2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES › PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197 › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 31461.45.

31461.45. (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.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 664, Sec. 113. Effective January 1, 2003.)