Section 31678.3 Of Article 8. Retirement For Service From California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 3. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 8.
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. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a
resolution adopted by a board of supervisors to make any formula for
calculation of retirement benefits described in this section
applicable to the employees of the county does not apply to make that
formula applicable to the employees of any district within the
county. The governing body of a district may elect, by resolution
adopted by majority vote, to make any formula for calculation of
retirement benefits described in this section applicable to the
employees of the district irrespective of whether the board of
supervisors has made that election with respect to employees of the
county.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board
of supervisors or the governing body of a district may, by
resolution adopted by majority vote, pursuant to a memorandum of
understanding made under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Chapter 10
(commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 2), do any or
all of the following:
(1) Apply Section 31621.8, 31676.17, 31676.18, or 31676.19 for the
calculation of retirement benefits for general members to the
employees in a bargaining unit comprised of general members.
(2) Apply Section 31664.1 for the calculation of retirement
benefits for safety members to the employees in a bargaining unit
comprised of safety members.
(3) Apply Section 31664 for the calculation of retirement benefits
for safety members to the employees of the Probation Services Unit
and the Probation Supervisory Management Unit.
(c) Any nonrepresented employees within similar job
classifications as employees in a bargaining unit described in
subdivision (b) or supervisors and managers thereof shall be subject
to the same formula for the calculation of retirement benefits
applicable to the employees in that bargaining unit.
(d) A resolution adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) may require
members to pay a portion of the contributions attributable to past
service liability, that would have been required if the benefits
specified in the resolution, as adopted by the board of supervisors
or the governing body of the district, had been in effect during the
period of time designated in the resolution. Any payments required of
represented employees shall first be approved in a memorandum of
understanding made under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act and executed by
the board of supervisors or the governing body of the district and
the employee representatives. The contributions paid by a member
pursuant to this subdivision shall become part of the accumulated
contributions of the member.
(e) This section shall only be applicable to members who retire on
or after the effective date of the resolution described in
subdivision (b).
(f) The board of supervisors or the governing body of a district
may not unilaterally implement a retirement formula for any of its
bargaining units.
(g) This section shall apply only in Orange County.
(h) Beginning January 1, 2013, if any provision of this section
conflicts with the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of
2013, the provisions of that act shall prevail.