City Council Agenda
Memo to:
Manteca City Council
From:
Stephanie Van Steyn, Director of Human Resources
Date:
March 17, 2026
Subject:
Amendment to contract between the Board of Administration California Public Employees' Retirement System and the City of Manteca to Provide Provisions of Retirement Law Section 20516 - Employee Cost Sharing.
Recommendation:
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Waive the second reading by substitution of title and adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Manteca, State of California, adding to Chapter 2.48.045 to the Manteca Municipal Code to amend the contract between the California Public Employee Retirement System and the City of Manteca per Government Code Section 20516; authorizing the Amendment to the contract between the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and the City of Manteca, to include the provisions of retirement law Government Code section 20516 (Employee Cost Sharing) for the following employee groups: 1) Manteca Firefighters IAFF Local 1874 (Fire Unit); 2) Manteca Mid-Manager Association; 3) Manteca Police Employees' Association; 4) Unrepresented Executive Management Group; and 5) Unrepresented Management/Confidential Employees' Unit.
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Background:
The City Council waived the first readings of substitution of the title and introduced the ordinances at the Regular City Council Meeting of February 17, 2026 (Attachment 1). Attachments 2 and 3 include the City's certification of this. If approved, this ordinance will be effective thirty days following the adoption.
CalPERS retirement benefits are funded with member (employee) contributions and employer contributions. Under Government Code section 20516 of the California Public Employees' Retirement Law (PERL), a contracting agency and its employees may agree, in writing, to share the costs of the employer contribution. The Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) and Unrepresented Compensation Plans include CalPERS contr...
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