RES-2019-008 RESOLUTION NO. 2019 - 0 0 8
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITYOF ANAHEIM APPROVING A
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF
ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 47 AND THE
CITY OF ANAHEIM
WHEREAS,the City of Anaheim and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
Local 47("IBEW")have met and conferred and reached an understanding to establish a Retirement
Health Savings ("RHS") Plan for employees in classifications represented by IBEW, Local 47 —
General Employees Unit; and
WHEREAS, IBEW, Local 47 is in agreement with the recommendation contained in said
Letter of Understanding; and
WHEREAS, as a result thereof, a Letter of Understanding dated January 4, 2019 between
the parties has been prepared and signed; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim finds 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 January 4, 2019 between IBEW, Local 47 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 15 day of January, 2019 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Kring, Barnes
Brandman, Moreno, Faessel, and O'Neil
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
" /OR OF TH LI •F ANAHEIM
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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING between the
I.B.E.W. LOCAL #47 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS,AFL-CIO
and the
CITY OF ANAHEIM
The I.B.E.W. Local#47 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO
("UNION") and the City of Anaheim ("ANAHEIM")have met and conferred and reached an
agreement on matters concerning a defined contribution post-retirement medical plan
(Retirement Health Savings ("RHS")). Specifically, UNION and ANAHEIM agree to the
following:
1. Regular, full-time employees in the classifications listed in Appendix "A" of the
Memorandum of Understanding between UNION and ANAHEIM dated January 3,
2017 through June 30, 2020, shall participate in a RHS Plan designed to provide
reimbursement of qualified medical expenses upon retirement or separation from
ANAHEIM employment. "Qualified medical expenses" are those expenses
authorized under the provisions of Internal Revenue Code("IRC") section 213.
2. UNION and ANAHEIM agree that each employee shall be required to contribute one
percent (1%) of his/her biweekly base pay to his/her individual RHS account effective
the pay period beginning January 25, 2019.
3. There shall be no contribution by ANAHEIM to employees' individual member
accounts.
4. There are no vesting requirements for contributions made to an employee's individual
member account.
5. An employee who separates from ANAHEIM service for any reason will be eligible
to withdraw funds for reimbursement of eligible medical expenses pursuant to IRC
regulations and/or City's plan document without regard to the employee's age or
years of service.
6. UNION and ANAHEIM agree that upon the death of an employee, the surviving
spouse and/or eligible dependents are immediately eligible to maintain the individual
member RHS account and utilize it to fund eligible medical benefits.
7. If any provision of this Letter of Understanding is at any time or in any way expressly
prohibited by Private Letter Ruling or held to be contrary to any law, the remainder of
this Letter of Understanding shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full
force and effect.
STAFF OFFICIALS of the CITY OF I.B.E.W. LOCAL#47 INTERNATIONAL
ANAHEIM, a Municipal Corporation BROTHERHOOD of ELECTRICAL
WORKERS,AFL-CIO
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By: By:
By: By:
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CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, THERESA BASS, Acting City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
is the original Resolution No. 2019-008 adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the
Anaheim City Council held on the 15th day of January, 2019 by the following vote of the members
thereof:
AYES: Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Kring, Barnes, Brandman, Moreno,
Faessel and O'Neil
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 31st day of January, 2019.
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