Encinitas

City Council

October 23, 2024 Order of Business 8 #G

Agenda Item G

8G. Adopt Side Letter Agreement with Encinitas Firefighter’s Association\n(hereafter, EFFA) authorizing a change in vendor for Retirement Health\nSavings (RHS) plan contributions from Mission Square to the IAFF Medical\nExpense Reimbursement Plan (hereafter "IAFF MERP"). Environmental\nConsiderations: The action being considered by the City Council is exempt\nfrom the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a\n"project" under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines. The action involves\nan organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in\nthe direct or indirect physical change in the environment. Contact Person:\nAdministrative Services Manager Chapman\nRecommended Action: 1) Adopt the Side Letter Agreement to Memorandum\nof Understanding, effective January 1,2022 through December 31, 2025\nbetween the City of Encinitas and the Encinitas Firefighter's Association\n(EFFA), IAFF 3787, authorizing contributions to IAFF MERP; and 2) Adopt\nJoinder Agreement between the Encinitas Firefighters Association (EFFA) and\nIAFF Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan of the Washington State Council\nof Fire Fighters Employee Benefit Trust (Trust).\n2024-10-23 Item 08G EFFA Side Letter Agreement for IAFF MERP