RESOLUTION NO. 2022-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION
NO. 2019-84 TO ADD LANGUAGE REGARDING
THE PORAC RETIREE MEDICAL TRUST JOINDER
AGREEMENT TO THE FIRE SAFETY MANAGEMENT
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
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The City Council of the City of Torrance does hereby resolve as follows:
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That Resolution No. 2019-84 is hereby amended as follows:
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ARTICLE 4 -BENEFITS
SECTION 4.1 EMPLOYEE INSURANCE
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Management and F ire Safety-Management will continue to discuss the fo ll owing: Retiree health sav in~~~
Retiring or separating employees must comply with the provision of the PORAC Retiree Medical Trust (Appendix C).
For employees who were members of Fire Safety Management (formerly Fire Chief Officers Association) on or before August 15, 2016 and are retiring or separating employees, Section 4.4 (D) -Retirement Health Savings Plan (RHSP) also applies.
SECTION 4.4 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS
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1. Deferred Compensation Program: Employees covered under this MOU will be eligible to participate in a 457 Plan and a 401 a Plan. Rules of these plans are contained in applicable Law as well as the City's Plan documents on file with the City Treasurer.
Ret iring or separating emp loyees:
a. Ret i ring or soparati oa1ro, oomp time, and/or
-vacation into the plan in increments of 10% up to 100% of either or all of the totals of aocruod sick leave, comp time, and/or ,.,acatioR--.- Resolution 2022-18 Fire Safety Management
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b. Any excess siGI{, vacation or severance pay-{aaovo maximum accrual, ,...,hich is permitted to be oonverted) may be deforrod intG--t.t:lo 457 plan up to tho limits allm0•1od by la•.o.i.
1. Retiring or separating employees:
a. Retiring or separating employees must comply with the provision of the PORAC Retiree Medical Trust (Appendix C).
b. For employees who were members of Fire Safety Management (formerly Fire Chief Officers Association) on or before August 15, 2016 and are retiring or separating employees, Section 4.4 (D) -Retirement Health Savings Plan (RHSP) also applies.
ARTICLE 5 -BENEFITS RELATED TO TIME
SECTION 5.1 VACATION
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F. Effect of Separation
Upon retiromem,employoos so desiring may elect to defer all or part of tho amG-lffit--ef ¥acation which has been accrued into tho 457 plan-o-r-wm receive tho cash vah,10--e.f----tRoir accrued vacation ~ Retiring or separating employees must comply with the provision of the PORAC Retiree Medical Trust (Appendix C). For employees who were members of Fire Safety Management (formerly Fire Chief Officers Association) on or before August 15, 2016 and are retiring or separating employees, Section 4.4 (D) -Retirement Health Savings Plan (RHSP) also applies.
SECTION 5.2 SICK LEAVE
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F. Conversion of Sick Leave
2. IV<: time of termination, an employee covered by this Agreement shall have his/her accumulated sick leave converted into cash, as folla-w&.- At time of termination, an employee covered by this agreement must comply with the provision of the PO RAC Retiree Medical Trust (Appendix D). For employees who were members of Fire Safety Management (formerly Fire Chief Officers Association) on or before August 15, 2016 and are retiring or separating employees, Section 4.4 (D) -Retirement Health Savings Plan (RHSP) also applies.
Any remaining accumulated sick leave shall be converted into cash, as follows :
a . After 1 year of service, each hour of accumulated sick leave shall equal:
Sworn Safety Personnel ... 32% x hourly rate
b . After 1 O years of service, each hour of accumulated sick leave shall equal :
Sworn Safety Personnel ... 57% x hourly rate
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c. At retirement after 1 O years of service, each hour of accumulated sick leave shall equal:
Sworn Safety Personnel ... 100% x hourly rate
Note: Hourly Rate as computed (Section 2.2 A) inclusive of earned sick leave as if used.
Balance on Books
(1 -biweekly accrual) = formula for vacation and sick leave cashouts 112 SECTION Ill SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this resolution is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
INTRODUCED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 8th day of February 2022 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PATRICK Q. SULLIVAN, City Attorney ATTEST:
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TORRANCE CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2022-18
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF TORRANCE
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I, Rebecca Poirier, City Clerk of the City of Torrance, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly introduced, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Torrance at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 8th day of February, 2022 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS
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Ashcraft, Chen, Kalani, Griffiths, Mattucci, Walser, and Mayor Furey.
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