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97-110RESOLUTION NO. 97R- 111_ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM FOR PRE -TAX PAYROLL DEDUCTION PLAN FOR SERVICE CREDIT PURCHASES WHEREAS, the Human Resources Director has recommended in a staff report dated June 17, 1997, that Resolution No. 94R -106 be amended in the manner hereinafter set forth; and WHEREAS, as a result thereof, the need exits to amend Resolution No. 94R -106 which established provisions of Section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC); and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim has the authority to implement the provisions of Section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC); and WHEREAS, the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees Retirement System (CaIPERS) at the April 1996 meeting approved a pre -tax service credit purchase payroll deduction plan under Section 414(h)(2) of the IRC; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim has determined that even though the implementation of a pre -tax service credit purchase payroll deduction plan under Section 414(h)(2) of the IRC is not required by law, the tax benefit offered through this plan should be provided to its employees who are members of the Public Employees Retirement system. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Anaheim will implement the provisions of IRC Section 414(h)(2) by making employee contributions for service credit purchases pursuant to the California State Government Code on behalf of its employees who are members of CaIPERS and who have made a binding irrevocable election to participate in the pre -tax payroll deduction plan. "Employee contributions" shall mean those contributions reported to CaIPERS which are deducted from the salary of employees and are credited to individual employee accounts for service credit purchases, thereby resulting in tax deferral of employee contributions. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the provisions of this Resolution shall apply to all employees of the City of Anaheim who are members of the CaIPERS, including local miscellaneous and safety employees of the City of Anaheim enrolled in CaIPERS coverage groups 70001, 74001 and 75001. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the contributions made by the City of Anaheim to the CaIPERS, although designated as employee contributions, are being paid by the City of Anaheim in lieu of contributions by the employees who are members of the CaIPERS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that employees shall not have the option of choosing to receive these contributed amounts directly instead of having them paid by the City of Anaheim to the CaIPERS. F: \DEPT\HRD \STAFFREP \SF 181500 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Anaheim shall pay to CaIPERS the contributions designated as employee contributions from the same source of funds as used to pay salary, thereby resulting in tax deferral of employee contributions. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Anaheim shall participate in and adhere to the requirements and restrictions of the pre -tax service credit purchase payroll deduction plan by reporting pre -tax payroll deductions when authorized by CaIPERS for those employees who have elected to participate in this plan. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the effective date of the pre -tax service credit purchase payroll deduction plan shall be the date that this completed Resolution is received and approved by the CaIPERS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Resolution No. 97R -60 is hereby repealed effective June 17, 1997. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that except as amended herein, Resolution No. 94R -106 shall remain in full force and effect. THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this 8th day of Judy, 1997. ATTEST: CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM APPROVED AS TO FORM: fi; CITY ATTORNEY OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM F: \DEPT \H RD \STAFF RE P \S F 1815CC MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANA STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE ss. CITY OF ANAHEIM 1, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 97R -110 was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim City Council held on the 8th day of July, 1997, by the following vote of the members thereof: AYES: MAYOR /COUNCIL MEMBERS: McCracken, Tait, Lopez, Daly NOES: MAYOR /COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: MAYOR /COUNCIL MEMBERS: Zemel AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said Resolution No. 97R -110 on the 8th day of July, 1997. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Anaheim this 8th day of July, 1997. (SEAL) CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM 1, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 97R -110 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim on June 8, 1997. CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM