Adopt 4 financial policies governing cash reserves, retirement benefits, and housing authority agreement
In Plain English
The city reviews these policies annually to guide how it manages money and employee benefits. The cash reserve policy sets aside emergency funds. The OPEB policy covers retiree healthcare costs. The pension policy manages retirement funding. If approved, these policies remain in effect through 2024.
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Votes
adopt a resolution approving a Cash Reserve Policy which has a floor of 17 percent to 22 percent
adopt a resolution making the specific number for the Cash Reserve Policy 21 percent
5 to 1
adopt the resolution recommended by staff regarding the Pension Funding Policy
adopt a resolution approving contributions of 10 percent of each year-end operating surplus in the General Fund in excess of City's Cash Reserve Policy into the 115 trust and also to direct staff to present to council a comparison analysis of the benefits of paying funds to CalPERS directly versus putting money in the 115 trust
6 to 1
adopt the resolution recommended by staff regarding the OPEB Funding Policy
7 to 0
direct staff to conduct analysis on what contributing the ADC minus the pay-as-you-go costs into the trusts would look like in a five-year forecast prior to approving the action and to approve contributions of 10 percent of each year end operating surplus into general fund in excess of cash reserve policy into the trusts
2 to 2
approve the staff recommendation regarding the cooperative agreement between the Richmond Housing Authority and the City of Richmond
7 to 0
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