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GOV § 31461.45

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  1. Government Code - GOV
  2. TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]
  3. DIVISION 4. EMPLOYEES [31000. - 33017.]
  4. PART 3. RETIREMENT SYSTEMS [31200. - 33017.]
  5. CHAPTER 3. County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 [31450. - 31898.]
  6. ARTICLE 1. General [31450. - 31485.22.]

(a) This section applies only to a county of the first class, as defined by Section 28020.

(b) “Compensation earnable” in a county of the first class shall include only those items of remuneration specifically included as a result of the court-approved settlement in (1) the consolidated cases of Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers’ Association, et al. v. Board of Retirement, Los Angeles County Employees’ Retirement Association (Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BS 051355) and Milton Cohen v. Board of Retirement, Los Angeles County Employees’ Retirement Association (Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BS 051774), (2) the case of Los Angeles County Fire Department Association of Chiefs, et al. v. Board of Retirement, Los Angeles County Employees’ Retirement Association, County of Los Angeles (Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BS 057432), and (3) the case of Cecil Bugh v. Board of Retirement, Los Angeles County Employees’ Retirement System (Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BS 055611), all of which were included in Coordination Proceeding Special Title (Rule 1550(b)), Retirement Cases, Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding No. 4049, even if a final judicial determination in that coordinated case, or any subsequent case, should conclude that any additional item of remuneration must be included in that definition with respect to any other county. Those items of remuneration in addition to base salary and the pensionable portion, if any, of cafeteria plan contributions, are set forth in Resolution No. 01-001, adopted by the board of retirement on or before the effective date of this section and shall include only the following:

Earnings Code No. Title

099 Patrol Station Retention Bonus

358 Temporary Promotion Bonus

359 Lifeguard Paramedic, Catalina

503 Uniform Allowance

504 Night Shift Differential

505 Coroner’s Inquest Reporter

507 Cogeneration or Hydroelectric Ops and Mtce

508 Henninger Flats Watchman

509 Freezer Work

510 Department Head Merit

511 Board of Supervisors Performance Lump Sum

512 Fire Suppression Transportation Truck Driver

514 Backhoe Operator

516 Explosives Work

517 Evening Shift Differential

518 Power Equipment Repair, Snow Conditions

519 Engineering Employees, Hazard Pay

520 Home Care Compensation

522 Custodian Acting as Watchman

523 DPD Deputy Director Recruitment Incentive

525 Contracting and Productivity Improvement Incentive for Managers

528 WEBCOM Press Operator

529 Power Equipment Operator, Fire Suppression

530 RN Extra Weekends Worked

531 Standby

532 Additional Responsibilities or Exceptional Performance

533 Power Sweeper Operator in Emergency Conditions

534 Power Plant Relief Engineer

535 Clinic Physician, First Hour and One-Half

536 Consulting Specialist, MD, & Mental Health Consultant, MD, First and Fifth Hours

538 RN Assigned as Acting or Relief Charge Nurse

539 RN Weekend Differential

540 Relief Nurse Holiday Differential (Hourly Item)

541 Relief Nurse Weekend Differential (Hourly Item)

544 Appraisers Laundry and Dry Cleaning Allowance

545 Heavy Duty Tow Truck Driver

546 Slurry Seal Truck Driver

547 Lifeguard Paramedic-Shift

548 Lifeguard Paramedic-Hourly

550 Incentive Awards for Medi-Cal Reimbursements, Health Services

551 Group Incentive Award, Treasurer Tax Collector

553 Pioneer Excavation, Tunnel Operations, Fire Suppression and Snow Removal—Construction Inspection and Surveying Groups

554 Pioneer Excavation, Tunnel Operations, Fire Suppression and Snow Removal

555 Scaffold or Swing Stage, 30 Feet Above Grade

556 High Scale and Rigging Operations, General

557 Evening Shift, Med Tech

558 Night Shift, Med Tech

565 Paramedic Recertification Bonus

567 Deputy Sheriff Reserve Annual Compensation

570 Home Care Program Standby

571 CSW Licensure Supervision

572 MOU Lump Sum Bonus

601 Lifeguard Paramedic, Relief

602 Supervising Transportation Deputy Performing Dispatcher Duties

603 Automotive Service Excellence Certificates

604 RN Mobile Intensive Care Certification

605 Custodian Floor Waxing Bonus

606 Fire Equipment Mechanic Assigned Field Repair Duties

607 SDPO Assigned Acting Director In A Camp

608 Bilingual Bonus

609 RN Assigned to Emergency Room

610 Antelope Valley Firefighting Crew

611 Tree Trimmer Supervisor, Power Operations

612 Shooting Bonus, Expert

613 Shooting Bonus, Distinguished Expert

614 Shooting Bonus, Marksman

615 Shooting Bonus, Sharpshooter

616 Antelope Valley Quarters, On Fire Call

617 Clinic Nurse Assigned to Probation Camp

618 Transportation Bus Driver, Sheriff

619 Lifeguard Paramedic

620 San Gabriel Dam Operator

621 Nurse Retention Incentive

622 Advanced Appraiser Certification

623 Probation Transcriber Typist Production Incentive

624 Bilingual Additional Bonus Children’s Social Workers

625 Agriculture Inspectors Assigned to Standardization

626 Firefighter Paramedic not Assigned to a Paramedic Post

628 Bilingual Bonus for Other Than Monthly Employees

629 Mortuary Attendant at LAC/USC MC

630 Safety Police Educational/Longevity Incentive

632 Mental Health Workers Assigned to Sheriff’s Detention Facilities

634 Supervising Detention Services Officer of the Day

635 Transportation Deputy Bus Driver, Probation

636 Sheriff’s Station Commander Expenses

637 Professional Development Expenses

638 Probation Telecom Equipment Bonus

639 Intern Housing Allowance LAC/USC Med. Center

640 Children’s Services ERCP Retention

641 Shooting Bonus, Expert-Reserve

642 Shooting Bonus, Distinguished Expert-Reserve

643 Shooting Bonus, Marksman-Reserve

644 Shooting Bonus, Sharpshooter-Reserve

645 Welder Certification Bonus

782 FLSA Premium Pay for Regularly Scheduled Work Assignment

903 Non-Elective Leave Buyback

910 Sick Buyback

911 Vacation Buyback

912 Holiday Buyback

913 Sick Pre-71 Buyback

914 Sick Buyback-Probation 56 Hour

915 Vacation Buyback-56 Hour

930 Special Paid Leave Buyback

931 Appraisers Leave Buyback

932 Intern/Resident Leave Buyback

None Emp Suggest

None Park, Nontaxable

None Park, Taxable

None Prior Salary

None Transportation Allowance

None Traffic Mitigation

Any additional item of remuneration may subsequently be included in “compensation earnable” pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between a county of the first class and any of its recognized employee organizations or a resolution adopted by its board of supervisors.

(c) No item of remuneration included in “compensation earnable” as a result of the court-approved settlement and as set forth in the resolution described above in subdivision (b) may be removed therefrom as a result of any subsequent judicial determination, except that a county of the first class and a recognized employee organization may agree only through a memorandum of understanding to exclude the item of remuneration from “compensation earnable” or the board of supervisors may adopt a resolution excluding the item of remuneration from “compensation earnable” with respect to nonrepresented employees.

(d) This section shall not be operative in the county until the board of supervisors, by resolution adopted by a majority vote, makes the provisions of this section applicable in the county.

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