HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 098-2023(9)RESOLUTION NO. 098-2023 (9)
AMENDMENT NO. 9 TO RESOLUTION NO. 098-2023
SETTING SALARIES AND RELATED BENEFITS FOR OFFICERS
AND EMPLOYEES OF THE GENERAL SUPERVISORY AND
MANAGEMENT UNITS
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 098-2023 sets salaries and related benefits for
employees of the General Supervisory and Management Unit, including those
classified as Fire Management, for the term of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS, special compensation (such as uniform allowance, holiday and
education pay) are a few examples of what a member may be paid, in
addition to the base regular rate, pursuant to a labor policy or agreement to
similarly situated members of a group or class of employment (i.e. MOU) and is
reported in addition to and separately from base salary; and
WHEREAS, eligibility of pensionable special compensation, which is
reported and used to calculate retirement benefits, is defined by the California
Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS); and
WHEREAS, CalPERS has recently updated its guidance in how special
compensation is reported to ensure compliance with Government Code section
20636 and CCR section 571; and
WHEREAS, CalPERS recently notified the CITY that it must change some of
the terms in certain labor agreements in order to continue to meet the
requirements that special compensation remains an element of pensionable
income eligible for final compensation calculations for retirement benefits; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 098-2023 needs to be amended to comply with
the CalPERS requirements; and
WHEREAS, the updated resolution expresses the intent and understanding
of the existing benefit and does not expand or otherwise create any new
benefit for applicable members.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
that:
1. The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by
reference.
2. Effective immediately, paragraph 3 of Section 14 of Exhibit A
attached to Resolution No. 098-2023, entitled "Incentive Pay" is hereb�epKF�
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Section 14 Incentive Pay
Effective July 1, 2019, for the term of the agreement, the City shall
contribute an additional five percent (5/a) of employee's base
salary to Fire Management personnel holding an Associate in Arts
Degree which fulfills all requirements of a Fire Science Certificate or
two and one-half percent (2 1 /2%) of employee's base salary for
those safety personnel in the Bakersfield Fire Department who have
obtained a Fire Science Certificate requiring thirty (30) units of Fire
Management Certificate requiring twenty-one (21) units.
3. Except as amended herein, all other provisions of Resolution No.
098-2023 shall remain in full force and effect.
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HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted,
by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
APR 10 2024 by the following vote:
YES
NOES:
ABSTAIN
ABSENT:
✓ ✓ ✓ V11 ✓ ✓
COUNCILMEMBER ARIAS, GONZALES, WEIR, SMITH, FREEMAN, GRAY, KAUR
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBFR
COUNCILMEMBER
J LIE DRIMAKIS, CPMC, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio of the Council
of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED: APR 10 2024
By
KAREN GOH
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA ONNARO
City Attor y
By: �c
V19GINIA &ENNARO
City Attorney
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