TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary
SUBJECT: Board Policy 125
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider review of Board Policy 125 - Health and Welfare Benefits for Retired Elected Officials and consider the adoption of Resolution No. 25-035 terminating health and welfare benefits for retired elected officials, excluding those already receiving benefits, and amending Board Policy No. 138 accordingly.
Staff Contact:
Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary
Aimee L. Steele, General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
There is no strategic importance associated with this report.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no budgetary or fiscal impact associated with this report.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
Board Policy 125 governs the provision of health and welfare benefits provided to retired members of the Board of Directors. It was originally established by Board Resolution 612 on November 26, 1985, and amended by Resolution 2022 on October 11, 2001. The most recent amendment occurred in 2014, which brought the policy into compliance with Government Code section 53201 which specifies that any Director elected after January 1, 1995, must pay the full cost of their health and welfare insurance premiums after retiring from District service.
Board Policy 125 is authorized under Government Code section 53201 et seq. and Public Utilities Code section 99157. The Government Code outlines eligibility and payment responsibilities for retiree health benefits, while the Public Utilities Code limits the level of benefits for retired Directors to those provided to full-time District employees. The District may impose additional conditions on eligibility for these benefits, provided they do not conflict with these legal requirements.
Under Government Code section 53201, the District may offer health and welfare benefit...
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