BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 6, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, RETIREMENT, AND SOCIAL
SECURITY
Rob Bonta, Chair
AB 663
(Irwin) - As Introduced February 24, 2015
SUBJECT: County retirement boards: alternate members
SUMMARY: Authorizes the board of supervisors in Ventura County
to make specified alternate appointments to their county board
of retirement. Specifically, this bill:
1)Permits the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, by resolution
adopted by majority vote, to appoint one alternate member for
the 4th, 5th, 6th, or 9th retirement board member.
Specifies that the term of office for the alternate member will
run concurrently with the term of office of the 9th member.
2)Provides that the alternate board member can only vote when
the 4th, 5th, 6th, or 9th members is absent from meetings of
the county retirement board.
3)Specifies that if there is a vacancy with respect to the 4th,
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5th, 6th, or 9th member, the alternate member will fill the
vacancy until a successor is appointed.
4)Requires that the alternate member have the same compensation
for attending a meeting whether or not the 4th, 5th, 6th, or
9th member attends the meeting.
EXISTING LAW:
1)Establishes the County Employees' Retirement Law of 1937 ('37
Act), which provides for retirement systems for county and
district employees in those counties adopting its provisions.
Currently 20 counties operate retirement systems under the '37
Act.
2)Sets forth the composition of the nine-member board of
retirement for any '37 Act county retirement system as
follows:
a) The county treasurer;
b) Two general (non-safety) members elected by the general
members of the system (2nd and 3rd members);
c) Four members who are qualified electors not in any way
connected with county government, except one may be a
county supervisor, appointed by the board of supervisors
(4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th members);
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d) One safety member elected by the safety members of the
system (7th member); and,
e) One retired member elected by the retired members of the
system (8th member).
3)Provides for alternates for all retirement board members
except those appointed by the board of supervisors (4th, 5th,
6th, and 9th members).
4)Permits the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors, by resolution
adopted by majority vote, to appoint one alternate member for
the 4th, 5th, 6th, or 9th retirement board member.
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown. This bill is keyed non-fiscal by the
Legislative Counsel.
COMMENTS: According to the author, "Actions of the Retirement
Board can have a significant impact on County finances and
operations. Existing '37 Act law provides alternates for all
Retirement Board members except those appointed by the Board of
Supervisors. There are occasions when a County appointee is
unable to attend, and it is important that the County have full
representation at all times on the Retirement Board."
AB 2628 (Mansoor) of 2014 would have allowed the Orange County
Board of Supervisors to appoint alternate members to the county
board of retirement. That bill failed passage in this Committee
due to opposition from numerous Orange County employee
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organizations.
AB 719 (Canciamilla), Chapter 64, Statutes of 2005, authorized
the board of supervisors in Contra Costa County to make
specified alternate appointments to their county board of
retirement.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
Ventura County Board of Supervisors (Sponsor)
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Karon Green / P.E.,R., & S.S. / (916)
319-3957
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