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Resolution No. 14-088
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTY OF BUTTE ELECTING TO BE SUBJECT TO
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' EDIC L AND HOSPITAL E ACT
ONLY WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS OF A SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE I T"IO
(SKILLED TRADES UNIT)
AND FIXING THEEMPLOYER'S C T IBUTI AT AN AMOUNT EQUAL TR
GREATER THAN THAT PRESCRIBED BY GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 22892(10
WHEREAS, (1) Government Code Section 22922(x) provides the benefits of the Public Employees'
Medical and Hospital Care ,pct to employees and annuitants of local agencies
contracting with the Public Employees' Retirement System on proper application by a
local agency; and
WHEREAS, (2) Section 22892(a) of the Act provides that a local contracting agency shall fix the amount
of the emplloyer's contribution; and
WHEREAS, (3) County of Butte, hereinafter referred to as Public Agency, is a local agency contracting
with the Public Employees' Retirement System; and
WHEREAS, ( ) The Public agency desires to obtain for the members of the Skilled Trades Unit, who are
employees and annuitants of the agency, the benefit of the Act and to accept the
liabilities and obligations of an employer under the Act and Regulations; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, (a) That the Public Agency elects, and it does hereby elect,to be subject to the provisions of
the Act; and be it further
RESOLVED, (b) That the employer's contribution for each employee or annuitant shall be the amount
necessary to pay the full l cost of his/hier enrollment, including the enrollment of family
mermbers, in a health benefits pllan or pllans at the minimum contribution rate in
accordance with Government Code Section 22892(b); and be it further
RESOLVED,ED, (c) That County of Butte has fully complied with any and all applicable provisions of
Government Code 'Section 7507 iin electing the benefits set forth above; and be it
further
RESOLVED, (d) That the participation of the employees and annuitants of County of Butte shall be
subject to determination of its status as an "agency or instrumentality of the state or
political subdivision of a State" that is eligible to participate in a governmental plan
within the meaning of Section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, upon publication of
finale Regulations pursuant to such Section. if it is determined that County of Butte
would not qualify as an agency or instrumentality of the state or political subdivision of
a State under such final Regulations, CaIPERS may be obligated, and reserves the right to
terminate the health coverage of all participants of the employer; and be it further
RESOLVED, (e) That the executive body appoint and direct, and it does hereby appoint and direct,
Director of Human Resources to file with the Board of Administration of the Public
Employees' Retirement System a verified copy of this Resolution, and to perform on
behalf of saiid Public Agency all functions required of it under the Act and Regulations of
the Board of Administration; and be it further
RESOLVED, (f) That coverage under the Act be effective on October 1, 2014.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 291h day of July, 2014 by the
following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Wahl, Kirk, Lambert and Chair Teeter
NOES: None
.ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
DOUG TEETER, Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
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By:
Paul h -'h I ief Administrative C ` fiver and
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors,