REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
REPORT/RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 5, 2021
FROM
LEONARD X. HERNANDEZ, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
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Agreements with Employee Organizations Regarding the Impact of the Alameda Decision
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the governing body of the County of San Bernardino and the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, approve agreements with employee organizations for a one-time lump sum payment to employees impacted as a result of changes to compensation earnable as designated by the San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association.
(Presenter: Bob Windle, County Labor Relations Chief, 387-3101)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Create, Maintain and Grow Jobs and Economic Value in the County.
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of these agreements will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The proposed agreements will provide a lump sum contribution on a one-time basis to eligible employees' Retirement Medical Trust plan or 401(a) account. The estimated total one-time cost is $83,400. Impacted departments have sufficient budget authority to cover this one-time cost.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On January 1, 2013, the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act took effect. This Act changed the determination of compensation earnable and placed compensation limits on public employees. Certain employee groups in the state of California lodged challenges to this Act which resulted in civil litigation.
On July 30, 2020, the California Supreme Court decided the ca...
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