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CC - Adoption of a Resolution Reaffirming Authority Delegated to the City Manager and Assistant City Manager to Make Applications for Disability Retirement on Behalf of Employees to the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and Determinations Whether a Local Safety Member is Disabled for Retirement Purposes, and Rescinding Resolution No. 2015-R072.
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Meeting Date: March 9, 2020
Contact Person/Dept: Rachelle Adkins/Administrative Services
Phone Number: (310) 253-5640
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
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Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (03/03/20)
Department Approval: Serena Wright-Black, Assistant City Manager (02/25/20)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution reaffirming the authority delegated to the City Manager to make applications for disability retirement on behalf of employees to the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) and determinations whether a local safety member is disabled for retirement purposes, and rescinding Resolution No. 2015-R072.
BACKGROUND
On September 28, 2015, City Council adopted Resolution 2015-R072, which reaffirmed its intent to delegate authority to the City Manager and the Assistant City Manager to make determinations on whether a local safety member is disabled for retirement purposes and make applications for disability retirement on behalf of all city employees who are unable to perform the essential functions of his/her job.
The California Public Employees' Retirement Law (PERL) contains the primary CalPERS constitutional provisions, statutes, and regulations. In accordance with PERL, an employee is disabled if his/her condition renders him/her substantially incapable...
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