HomeMy WebLinkAbout04 - Active Military Duty ResolutionCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ADMINSTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Resource Management Division
May 24, 1999
May 24, 1999
Agenda Item No. 4
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Dennis Danner, Administrative Services Director
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTARY SALARY AND
BENEFIT PAYMENTS TO CITY EMPLOYEES CALLED TO ACTIVE
MILITARY DUTY
DISCUSSION:
The City is currently aware of at least two employees who are Military Reservists who may be
asked to report for active Military duty.
In order to deal promptly and effectively with their employment issues if this should occur, the
attached resolution has been prepared for your approval. It meets and exceeds State law
requirements for treatment of those reservists called to active military duty.
In 1991 the City established a similar policy to handle the Persian Gulf crisis. However, in the
current Resolution we have included more detail about the implementation of these obligations,
such as how to coordinate the 30 days of full salary as required by State law with the 180 days of
supplemental pay. In addition, we have provided more detail on how and when an employee is
eligible for this benefit.
Our current Personnel Rules contain one reference to military leave and it simply refers to our
obligation to enforce the State of California Military and Veterans Code. Again, this Resolution
will provide more guidance in managing this issue for our employees. If these reservists are
called to active military duty the City would supplement their military pay to provide them with
the equivalent of their full City pay. In addition, the City would continue their City benefits
including leave accruals.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached Resolution for supplementary pay
and benefits for City employees called to active military duty for a period in excess of 30 days.
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RESOLUTION NO. 99-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AUTHORIZING
SUPPLEMENTARY SALARY PAYMENTS TO CITY
EMPLOYEES CALLED TO ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY.
WHEREAS, the City Council supports the U.S. military mission and deeply
appreciates the role military reservists play in resolving conflict; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the provision of supplemental pay to
reservists called to active duty, serves the public interest by creating a strong incentive on
the part of these experienced employees to maintain their positions with the City of
Newport Beach during and after a conflict; and
WHEREAS, the supplemental salary and benefits conferred by this Resolution
exceed the minimum support required by State law;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
Section 1. Any officer or full time employee of the City of Newport
Beach who, as a member of the California National Guard or United States military
reserve organization, is called into active duty, shall receive from the City, for a period
not to exceed 180 days, compensation equal to the difference between his or her military
pay and the base pay the officer or employee would have received, including any merit
raises and accrued leave, he or she would have received if not called to active duty. For
employees eligible for thirty (30) days full pay, the 180 days supplemental pay will begin
on the 31" day of active service. For employees not eligible for thirty (30) days full pay,
the 180 days supplemental pay will begin on the 1` day of actual service. No
supplemental compensation shall be paid if military pay exceeds the reserve member's
base pay as a City employee. This benefit shall not apply to any active duty served
voluntarily after a designated conflict.
Section 2. The supplemental compensation granted by Section 1 of this
Resolution shall be in addition to the following benefits currently provided to officers and
employees who are members of the reserves:
A. For employees with one year or more City employment,
payment of full salary when called to active duty for up to thirty (30) days per fiscal year;
0 during active duty;
and
B. Payment of all benefits for employees and their dependents
C. Restoration of former position upon return from active duty;
D. Accrual of all benefits during absence and while on active
duty including, without limitation, vacation, sick leave, retirement service credit, and
service credit for purposes of merit increases.
Section 3. For purposes of this Resolution, the term "military pay" shall include
all compensation received by the reservist during, or as a result of the call to, active duty,
including, without limitation, call up pay, extra hazardous duty pay, housing allowances,
and specialty pay.
Section 4. The provisions of this Resolution shall take precedence over the
provisions of any other resolution relative to the compensation or benefits paid to
employees or officers of the City of Newport Beach.
ADOPTED, this day of
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
1999.
MAYOR