and reported in the pay period in which it is earned. Lump -sum reporting of the uniform allowance is not permitted.
Uniform allowance is not considered pension reportable compensation for 'new members' hired after January 1, 2013, pursuant to the Public Employee pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA)."
Resolution No. R-2026-61
3 Section 2. Except as expressly amended herein, all other provisions of Resolution No. R-2025-58 and the Unrepresented Mid -Management and Executive Management Plan (MGT 25-27) shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect upon adoption.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 22nd day of September 2026.
Chad P. Wanke, Mayor
ATTEST:
Robert S. McKinnell, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
I, Robert S. McKinnell, City Clerk of the City of Placentia, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Placentia held on the 22nd day of September 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Robert S. McKinnell, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Christian L. Bettenhausen, City Attorney
Resolution No. R-2026-61
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