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Legislation Details
File #:
Version:
4
110058
Name:
Charter Amendment - City Retirement Benefits and
Health Care Benefits
Status:
Type:
Charter Amendment
Passed
File created:
In control:
5/24/2011
Board of Supervisors
On agenda:
Final action:
7/19/2011
Enactment date:
Enactment #:
Title:
Charter Amendment (Fourth Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by
amending the provisions in Appendix A to: 1) adjust contribution rates for current and future
employees to the San Francisco Employees' Retirement System (SFERS) based on the rate
employers are required to pay each year; 2) limit SFERS' supplemental cost of living adjustments to
retiree benefits for all employees and retirees; 3) create new retirement plans for employees
commencing employment on and after January 7, 2012; 4) require elected officials to pay their
contributions to SFERS and the Retiree Health Care Trust Fund (RHCTF); 5) allow certain individuals
who are members of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) to become
members of SFERS; 6) change the composition of the Health Service Board (HSB); 7) change the
vote requirement for the HSB to approve member health care plans; 8) require current employees to
contribute to the RHCTF beginning in FY2016-2017; 9) restrict certain retiree health care benefits for
employees who left City employment, but have not yet retired, to those benefits in place at the time
they left employment; 10) reduce employers' contributions into the Health Service System Trust Fund
under certain circumstances; and 11) make certain other changes to retirement and health care
benefits, and provisions governing the RHCTF and the Health Service System.
Sponsors:
Mayor, Sean Elsbernd, John Avalos, David Chiu, Carmen Chu, Malia Cohen, Mark Farrell, Scott
Wiener, David Campos
Attachments:
1. Leg_Ver1, 2. Board_Packet_062811, 3. Comm_Packet_062311, 4. Leg_Ver2, 5. Leg_Ver3, 6.
Comm_Packet_062811, 7. Board_Packet_062811, 8. Board_Packet_071211, 9. Leg_Ver4, 10.
Board_Packet_071911, 11. Leg_Final
Action By
Date
Action
Result
Ver.
ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE
President
5/24/2011
1
SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED
President
6/16/2011
1
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
Rules Committee
6/23/2011
2
CONTINUED AS AMENDED
Rules Committee
6/23/2011
3
Pass
RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE
REPORT
Rules Committee
6/28/2011
3
Pass
CONTINUED
Board of Supervisors
6/28/2011
3
Pass
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
Board of Supervisors
7/12/2011
3
Pass
CONTINUED AS AMENDED
Board of Supervisors
7/12/2011
4
Pass
ORDERED SUBMITTED
Board of Supervisors
7/19/2011
4
Pass