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RESOLUTION-NO. 4 6 5 6
A RESOLUTION OF THE C1TY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON; DESIGNATING
SERVICE CREDIT FOR PARTICIPATING CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS IN THE WASHINGTON STATE
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
(PERS)
WHEREAS, state law allows City Councilmembers to participate in the
Washington State Public Employees Retirement System (PERS); and
WHEREAS, such participation would entail contributions to be made on
, behalfi of the employer and on behalf of the employee; and
WHEREAS, the City Council could devise a structure or a process.for
tracking hours for those City Councilmembers who choose to participate in ,
PERS; however, in the interest of administrative simplicity, it would be the City
Council's intention that participating Councilmembers (those Councilmembers
who affirmatively participate in PERS) shall be entitled to one quarter credit per
month for their past and future hours and service as Councilmembers.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
HEREBY RESOLVES as follows:
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Section 1. Effective January 1, 2010, or such other time as a
Councilmember, thereafter elects to participate, City Councilmembers of the City
of Auburn who choose to participate in the Washington State Public Employees
Retirement System (PERS) and shall be responsible for employee contcibutions
at a rate devised by the retirement system with the City of Aubum paying the
employer contribution amounts for such participating Councilmembers, shall '
receive service credit of one quarter (1/4) credit per month of work.,
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Section 2. The choice of whether a Council_member participates in
PERS belongs to the individual Cou.ncilmember as there is no requirement that
Coun.cilmembers participate in the retirement system.
Section 3. That the Mayor is authorized to implement such administrative, procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this
legislation.
Section 4. l"hat this Resolution shall take effect and be in full force
upon passage and.signatures hereon.
Dated and Signed this day of , 2010.
UBU
PETER '.B. LEWIS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk AP OV TO FORM:
Daniel B. eid, Ci tt rney
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November 8, 2010 '
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