REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Al Zelinka, City Manager
VIA: Theresa St. Peter, Interim Director of Human Resources
PREPARED BY: DeAnna Soria, Risk Manager
Subject:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2023-57 authorizing the City Manager to submit disability applications for all members of the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and make determinations of disability for local safety members
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Statement of Issue:
The City Council previously adopted Resolution No. 2016-43 on June 20, 2016, authorizing the City’s Risk Manager to determine and file industrial disability retirement applications on behalf of the City’s safety employees who have sustained disabling injuries and/or illness in the course and scope of work. At this time, staff is recommending that the City Manager assume the responsibility of making these determinations going forward.
Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact for this Resolution update.
Recommended Action:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2023-57, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach authorizing the City Manager to submit disability applications for all members of the Public Employees Retirement System and make determinations of disability for local safety members”, and repeal Resolution No. 2016-43.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the updated Resolution, and direct staff to continue the current process outlined in Resolution No. 2016-43
Analysis:
Risk Management conducted a survey of ten local cities and their risk management programs. Of particular interest was the individual designated to have signing authority for industrial disability retirements. As a result of the survey, staff is now recommending this signing authority be transferred to the City Manager, since 95% of the surveyed cities also designate the City Manager with this signing authority.
Environmental Status:
This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Non Applicable - Administrative Item
For details, visit www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/strategicplan <http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/strategicplan>.
Attachment(s):
1. Resolution No. 2016-43, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach authorizing the Risk Manager to submit disability applications for all members of the Public Employees Retirement System and make determinations of disability for local safety members”
2. Resolution No. 2023-57, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach authorizing the City Manager to submit disability applications for all members of the Public Employees Retirement System and make determinations of disability for local safety members”