{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-31461.45","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 31461.45","heading":"","body":"(a) This section applies only to a county of the first class, as defined by Section 28020.\n(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:\nEarnings Code No. Title\n099 Patrol Station Retention Bonus\n358 Temporary Promotion Bonus\n359 Lifeguard Paramedic, Catalina\n503 Uniform Allowance\n504 Night Shift Differential\n505 Coroner’s Inquest Reporter\n507 Cogeneration or Hydroelectric Ops and Mtce\n508 Henninger Flats Watchman\n509 Freezer Work\n510 Department Head Merit\n511 Board of Supervisors Performance Lump Sum\n512 Fire Suppression Transportation Truck Driver\n514 Backhoe Operator\n516 Explosives Work\n517 Evening Shift Differential\n518 Power Equipment Repair, Snow Conditions\n519 Engineering Employees, Hazard Pay\n520 Home Care Compensation\n522 Custodian Acting as Watchman\n523 DPD Deputy Director Recruitment Incentive\n525 Contracting and Productivity Improvement Incentive for Managers\n528 WEBCOM Press Operator\n529 Power Equipment Operator, Fire Suppression\n530 RN Extra Weekends Worked\n531 Standby\n532 Additional Responsibilities or Exceptional Performance\n533 Power Sweeper Operator in Emergency Conditions\n534 Power Plant Relief Engineer\n535 Clinic Physician, First Hour and One-Half\n536 Consulting Specialist, MD, \u0026 Mental Health Consultant, MD, First and Fifth Hours\n538 RN Assigned as Acting or Relief Charge Nurse\n539 RN Weekend Differential\n540 Relief Nurse Holiday Differential (Hourly Item)\n541 Relief Nurse Weekend Differential (Hourly Item)\n544 Appraisers Laundry and Dry Cleaning Allowance\n545 Heavy Duty Tow Truck Driver\n546 Slurry Seal Truck Driver\n547 Lifeguard Paramedic-Shift\n548 Lifeguard Paramedic-Hourly\n550 Incentive Awards for Medi-Cal Reimbursements, Health Services\n551 Group Incentive Award, Treasurer Tax Collector\n553 Pioneer Excavation, Tunnel Operations, Fire Suppression and Snow Removal—Construction Inspection and Surveying Groups\n554 Pioneer Excavation, Tunnel Operations, Fire Suppression and Snow Removal\n555 Scaffold or Swing Stage, 30 Feet Above Grade\n556 High Scale and Rigging Operations, General\n557 Evening Shift, Med Tech\n558 Night Shift, Med Tech\n565 Paramedic Recertification Bonus\n567 Deputy Sheriff Reserve Annual Compensation\n570 Home Care Program Standby\n571 CSW Licensure Supervision\n572 MOU Lump Sum Bonus\n601 Lifeguard Paramedic, Relief\n602 Supervising Transportation Deputy Performing Dispatcher Duties\n603 Automotive Service Excellence Certificates\n604 RN Mobile Intensive Care Certification\n605 Custodian Floor Waxing Bonus\n606 Fire Equipment Mechanic Assigned Field Repair Duties\n607 SDPO Assigned Acting Director In A Camp\n608 Bilingual Bonus\n609 RN Assigned to Emergency Room\n610 Antelope Valley Firefighting Crew\n611 Tree Trimmer Supervisor, Power Operations\n612 Shooting Bonus, Expert\n613 Shooting Bonus, Distinguished Expert\n614 Shooting Bonus, Marksman\n615 Shooting Bonus, Sharpshooter\n616 Antelope Valley Quarters, On Fire Call\n617 Clinic Nurse Assigned to Probation Camp\n618 Transportation Bus Driver, Sheriff\n619 Lifeguard Paramedic\n620 San Gabriel Dam Operator\n621 Nurse Retention Incentive\n622 Advanced Appraiser Certification\n623 Probation Transcriber Typist Production Incentive\n624 Bilingual Additional Bonus Children’s Social Workers\n625 Agriculture Inspectors Assigned to Standardization\n626 Firefighter Paramedic not Assigned to a Paramedic Post\n628 Bilingual Bonus for Other Than Monthly Employees\n629 Mortuary Attendant at LAC/USC MC\n630 Safety Police Educational/Longevity Incentive\n632 Mental Health Workers Assigned to Sheriff’s Detention Facilities\n634 Supervising Detention Services Officer of the Day\n635 Transportation Deputy Bus Driver, Probation\n636 Sheriff’s Station Commander Expenses\n637 Professional Development Expenses\n638 Probation Telecom Equipment Bonus\n639 Intern Housing Allowance LAC/USC Med. Center\n640 Children’s Services ERCP Retention\n641 Shooting Bonus, Expert-Reserve\n642 Shooting Bonus, Distinguished Expert-Reserve\n643 Shooting Bonus, Marksman-Reserve\n644 Shooting Bonus, Sharpshooter-Reserve\n645 Welder Certification Bonus\n782 FLSA Premium Pay for Regularly Scheduled Work Assignment\n903 Non-Elective Leave Buyback\n910 Sick Buyback\n911 Vacation Buyback\n912 Holiday Buyback\n913 Sick Pre-71 Buyback\n914 Sick Buyback-Probation 56 Hour\n915 Vacation Buyback-56 Hour\n930 Special Paid Leave Buyback\n931 Appraisers Leave Buyback\n932 Intern/Resident Leave Buyback\nNone Emp Suggest\nNone Park, Nontaxable\nNone Park, Taxable\nNone Prior Salary\nNone Transportation Allowance\nNone Traffic Mitigation\nAny 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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 3. 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