File #: CONS 18-748   
Section: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
Meeting Body: City Council
Agenda Date: 11/27/2018 Final action:
Subject: Adoption of a Resolution Approving an Amended Side Letter Agreement between the City of Hayward and the Unrepresented Executives, Management, City Manager, Human Resources and City Attorney Employees to Revise Current Contributions to the Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) Plan
Attachments: 1. Attachment I Staff Report, 2. Attachment II Resolution, 3. Attachment III Unrep Side Letter Agreement

DATE:      November 27, 2018

 

TO:           Mayor and City Council

 

FROM:     Director of Human Resources

 

SUBJECT                     

 

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Adoption of a Resolution Approving an Amended Side Letter Agreement between the City of Hayward and the Unrepresented Executives, Management, City Manager, Human Resources and City Attorney Employees to Revise Current Contributions to the Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) Plan            

                                                

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RECOMMENDATION

Recommendation

 

That the City Council adopts a Resolution authorizing an amended side letter agreement between the City of Hayward (“City”) and the Unrepresented Executives, Management, City Manager, Human Resources and City Attorney Employees (“Unrepresented Employees”) for an increase in current contributions and a decrease in contributions upon retirement, to the Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) Plan.

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SUMMARY

 

The City makes available to members of the Unrepresented Employees group the Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) Plan, which enables eligible employees to accumulate funds in a tax-exempt trust for reimbursement of qualified medical expenses. 

  

Pursuant to the terms of the Unrepresented Employees’ VEBA agreement, changes to the plan are made with the consensus of the majority of participants.  A survey was conducted by the Human Resources Department, which determined that the majority of participants wanted an increase in current contributions per pay period, and a decrease in contributions upon retirement.     

 

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment I                                          Staff Report

Attachment II                                          Resolution

Attachment III                     Side Letter of Agreement