SECTIONS 50964-50971 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 50964-50971

50964. (a) Except as described in subdivision (b), a department may
participate in and make all of its volunteers members of the award
system by a contract entered into between the governing body of the
department and the board pursuant to this chapter.
(b) The board may prohibit a new contract with or may establish
terms and conditions regarding a new contract for a department that
has previously terminated a contract for participation under this
chapter.

50965. When the governing body of a department desires to consider
participation in the award system, the governing body shall ask the
board for a quotation of the approximate contribution to the award
system that would be required by the department for participation in
the award system.

50966. An employee organization, recognized under the provisions of
appropriate authority, may request the governing body of the
department to ask the board for a quotation of the approximate
contribution to the award system that would be required of the
department for participation in the award system, and if the employee
organization is willing to pay for the cost of that quotation, the
department shall make the request. The board shall furnish copies of
the quotation to both the department and the employee organization.

50967. On request of the board, the department shall furnish the
data concerning its volunteers as the board requires to make the
necessary valuations and investigations into the experience among the
volunteers.

50968. The approximate contribution quoted by the board and the
actual contribution to be made if a contract results shall be
determined by actuarial valuations of the future service liability
under the award system, on account of the volunteers involved in the
computation, and in consideration of other circumstances that may be
adopted by the board, upon recommendation of the actuary.

50969. The approximate and actual contributions payable by a
contracting department shall be similar to premiums under insurance
policies. The approximate contribution quoted by the board to the
department is subject to the contingency that the actual contribution
certified by the board after the approval of a contract may differ
from the approximate contribution because of any of the following:
(a) Time elapsed between the quotation and operative date of the
contract.
(b) Any changes in the facts or assumptions upon which the
quotation was based.

50970. (a) Approval of the contract by the governing body of the
department shall be by resolution or by any other means permitted by
law.
(b) The board shall inform the governing body of the projected
costs of the program.

50971. Errors in a contract may be corrected through amendments
approved by the adoption of suitable resolutions by the contracting
parties. All contract amendments shall be made in the same manner as
prescribed for the approval of the initial contract.