Title
Incorporated County of Los Alamos Resolution No. 24-18, A Resolution Increasing Pick-up for PERA Contributions Previously Established by Resolution No. 22-23, by Authorizing the Incorporated County of Los Alamos to Pick-up 5.32% for FY25 and 5.47% for FY26 of PERA Member Contributions for Members Covered Under Municipal Police Plan 5
Recommended Action
I move that Council adopt Incorporated County of Los Alamos Resolution No. 24-18, a Resolution Increasing Pick-up for PERA Contributions Previously Established by Resolution No. 22-23, by Authorizing the Incorporated County of Los Alamos to Pick-up 5.32% for FY25 and 5.47% for FY26 of PERA Member Contributions for Members Covered Under Municipal Police Plan 5 as amended.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council adopt Incorporated County of Los Alamos Resolution No. 24-18 (Revised).
Body
On November 15, 2022, the County approved Amendment No. 1 to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the International Union of Police Associations, IUPA, Local #14 and Resolution 22-23. Amendment No. 1 and Resolution 22-23 committed to including an additional pick-up of PERA contributions for the bargaining unit’s employees in the Municipal Police Plan 5 through the term of CBA in effect until June 30, 2024.
For FY24, N.M. Stat. Ann. § 10-11-84(C) increased both the employee and employer contribution portions. To remain aligned with the negotiated language in the CBA, the County was required to pass Resolution 23-15. Resolution 23-15 authorized an additional pick-up that reflects 5.17 percent of employee contributions for FY24. After that additional pickup, the employee contribution percentage was 13.63 percent of the employees’ salary for FY24. The employer contribution percentage was 25.32 percent of the employees’ salary for FY24. Resolution 23-15 outlined this commitment in PERA contributions for PERA Municipal Police Plan 5 members employed by Los Alamos County through FY 2024 and the duration of the CBA in effect until June 30, 2024. Resolution 23-15 is only effective through July 6, 2024.
A new CBA with the International Union of Police Associations, IUPA, Local #14 is on this agenda. Should the Council adopt this CBA, to remain aligned with the negotiated language in this new CBA and the requirements N.M. Stat. Ann. § 10-11-84(D) and (E) which increases the contribution of the employee and the employer for FY25 and FY26, the County should adopt Resolution 24-18.
Pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 10-11-84(D), under this Resolution and effective July 7, 2024, through July 6, 2025, Council elects to pick-up 5.32% of employees’ contributions for employees covered under the Municipal Police Plan 5. After the pick-up of member contributions, the employees’ contribution percentage will be 13.98% of salary, and the Employer pick-up of employees’ contributions will be 25.97% of the employees’ salaries.
Pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 10-11-84(E), under this Resolution and effective July 7, 2025, through July 6, 2026, Council elects to pick-up 5.47% of employees’ contributions for employees covered under the Municipal Police Plan 5. After the pick-up of member contributions, the employees’ contribution percentage will be 14.33% of salary, and the Employer pick-up of employees’ contributions will be 26.62% of the employees’ salaries.
Since the publishing of the Resolution No. 24-18, two small citation errors were discovered. Attachment F shows the revised resolution with these errors corrected. If this Resolution is adopted, the item will be sent to the PERA Board for final approval which should take place in July of 2024.
Fiscal and Staff Impact/Unplanned Item
There is no fiscal impact as this item is in the approved budget for Police Department. There is minimal staff impact to implement this resolution.
Attachments
A - Incorporated County of Los Alamos Resolution No. 24-18
B - Legal Notice of Publication
C - Resolution 22-23
D - Resolution 23-15
E - NMSA 1978, Section 10-11-84
F - Los Alamos Resolution No. 24-18 - Revised