Resolution No. 1980284
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RESOLUTION NO 1980
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
RECOMMENDING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE CETA REENACTMENT
BILL
WHEREAS, the proposed CETA Reenactment Bills HR 11086 and S 2570,
as presently drafted pose both extreme administrative and great adverse
cost impacts to users of the program including the cities in Orange
County, and
WHEREAS said impacts may be of such severity as to threaten Orange
County cities' continued participation in the CETA Program. and
WHEREAS the cities in Orange County have particular concerns about
the following sections of S 2570 which would adversely impact the local
CETA Programs.
1 121 (o) and 122 (1) which would mandate local governments in
California to pay approximately $44 million out of local tax revenues
in retirement costs for CETA participants enrolled in retirement systems
after January 1 1979• and
2 122 (j) 1 which puts an average ceiling of $10,000 per year
on the wages that can be paid to CETA public service employees, with
no provision for annual wage adjustments and 608 which restricts the
amount prime sponsor's can pay to supplement wages of PSE participants
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Cypress hereby recommends the following amendments to the CETA Reenactment
Bill.
1 Amend Section 122 (1) to permit CETA participants to be placed
in separate job classifications for which retirement benefits are not
mandatory• appropriate language to read. "All persons employed in public
service jobs shall be provided workers' compensation health insurance,
unemployment benefits, and other benefits and working conditions at the
same level and to the same extent as other employees working a similar
length of time doing the same type of work and similarly classified, to
the extent that such benefits may be paid by CETA Any such classification
must be reasonable "
2 Amend Section 122 (j) 1 to permit CETA public service employees
to be paid a maximum of $13,500, with provision for annual adjustments
based on the Consumer Price Index
3 Amend Section 608 to delete the restrictions on supplementation
of wages of public service
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is directed to transmit
this Resolution to the Orange County Division of the League of California
Cities and to all Orange County legislators
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a
regular meeting held on the 8th day of May 1978
ATTEST
CITY C 01 ,TY OF CYPRESS
"THE CI
MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
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I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of
the said City Council held on the 8th day of May 1978• by the following
roll call vote
AYES• 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS. Evans Lacayo MacLain Rowan and Hudson
NOES 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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