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HomeMy WebLinkAbout79-131KLG/fm 8/1/79 RESOLUTION NO. 79-151 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 522 WHEREAS, the Santa Ana City Council is concerned about the increasing costs to governments for benefits provided under existing Public Employees' Retirement Law; and WHEREAS, the Santa Ana City Council believes that a major reason for such rising costs is that present Public Employees' Retirement Law provides that a contracting agency's election to be subject to optional benefit provisions by amendment of its contract is irrevocable until the contract is terminated; and WHEREAS, Sentators Alan Sieroty (Los Angeles) and Newton R. Russell (Los Angeles) have proposed Senate Bill 522 in an attempt to amend Section 20461.5 and to add Section 20461.6 to the Government Code to provide that Public Employees Retirement benefits may be increased or improved by further contract amendment and authorize contracting agencies to reduce, terminate or provide different benefits by contract amendment if such changes apply uniformly with respect to all merabers within specified classifications and if such changes are applicable only to new members, as specified, of such classifications; and WHEREAS, such proposed legislation is believed by the Santa Ana City Council to be necessary to reduce high costs which have been and are occurring in the area of retirement benefits. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA: That the City Council hereby proclaims its support for Senate Bill 522. 2. That the Clerk of the Council send copies of this Resolution to the State Legislators representing Orange County. ADOPTED, this 6th day of August , 1979, by the following vote: AYES: MEMBERS: NOES: MEMBERS: ABSENT: MBMBERS: Bricken, Griset, Luxembourger, Markel, Serrato, Ward, Ym~amoto None None APPROVED AS FOR FORM: CITY ATTORNEY