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RESOLUTION NO. 7-4-39
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD APPROVING AN EMPLOYEES' DEFERRED COMPENSATION
PLAN AND AUTHORIZING ITS IMPLEMENTATION.
WHEREAS, the City employees have requested a deferred
compensation plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Treasurer has submitted such a plan
to the City for consideration and adoption;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Rosemead
does hereby resolve as follows:
Section 1. The Employees' Deferred Compensation Plan
attached to this resolution, marked Exhibit "A", and by such
reference incorporated herein, is adopted. The City Treasurer, with
the assistance of the Finance Director, is authorized to implement
said Plan. The City consents to the Plan and assumes the obligations
to be performed on its part as set forth in said Plan.
Section 2. The Plan shall be operative immediately but
shall apply only to the compensation earned by a participating
employee after the date he files a written declaration to participate.
The City consents to the participation of any employee of the City,
such participation to be in accordance with the participating employee's
Participation Agreement.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
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this resolution and shall cause this resolution and the certification
to be entered in the Book of Resolutions of the Council of this City.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of April 1 97t1
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Approved as to form and content:
City Attorney
Approved as to content:
City-Manager/Finance Director
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EMPLOYEES' DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
I.
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This Employees' Deferred Compensation Plan ("The Plan")
is designed to permit employees of the City of Rosemead to
defer a portion of their compensation and to provide for
retirement, disability and death benefits.
II.
DEFINITIONS
A.
"The City" means the
City of Rosemead.
B.
"Participant" means
an employee of the
City who
elects to defer a portion of his compensation under this Plan.
C. "Beneficiary" means any person, trust, corporation
or firm, or any combination of the foregoing, designated by
a,Participant to receive benefits under the Plan. Any such
designation shall be by written instrument filed with the
City and shall be revocable unless otherwise provided in such
instrument. If a Participant does not file a Beneficiary
designation with the City, his Beneficiary shall be the estate
of such Participant.
D. "Participation Agreement" shall mean the agreement
by which an employee elects to become a Participant under the
Plan and to defer a portion of his compensation.
III.
ELECTION TO BECOME A PARTICIPANT
Each employee of the City who desires to become a
Participant in the Plan shall file a written election with the
City. The election shall become effective with respect to
compensation payable to the electing employee for services
rendered to City during the calendar year, or portion thereof
during the year of inception of this Plan. The election shall
continue in full force and effect unless revoked by the Partici-
pant by a written-notice to the City at least 30 days prior to
the commencement of'the calendar year for which the revocation
is to be effective. The election shall specify the amount, by
dollar amount or by percentage of compensation, which is to be
deferred pursuant to the Plan and withheld monthly out of the
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compensation otherwise payable to the Participant. The
participant may elect to have the City make payment of an amount
equal to the balance of the Participant's Book Account as of
the month-end following such revocation, to the Participant
pursuant to Section VI.A of this Plan, or may elect to have
the City retain such amount in his Book Account and continue
the participation of Participant as to amounts already deferred;
or by purchase of an annuity,at his election.
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INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
The City shall establish for each Participant an account
("investment Account") to provide a convenient method of
measuring its obligations to the Participant under the Plan.
The City shall invest in such Account amounts equal to the
compensation deferred by-the Participant under this Plan. The
assets of the Account shall be invested in annuity contracts or
investments allowed Municipal Governments or State Insured
Savings and Loans. The Investment Account shall at all times
remain a part of the general assets of the City and shall remain
available for the payment of City debts. Neither the existence
of the Plan nor the Investment Account shall be deemed to create
a trust and the City shall at all time be the legal and beneficial
owner of all assets of the Investment Account. Neither the
existence of the Plan nor the Investment Account shall entitle
any Participant, the Beneficiary of any Participant or a creditor
of any Participant to a claim or lien against the assets of the
Investment Account. The Participant and his Beneficiary shall
have only the right to receive the benefits payable under the
Plan.
V.
ALLOCATIONS TO BOOK ACCOUNTS
The City shall maintain a book account ("the Book Account")
for each Participant, to which it shall credit an amount equal
to the deferred income of the Participant. The Participant's
Book Account shall further be credited monthly with earnings,
gains or losses applicable thereto, which have been earned by
the Participant's Investment Account during the preceding month.
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BENEFITS
A. Termination of Services.
Upon the termination of the employment of a Participant,
other than by his death, the City shall pay to the Participant
one of the following benefits: ro be ai.
o- the City:
1. Consecutive monthly payments for a number of months
not less than six and not more than 180,.the first of such
payments to be made not later than 30 days after the date of
such termination; or
2. Consecutive monthly payments for the life of the...
Participant by purchase of an annuity within 30 days of such
termination provided such funds are great enough to provide
an annuity income of at least $20.00 monthly.
3. A combination of the monthly benefits described in
subparagraphs 1 and 2 above.
4. The sum of any benefits or combinations of benefits
specified in-subparagraphs 1, 2, and 3, shall be an amount
equal to the balance of the Participant's Book Account as of
the month-end following such termination, plus all interest,
gain, or appreciation thereof; provided, however, that the sum
of any benefits paid to the Participant shall not exceed such
balance reduced by any benefits paid to the Participant in
accordance with the provisions of Section VI.D hereof.
B. Death Before Termination of Services.
In the event of the death of a Participant while he is
an employee of the city, the city shall pay one of the following
benefits to the Participant's Beneficiary:
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1. Consecutive monthly payments for a number of months
not less than six and not more than 180, the first of such
payments to be made not later than 30 days after the Participant's
death; or
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Consecutive monthly payments for the life of the
Participant's Beneficiary, the first of such payments to be
made not later than 60 days after the Participant's death
by purchase of an annuity; or
3. A combination of the monthly benefits described in
subparagraphs 1 and 2 above; or
4. A single payment, such payment to be made not later
than 60 days after the date of the Participant's death.
5. The sum of any benefits or combination of benefits
specified in subparagraphs 1, 2, 3,;=and 4 shall be an amount
equal to the balance of the Participant's Book Account as of
the month-end following the death of the Participant;.provided,
however, that the sum of any benefits paid to the Participant'',s
Beneficiary shall not exceed such balance reduced by any benefits
paid to the Participant in accordance with the provisions of
Section VI.D. hereof.
C. Death Following Termination of Services.
In the event bf the death of the Participant following
the termination of his services with the City, the City shall
pay to the Participant's Beneficiary an amount equal to the
balance of the Participant's Book Account as of the mont -end
following such termination of services, such amount to be paid,
pursuant to the City's election, in one of the ways specified
in Section VI.B above; provided, however, that the sum of any
benefits paid to the Participant's Beneficiary shall not exceed
such balance reduced by any benefits paid to the Participant in
accordance with the provisions of Section VI.A or VI.D hereof.
D. Disability.
In the event of the total disability of a Participant while
he is an employee of the City, the City shall pay to the Participant
an amount equal to the balance of the Participant's Book Ac count,
as of the month-end following the City's determination of such
disability, such amount to be paid pursuant to the Participant's
election, in one of the ways specified in Section VI.A above. In
the event of the partial disability of a Participant, the City may
pay to the Participant such benefits as the City may determine. For
the purposes of this Section VI.D:
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1.. A Participant shall be considered to be totally
disabled if he is unable to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable:
physical or mental impairment which can be expected to
result in death or to be of long-contiiiued.and indefinite
duration, and
2. A Participant shall be considered to be partially
disabled if he is not able to engage in his normal business
activities for the City by reason of any medically determinable
physical or mental impairment which can be expected to continue
for more than six months and which does not constitute total
disability.
The City may require the Participant to furnish a written statement
of a duly licensed physician as an aid to the City in establishing
that the Participant is disabled, but any determination of a Par-
ticipant's disability, total or partial, shall be at the discretion
of the City.
E. Other Distributions.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, the City,
in its discretion, may at any time discharge in full its obligations
under the Plan to any Participant by distributing to the Participant,
or following the death of the Participant by distributing to his
Beneficiary, an amount equal to the balance of the Participant's
Book Account, or Contracts, plus all interest, gain, or appreciation
thereof as of the month-end immediately preceding such distribution,
in accordance with the provisions of Sections VI.A or VI.B hereof,
as the case may be.
VII.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
The Plan shall be administered by the City Treasurer under
the direction of the City Council. At the discretion of the City
Treasurer, any or all amounts in the Investment Accounts may be
paid over and delivered to a bank or trust company, a savings &
Loan Association or Insurance Company ("the Custodian") to be held
by it in custodial accounts, or contracts. The custodial agreements
establishing such custodial accounts or contracts shall provide:
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A. That the investment of all amounts in the Investment
Accounts, including earnings on such amounts and the proceeds
of any sale or disposition of assets thereof, shall be made
according to instructions of the City.
B. That the owner of record of all amounts delivered to
the Custodian pursuant to this Section VIII shall be the City.
C. That the Custodian shall hold all certificates, annuity
policies, and other documents evidencing ownership of the assets
of the Investment Accounts and shall maintain such records,.
including records for the Investment and Book Accounts of each
Participant, as may be agreed upon from time to time by the City
and the Custodian.
D. That the Custodian shall furnish the City no less fre-
quently than quarterly with written reports showing the fair
market values of the Investment Accounts and the amounts credited
to each Participant's Book Account.
IX.
RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS
Each Participant shall be deemed to have assented to all of
the terms and conditions of the Plan. No Participant may sell,
transfer, assign, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of all or any
part of his Investment or Book Account or any right which he may
have under the Plan.
Each Participant shall have the right to designate a Beneficiary,
including a Contingent Beneficiary, to receive any benefits which
may be payable under the Plan upon the death of such Participant.
Each Participant may request the City to make distribution of benefits
to such Participant or his BEneficiary in any manner authorized in
this Plan.
X.
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
This Plan may be amended or terminated by the City at any time,
or the City may, without amending or terminating the Plan, cease to
set aside assets under the Plan. No amendment or termination of the
Plan and no cessation of the setting aside of assets shall reduce or
impair the rights of any Participant or Beneficiary which may have
already accrued. Upon termination of the Plan, the City shall
distribute to all Participant amounts equal to the balance of their
Book Accounts and Contracts, including all interest, gain, or
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P~appriciation thereof, as of the month-end following such termination
pursuant to any of the provisions of Section VI.A of this Plan.
XI.
MISCELLANEOUS
A. The Plan shall not be construed as diving any Participant
any right to continue his employment with the City.
B. The Plan has been adopted in the State of California and
shall be construed and governed in all respects under and by the
laws of said State.
C. The captions used in the Plan are for the purposes of
convenience only and shall not limit, restrict or enlarge the
provisions of the Plan.
D. The Plan shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
benefit of the City, its successors and assigns, all Participants
and Beneficiaries andtheir heirs and legal representatives.
E. As used in the Plan, the masculine, feminine or neuter
gender, and the singular or plural number, shall each be deemed to
include the others unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
F. Any notice or other communication required or permitted
under the Plan shall be in writing and, if directed to the City,
shall be sent to the City Treasurer at his principal office, and,
if directed to a Participant or to a Beneficiary, shall be sent to
such Participant or Beneficiary at his last known address as it
appears on the City's records.
G. Deductions for employee contributions to retirement
associations shall be made without reference to amounts deferred
pursuant to this Plan, and shall be based upon the gross salary a
Participant would receive if he had not elected to defer income.
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ROSEMEAD )
Jenny E. Davenport
depose and say:
being first duly sworn,
Thatshe now, and at al 1. times herein mentioned was, the
City Clerk. of aed for. the City of. Rosemead,.
County of Los Angeles,_ State of. California, State:of California;,
that on the 25th day of April 19 74 ,
posted a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 74-40 ,
a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, at
each of the three public places specified in Section 2800 of the
Rosemead City Code, Pursuant to Section 36933 of the California
Government Code, there being no adjudicated newspaper of general
circulation published and circulated in the City of Rosemead,
that said posting was completed on the 25th day ofLLX11 , ,
19 74 , and that a total number of copies by law of said
Resolution were so pasted.
DECLARE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE FOREGOING IS TRUE-
AND CORRECT.
Executed on the 25th day of April 19 74 at
Rosemead, County of Los Angeles, State of California.