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We would like to acknowledge that the City and Borough of Juneau is on Tlingit land, and wish to honor the indigenous people of this land. For more than ten thousand years, Alaska Native people have been and continue to be integral to the well-being of our community. We are grateful to be in this place, a part of this community, and to honor the culture, traditions, and resilience of the Tlingit people. Gunalchéesh!
This resolution is on the June 12, 2023 Regular Assembly meeting for action.
The resolution amends the personnel rules to provide a deferred compensation plan employer match to PERS Tier 4 CBJ employees. This new benefit would provide a 50% employer match to every employee dollar contributed to their deferred compensation plan programs, up to a total of 4% employer contribution, based on years of service. PERS Tier 1, 2, and 3 employees will continue to be able to participate in the deferred compensation program without the employer match. The program includes a 5 year vesting schedule on the employer contributions that will begin with the onset of the program. This benefit is intended to make progress towards bridging the gap between the value of retirement benefits provided to PERS 1/2/3 employees versus Tier 4 employees as well as to create a new incentive to attract and retain employees.
Per CBJ Code 53.50.061; the Bidding Review Board (BRB) consists of five members. The members of the Bidding Review Board shall serve three-year terms. To the extent possible, one of the members shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in the state. No member of the BRB who has served for three consecutive terms or nine years shall again be eligible for appointment until one full year has intervened, provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply: If there are no other qualified applicants at the time reappointment is considered by the Assembly Human Resources committee, or to qualified board members serving in board seats for which a specific occupation or expertise is set forth by ordinance.
Two incumbents have applied for reappointment and staff is waiting to hear back from the third. Alexander Smith's term begins immediately and ends May 31, 2024 and Jason Soza's term begins immediately (June 1, 2023) and ends May 31, 2026. There is also a vacancy for an unexpired seat beginning immediately and ending May 31, 2025. No other applicants, besides the incumbents, have applied for the Bidding Review Board.
Per Ordinance 2022-64(b)(am) the duties of the Jensen-Olson Arboretum Advisory Board, the Treadwell Arena Advisory Board, and the Aquatics Board were consolidated into the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC) and those commitees sunset as of March 27, 2023 with the previous PRAC sunsetting as of April 30, 2023.
The Assembly Human Resources will review the applications received and make recommendations for appointments to the PRAC for staggered three-year terms as follows: three members for one-year terms, three members for two-year terms, and three members for three-year terms.
One-year terms run: May 1, 2023 - April 30, 2024
Two-year terms run: May 1, 2023 - April 30, 2025
Three-year terms run: May 1, 2023 - April 30, 2026
Systemic Racism Review Committee (SRRC) Interviews: Clerk staff requests direction from the HRC on how to proceed with SRRC applications and appointments. The Clerk's Office has received five applications for the four seats needing action, three with terms due and one unexpired vacant seat.
If the HRC would like to sit as the full Assemby for SRRC interviews on June 28 staff can send out advanced interview quesions on June 13 to interested applicants with a return deadline of June 21, this still allows enough time for packet prep and distribution to the Assembly on June 23. Otherwise, the Assembly will need to pick a date in July to hold interviews if June 28 doesn't work.
Suggested Motion: "I move we recess into executive session to discuss matters which may tend to prejudice the reputation or character of any person, specifically to deliberate on the qualifications of applicants and ask for unanimous consent"
June 27, 2023 at 5:30pm via Zoom - Full Assembly as HRC for Empowered Board Interviews
June 28, 2023 at 5:30pm via Zoom - for SRRC Interviews [PLACEHOLDER]
July 10, 2023 at 6:00pm - Regular Assembly HRC
ADA accommodations available upon request: Please contact the Clerk's office 36 hours prior to any meeting so arrangements can be made for closed captioning or sign language interpreter services depending on the meeting format. The Clerk's office telephone number is 586-5278, TDD 586-5351, e-mail: city.clerk@juneau.gov.