2003-147RESOLUTION NO. 2003R-147
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM APPROVING A LETTER OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE ANAHEIM FIREFIGHTERS
ASSOCIATION, LOCAL NO. 2899 AND THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim and the Anaheim Firefighters
Association, Local No. 2899 have met and conferred and reached an understanding to
amend Article 56.1 of the Memorandum of Understanding regarding employee pre-tax
contributions towards the Retired Health Savings Account; and;
WHEREAS, the Anaheim Firefighters Association, Local No. 2899 is in
agreement with the recommendation contained in said Letter of Understanding; and
WHEREAS, as a result thereof, the Letter of Understanding dated
June 25, 2003 between the parties has been prepared and signed; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim does find that it is in
the best interest of the City of Anaheim to approve said Letter of Understanding.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Anaheim that the Letter of Understanding dated June 25, 2002 between the Anaheim
firefighters Association, Local No. 2899 and the City of Anaheim, a copy of which is
attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, is hereby approved.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Anaheim this st.h ~y~~
MAYOR ~---~ THE CIT~' OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
f~:~I=FY CLEI~K OF'THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
/IT~'ATTORNI~Y~0'F~THE ~'ITY OF A~t~IM
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LE1-FER OF UNDERSTANDING
between the
ANAHEIM FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, Local No. 2899
and the
CITY OF ANAHEIM
The City of Anaheim ("CITY") and the Anaheim Firefighters Association,
Local No. 2899, ("AFA") after meeting and conferring, have reached an understanding
to amend Article 56.1 of the Memorandum of Understanding between the parties dated
.luly 1, 2001 through .lune 30, 2005, to reflect a change in the mandatory employee
pre-tax contribution towards the Retired Health Savings Account. The PARTIES have
reached an understanding as follows:
1. Article 56.1 will be amended, effective the first pay period following City Council
approval of this Letter of Understanding, as follows:
ARTICLE 56
POST RETIREMENT MEDICAL BENEFITS
56.1
ANAHEIM and AFA agree that employees hired on or after November 9, 2001,
shall not be eligible for any post-retirement medical benefits under this
ARTICLE. ANAHEIM and AFA agree that employees hired on or after
November 9, 2001, shall be provided a defined contribution post retirement
medical benefit with the following provisions:
56.1.1
Use of an Integral Part Trust for reimbursement of qualified medical
expenses. Qualified medical expenses are those expenses authorized
under the provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 213, excepting
only those expenses that ANAHEIM and AFA mutually agree to exclude.
56.1.2
ANAHEIM will contribute a one-time lump sum of three thousand
dollars ($3,000) to the individual employee's Retirement Health Savings
Account (RHSA) at the time the employee is hired into a position in a
classification represented by the AFA. This contribution shall vest to
the employee upon completion of five (5) years of continuous
employment, except that this contribution shall immediately vest to the
benefit of any employee who separates City service as the result of
being granted an industrial disability retirement from the Public
Employees Retirement System.
A mandatory employee pre-tax contribution ef equivalent to 3% of
the top step of Firefiqhter IV base earnings,u"';~'"',,..,,,,.,,.,~, ,n"'"'"';',,..,,,,,.,,,,'""
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STAFF OFFZCZALS of the CITY OF
ANAHEZM, a Municipal Corporation
David Hill
By:
ANAHEZM FZREFZGHTERS
ASSOCZATZON, Local No. 2899
Bill Stark
Scott Fox
Dated:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, SHERYLL SCHROEDER, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2003R-147 was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of
the Anaheim City Council held on the 8th day of July, 2003, by the following vote of the members
thereof:
AYES:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Pringle, Tait, Chavez, Hernandez
NOES: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: McCracken
/cITY CLEC, K Of TI~E CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)