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Recommendation to adopt resolution to approve a Letter of Agreement between the City of Long Beach (City) and the Long Beach Firefighters Association (FFA) to amend the 2022-2025 FFA Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The amended provision is under the Article Five, Section II, Cost Sharing by Classic CalPERS Members. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach (City) plans to amend the 2022-2025 Long Beach Firefighters Association (FFA) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Article Five, Section II, Cost Sharing by Classic CalPERS Members. On January 24, 2023, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) informed the City that the California Government Code referenced in the FFA MOU regarding the additional employee contribution of FFA Classic Safety Employees towards the City’s required employer contribution to CalPERS was incorrect. To amend the CalPERS contract to reflect the additional employee contribution, CalPERS requires a letter of agreement approved by the City and FFA reflecting this change to the FFA MOU. Below are the agreed upon terms that will be reflected in Article Five, Section II of the FFA MOU:
A. Effective the first full pay period of FY 2023, Classic FFA safety employees will contribute three percent (3%) of compensation earnable toward the City’s required employer contribution to CalPERS, via payroll deductions pursuant to California Government Code Section 20516(f). This cost sharing contribution will be in addition to the nine percent (9%) statutory employee contribution already paid by the employee and will increase the employee’s contribution to a total of twelve percent (12%).
B. During the term of this MOU, the City shall initiate a CalPERS contract amendment as soon as administratively possible to change the three percent (3%) cost sharing under Government Code section 20516(f) described in the section above, to cost sharing of three percent (3%) of compensation earnable, pursuant to Government Code Secti...
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