21-997CalPERS Health Resolution (New), Revised November 2019
RESOLUTION NO. 21- 997
ELECTING TO BE SUBJECT TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT
AT AN EQUAL AMOUNT FOR EMPLOYEES AND ANNUITANTS
700 NON-PERS ELECTED OFFICIALS
WHEREAS, (1) A contracting agency meeting the eligibility requirements set forth in
Government Code Section 22920, may obtain health benefit plan(s), as defined
under Government Code Section 22777, by submitting a resolution to the Board
of Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (the
“Board”), and upon approval of such resolution by the Board, become subject to
the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act (the “Act”); and
WHEREAS, (2) City of Menifee is a contracting agency eligible to be subject to the Act under
Government Code Section 22920; and
WHEREAS, (3) Government Code Section 22892(a) provides that a contracting agency subject
to the Act shall fix the amount of the employer contribution by resolution; and
WHEREAS, (4) Government Code Section 22892(b) provides that the employer contribution
shall be an equal amount for both employees and annuitants, but may not be
less than the amount prescribed by Section 22892(b) of the Act; and
WHEREAS, (5) City of Menifee desires to obtain for its employees and annuitants the benefit of
the Act and to accept the liabilities and obligations of an employer under the
Act; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, (a) City of Menifee elects to be subject to the provisions of the Act; and be it
further
RESOLVED, (b) That the employer contribution for each employee or annuitant shall be the
amount necessary to pay the full cost of his/her enrollment, including the
enrollment of family members, in a health benefits plan up to a maximum of
PEMHCA Minimum per month, plus administrative fees and Contingency
Reserve Fund assessments; and be it further
RESOLVED, (c) City of Menifee has fully complied with any and all applicable provisions of
Government Code Section 7507 in electing the benefits set forth above; and be
it further
RESOLVED, (d) That the participation of the employees and annuitants of City of Menifee 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 final Regulations pursuant to such Section.
If it is determined that City of Menifee would not qualify as an agency or
instrumentality of the state or political subdivision of a State under such final
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CalPERS Health Resolution (New), Revised November 2019
Regulations, CalPERS 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, Sarah Manwaring, City Clerk to file with the Board a verified copy of this
resolution, and to perform on behalf of City of Menifee all functions required of
it under the Act; and be it further
RESOLVED, (f) That coverage under the Act be effective on April 1, 2021.
Adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of Menifee at 29844 Haun Rd.
Menifee, CA 92586, this 17th day of February, 2021.
Signed: _________________________________
Bill Zimmerman, Mayor
Attest: _________________________________
Sarah Manwaring, City Clerk
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Jeffrey T. Melching, City Attorney
Approved as to form: __________________________
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF MENIFEE )
I, Sarah A. Manwaring, City Clerk of the City of Menifee, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 21- 997 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Menifee at a meeting thereof held on the 17th day of February 2021 by the following vote:
Ayes: Deines, Karwin, Liesemeyer, Sobek, Zimmerman
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
_______________________________
Sarah A. Manwaring, City Clerk
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