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AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Approving Benefit Modificationsfor Confidential Employees
MEETING DATE:
PREPARED BY:
February 15,2012
City Attorney
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution approving benefit modifications for Confidential
employees.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Confidential employees are excluded from participating in
negotiations with other bargaining units since these employees
are involved in representingthe City in the labor relations/
negotiation process. These positions include: Human Resources Manager, Financial Services
Manager, Deputy City Attorney, Management Analyst — Confidential, Assistant City Clerk,
Administrative Clerk — Confidential, Human Resources Technician, Supervising Budget Analyst, Legal
Secretary, and Secretary to the City Manager. Staff is recommending the following modifications be
made to current Confidential employees' salary and benefits.
• Employees will continue to pay 1 percent of the employee's share of retirement through June 30,
2012. Employees will begin paying 3.3 percent from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013.
Employees will also have 18 unpaid furlough days from January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013.
Beginning July 1, 2013 employees will pay the full 7 percent share of their retirement costs and
there will be no further unpaid furlough days.
• The City will not increase the City's contribution to employee's medical costs after January 1, 2012
(lowest cost PERS HMO — excluding PORAC).
• The City will eliminate the employee co -pay for medical insurance (currently $80 and $104 for
employee + 1 and family coverage, respectively) beginning the first pay period 14 days after
Council approval.
• The City will restore the 3 percent City match to Deferred Compensation effective June 25, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT: It is estimated that the benefit modifications will save the City $165,000 over the
next two years.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Existing and future appropriations will account for these changes.
'76-r�dan Ayers, Deputy City Manager/Internal Services Director
Attachments r, Ci Attorney
APPROVED:
radt Bartlam, City Manager
RESOLUTION NO. 2012-11
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING BENEFIT MODIFICATIONS FOR
CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, it is recommended that Council approve the following benefit
modifications for Confidential employees (Human Resources Manager, Financial
Services Manager, Deputy City Attorney, Management Analyst — Confidential, Assistant
City Clerk, Administrative Clerk — Confidential, Human Resources Technician,
Supervising Budget Analyst, Legal Secretary, and Secretary to the City Manager):
■ Employees will continue to pay 1 percent of the employee's share of retirement
through June 30, 2012. Employees will begin paying 3.3 percent from July 1,
2012 through June 30, 2013. Employees will also have 18 unpaid furlough days
from January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013. Beginning July 1, 2013, employees will
pay the full 7 percent share of their retirement costs and there will be no further
unpaid furlough days.
The City will not increase the City's contribution to employee's medical costs
after January 1, 2012 (lowest cost PERS HMO — excluding PORAC).
® The City will eliminate the employee co -pay for medical insurance (currently $80
and $104 for employee + 1 and family coverage, respectively) beginning the first
pay period fourteen (14) days after Council approval.
■ The City will restore the 3 percent City match to Deferred Compensation
effective June 25, 2012.
Date: February 15,2012
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2012-11 was passed and adopted by the Lodi
City Council in a regular meeting held February 15, 2012, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Johnson, Katzakian, Nakanishi,
and Mayor Mounce
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
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