County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (CERL) - sdcera

calculation stated in Section 31676.19. Once the election is made or is deemed to have been
made, the employee will become a member retroactive to the date of hire. Any employee who
subsequently otherwise becomes eligible for the pension calculation stated in Section 31676.19
subsequent to the effective date of a resolution adopted under subdivision (a) shall continue to
be covered by any immediately preceding retirement plan to which he or she was entitled from
the county or district until he or she certifies his or her election to be covered by the pension
calculation stated in Section 31676.01 or the pension calculation stated in Section 31676.19.
(k) In the event that the final day to make an election or perform an act described in
this section falls on a weekend or on a county or district holiday, a subsequent election or act
shall be timely if made or performed on the immediately following regular business day of the
county or district.
(l) This section shall apply only in Orange County.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 362 (S.B. 752), Sec. 1 – Urgency Statute, Effective October 11,
2009)
§31678.4. Applicability of formula for the calculation of retirement benefits
The governing body of a district as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 31468 shall not
elect to make a formula for the calculation of retirement benefits applicable to the personnel
of the district appointed pursuant to Section 31522.5 who are employees of the retirement
system unless the board of supervisors has made that formula applicable to personnel of that
retirement system who are employees of the county.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 369 (S.B. 777), Sec. 6)
§31679. Minimum retirement benefits
In every county in which a retirement system was established prior to January 1,
1953, if a member enters or has heretofore entered the retirement system with credit for prior
service, and has heretofore retired or shall hereafter be retired after attaining the compulsory
retirement age, or at age 65 with 20 years service, and his retirement allowance is less than one
thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) a year, exclusive of any annuity based on additional
contributions, an additional amount purchased by contributions of the county or district shall
be added to his combined annuity and pensions which will cause his total retirement allowance
to amount to one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) a year, exclusive of any annuity based
on additional contributions.
(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 929, Sec. 6)
§31680. Payment for service after retirement prohibited; exceptions; independent contractors
A member retired for service or disability shall not be paid for any service rendered by
him to the county or district after the date of his retirement, except: (a) As specifically provided
in this chapter. (b) Pursuant to Section 31733. (c) The county or district may pay and such
retired member may receive: (1) rewards for ideas or suggestions made by such retired member
for the improvement of county or district activities; (2) compensation for his services on the
board. (d) If the member is subsequently elected to county office after retirement.
As herein used the term “services rendered” shall refer to service rendered as an officer
or employee of the county or district and shall not refer to services performed by a retired
officer or employee as an independent contractor engaged by a county or district under a bona
fide contract for services within the purview of Section 31000 of this code.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1322, Sec. 1)
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