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CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-46
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, TO
PREPARE AND EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF KENAl 'S PARTICIPATION
AGREEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (PERS) TO REMOVE
THE RECREATION CENTER ASSISTANT CLASS OF EMPLOYEES FROM PARTICIPATION
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2003.
WHEREAS, City employees participate in the Alaska Public Employees Retirement System
(PERS) unless specifically removed by plan amendment; and,
WHEREAS, the City wishes to remove the Recreation Center Assistant class of employee from
PERS ; and,
WHEREAS, since entering into a contract for facility management with the Kenai Peninsula Boys
& Girls Club in November 2003 the City has not employed Recreation Center Assistants .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA:
Section 1. That the City Manager is authorized to execute the fifth amendment to the City of
Kenai participation agreement with the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) effective
November 1, 2003 to read as follows :
2. The political subdivision agrees that all eligible employees except in the following
designated categories will participate in the Retirement System:
All Elected Officials
Recreation Center Assistant
Section 2. That this resolution takes effect immediately upon passage.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 17th day of June, 2020 .
Ef'RIAN GABRIEL, SR., MAYOR
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City of Kenai I 210 l=id algo Ave, Kenai, AK 99611 -7794 1907.283.7535 I www.kenai .cily
MEMORANDUM
TO:
THROUGH:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor Gabriel and Council Members
Paul Ostrander, City Manager
Terry Eubank, Finance Director
June 5, 2020
Resolution 2020-46 Authorizing the Fifth Amendment to the City of
Kenai Public Employees Participation Agreement
The purpose of this memo is to recommend adoption of Resolution 2020-46 that authorizes the
fifth amendment to the City of Kena i's Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) participation
agreement. The amendment will remove from participation Recreation Center Assistant. The
City of Kenai eliminated Recreation Center Assistants in November 2003 when it contracted with
the Kenai Peninsula Boys and Girls Club for facility management services of the Kenai Recreation
Center.
At the time the City eliminated all Recreation Center Assistants the State of Alaska Department
of Administration Division of Ret irement and Benefits (ORB) was not requiring termination studies
when an entire class of employees was eliminated by a participant. The ORB has agreed to allow
this fifth amendment to the City's Participation agreement effective November 1, 2003 and will
not be requiring a termination study. If this position is filled in the future they would not be eligible
to participate in the PERS reducing the fringe benefits cost for the position by 22%.
Your support is respectfully requested.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Division of Retirement and Benefits
PO Box 110203 Juneau, AK 99811-0203
Phone: (907) 465-4460
Fax: (907) 465-3086
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 5
The Public Employees ' Retirement System (PERS) Participation Agreement entered into between
the State of Alaska (hereafter referred to as the State) and the City of Kenai on July 1, 1969, and
approved by the State on July 1, 1969 is amended effective November I, 2003, by changing
subparagraph 2 on page 2 to read as follows:
The political subdivision agrees that all eligible employees except in the following
designated categories will participate in the Retirement System:
Approved:
Administrator
All Elected Officials
Recreation Center Worker
Authorized Representative Signature
Authorized Representative Name (please type/print)
Authorized Representative's Title
Date