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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
9:00a.m.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
CONFERENCE ROOM A
County of Riverside Administrative Center
4080 Lemon Street, Third Floor, Riverside
~ COMMITTEE MEMBERS ~
Greg Pettis, City of Cathedral City
Karen Spiegel, City of Corona
Terry Henderson, City of La Quinta
Darcy Kuenzi, City of Menifee
Rick Gibbs, City of Murrieta
Ron Roberts, City of Temecula
Bob Buster, County of Riverside, District I
John J. Tavaglione, County of Riverside, District II
Jeff Stone, County of Riverside, District Ill
John J. Benoit, County of Riverside, District IV
Marion Ashley, County of Riverside, District V
~ AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY ~
Reviews and makes final decisions on personnel issues
and office operational matters.
Comments are welcomed by the Committee. If you wish to provide comments to the Committee, please
complete and submit a Speaker Card to the Clerk of the Board.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
9:00A.M.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012
County of Riverside Administrative Center
Conference Room A
4080 Lemon Street, Third Floor, Riverside
In compliance with the Brown Act and Government Code Section 54957.5, agenda
materials distributed 72 hours prior to the meeting, which are public records relating to
open session agenda items, will be available for inspection by members of the public prior
to the meeting at the Commission office, 4080 Lemon Street, Third Floor, Riverside, CA,
and on the Commission's website, www.rctc.org.
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1 . CALL TO ORDER
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES -OCTOBER 10, 2012
4. ADDITIONS/REVISIONS-The Committee may add an item to the Agenda after
making a finding that there is a need to take immediate action on the item and
that the item came to the attention of the Committee subsequent to the
posting of the agenda. An action adding an item to the agenda requires 2/3
vote of the Committee. If there are less than 2/3 of the Committee members
present, adding an item to the agenda requires a unanimous vote. Added
items will be placed for discussion at the end of the agenda.
5. RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE
Overview
This item is for the Committee to adopt the revised Records Retention
Schedule for the Commission.
RCTC Executive Committee Agenda
November 14, 2012
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6. FLEXIBLE BENEFITS PLAN AMENDMENT
Overview
This item is for the Committee to:
1) Approve the revision to the Commission's Flexible Benefits Plan (Plan);
2) Approve the revision to the Plan's "Frequently Asked Questions" for
distribution to employees; and
3) Adopt Resolution No. 12-029, "Resolution of the Riverside County
Transportation Commission Amending the Flexible Benefits Plan".
1. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AMENDMENT -COMMITTEE REMOVAL PROCESS
Overview
This item is for the Committee to adopt Ordinance No. 12-001, "An Ordinance
of the Riverside County Transportation Commission Amending the
Commission's Administrative Code", to include the addition of language
regarding the removal of Commissioners from committees.
8. ADJOURNMENT
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ROLL CALL
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
County of Riverside, District I
County of Riverside, District II
County of Riverside, District Ill
County of Riverside, District IV
County of Riverside, District V
City of Cathedral City
City of Corona
City of La Quinta
City of Menifee
City of Murrieta
City of Temecula
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AGENDA ITEM 3
MINUTES
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 10, 2012
Minutes
1 . CALL TO ORDER
The meeting of the Executive Committee was called to order by
Second Vice Chair Marion Ashley at 8:35 a.m. in Conference Room A at the
County of Riverside Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon Street, Third Floor,
Riverside, California, 92501.
Commissioners Present
Marion Ashley
Bob Buster
Rick Gibbs
Terry Henderson
Darcy Kuenzi
Greg Pettis
Ron Roberts
Karen Spiegel
Jeff Stone
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Commissioners Absent
John J. Benoit
John Tavaglione
There were no requests to speak from the public.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
M/S/C (Kuenzi/Henderson) to approve the minutes of April 11, 2012
as submitted.
Abstain: Stone
4. ADDITIONS/REVISIONS
There were no additions or revisions to the agenda.
RCTC Executive Committee Minutes
October 10, 2012
Page 2
5. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' PENSION REFORM ACT OF 2012
Anne Mayer, Executive Director, discussed the impacts affecting current and
new employees in response to the new California Public Employees' Pension
Reform Act of 2013. She then presented staff's recommendation to
implement the law related to the employer paid member contribution (EPMC).
At this time, Vice Chair Karen Spiegel assumed the Chair.
Commissioner Jeff Stone suggested a more immediate implementation for
employees to pay the EPMC.
Anne Mayer explained the importance of first conducting a compensation
and organization study and the adverse effects that could occur with a more
immediate implementation.
Commissioners Terry Henderson, Marion Ashley, Bob Buster, Darcy Kuenzi,
Rick Gibbs, and Ron Roberts discussed their support for the staff proposal.
Anne Mayer then discussed the retirement formula options for placement of
future employees who are already in the CaiPERS system.
The committee unanimously concurred to place future employees who are
already in the CaiPERS system into the current retirement formula.
M/S/C (Ashley/Stone) to:
1) Approve placement of future employees who are already in the
CaiPERS system into the current retirement formula in response
to the new California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of
2013;
2) Reinstitute the biennial compensation review system; and
3) Approve a budget adjustment for $120,000 for a compensation
and organization study.
6. DISCUSSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RELATED TO APPOINTMENTS
AND REAPPOINTMENTS
Commission Gibbs discussed his concerns regarding the process or policy to
remove a Commissioner from a committee. He suggested the Administrative
Code be amended to authorize the Chair to remove a Commissioner from a
committee due to absence or any other infraction, and require a majority
vote of the Commission for any other reason.
RCTC Executive Committee Minutes
October 10, 2012
Page 3
At the request of Steve DeBaun, legal counsel, Commissioner Gibbs clarified
this process would only apply outside of the annual appointment process.
Commissioner Henderson expressed concern regarding taking a removal to
the Board.
Commissioner Ashley suggested recommendations for removal be heard by
the Executive Committee.
The committee concurred with Commissioner Ashley's suggestion.
The committee then discussed the merits of including absences as grounds
for removal. Based on Steve DeBaun's suggestion, the committee
determined to include absences as an element that will be considered as part
of a removal.
At Steve DeBaun's request, the committee clarified this policy applies to the
Budget and Implementation Committee, the Western Riverside County
Programs and Projects Committee, as well as the representative
appointments to external agencies.
MIS/C (Henderson/Stone) to direct staff to revise the Administrative
Code per the Executive Committee's direction and return with a
revised Administrative Code at the next meeting for Executive
Committee action.
7. ADJOURNMENT
There being no other items to be considered, the Executive Committee
meeting adjourned at 9:30 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Jennifer Harmon
Clerk of the Board
AGENDA ITEM 5
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE: November 14, 2012
TO: Executive Committee
FROM: Jennifer Harmon, Clerk of the Board
THROUGH: John Standiford, Deputy Executive Director
SUBJECT: Records Retention Schedule
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is for the Committee to adopt the revised Records Retention Schedule for
the Commission.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In an effort to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Commission, there
has been an ongoing effort to modernize and improve a number of Commission
processes and policies. During the past few years, the Commission approved new
policies and guidelines for a number of activities including right of way,
procurement, committee composition, and in capital project delivery. The overall
professionalism and expertise in every department has seen remarkable
improvements.
One area that has yet to be improved -until now -is in terms of record retention.
The last time the Commission formally adopted a records retention schedule was in
1995. The schedule adopted at that time was similar to what was used by the
county of Riverside and lacked specifics.
Since 1995, a number of changes in state and federal law, along with court
decisions have added multiple layers of complexity to the records responsibilities of
all public agencies. Even a small agency such as the Commission, which has a
limited purview of overseeing only a single issue such as transportation can be
faced with the challenges of responding to public information requests and legal
claims that require prompt access to records that can involve personnel matters,
construction claims, accounting documents, and a myriad of actions involving the
Commission.
The best way of responding to this ongoing responsibility is to establish a
foundation with the adoption of a comprehensive records retention policy that
should be reviewed and updated on a regular basis. During the last two years, the
Clerk of the Board, records staff from Bechtel and legal counsel have worked
Agenda Item 5
cooperatively to develop a matrix that details the length to time that individual
documents should be retained. The matrix cites appropriate state or federal legal
law that governs each specific document type. In establishing this schedule, the
goal of staff is to ensure public transparency with the retention of important
records while balancing the need to accomplish that goal in a cost effective and
legally sound manner.
The adoption of this schedule by the Executive Committee can be considered an
important first step in ensuring that the Commission places a high priority on this
responsibility. The schedule will return to the Committee on a regular basis
whenever changes in state or federal law requires an update.
Attachment: Revised Retention Schedule
Agenda Item 5
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Type of Record Description or Example of Record legal Authority Retention Period (Minimum Legal if Different) Accidents/Damage to Risk management administration GC 34090 1 0 years Commission Property CCP337.15 Accounting Records -General Ledger GC 340903 Until audited + 4 years General Ledger Accounting Records -Records showing items of gross income, 26 CFR 1 .6001-1 (c) & Permanent Books of receipts and disbursement (including (e) Permanent Accounts inventories, per IRS regulations) Journals, statements, asset inventories, CCP 337 account postings with supporting 26 CFR 31.6001-1 (e)(2); Accounts Payable documents, vouchers; investments, SOS Local Government Until audited + 4 years invoices and back-up documents, purchase orders, , petty cash, postage, PERS Records Management reports, check requests, etc. Guidelines Expense reimbursements to employees and 7 years after date of Accounts Payable officers; travel expense reimbursements or GC 60201 (d)(12) travel compensation payment Legal Authority Abbreviations CCP CCR CFR EC Code of Civil Procedure (California) California Code of Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Elections Code (California) GC H&S IRC IRS Government Code (California) Health & Safety Code LC PC R&TC sos usc Labor Code (California) Penal Code (California) Internal Revenue Code Internal Revenue Service 1 Revenue & Taxation Code (California) Secretary of State (California) United States Code i
Type of Record Accounts Receivable Affidavits of Publication I Posting Agendas/Minutes, Commission and Executive Committee Agendas/Minutes, All other Committees of the Commission Agreements I Contracts Legal Authority Abbreviations RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Description or Example of Record Legal Authority Receipts for deposited checks, coins, CCP 337 currency; checks received, reports, 26 CFR 31.6001-1(e)(2); investments, receipt books, cash receipts, SOS Local Government cash register tapes, payments for fees, Records Management permits, etc. Guidelines Legal notices for public hearings, GC 34090 publication of ordinances, etc. Complete agenda package including GC 34090; SOS Local Government minutes and staff reports for Commission Records Management and Executive Committee. Guidelines Complete agenda package including GC 34090; SOS Local Government minutes and staff reports for all other Records Management committees of the Commission. Guidelines Original contracts and agreements and CCP 337 back-up materials, including leases, license CCP 337.2 agreements, service/maintenance CCP 343 contracts, etc. Retention Period (Minimum Legal if Different) Until audited + 4 years 2 years Permanent (2 years) 7 years (2 years) 4 years after termination/ completion CCP CCR CFR EC Code of Civil Procedure (California) California Code of Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Elections Code (California) GC H&S IRC IRS Government Code (California) Health & Safety Code LC PC R&TC sos usc Labor Code (California) Penal Code (California) Internal Revenue Code Internal Revenue Service 2 Revenue & Taxation Code (California) Secretary of State (California) United States Code --
Type of Record Agreements I Contracts Appraisals Articles of Incorporation Audit Reports Audit Hearing or Review Backflow Test Reports/ Meter Operations Bank Account Reconciliations Legal Authority Abbreviations RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Description or Example of Record Legal Authority Original contracts/agreements regarding the development of real property, design, specifications, surveying, planning, supervision, testing, or observation of CCP 337.15 construction or improvement to real property; may include records of retention releases, retention withheld, change orders, etc. For real property owned by Commission -GC 34090 Not a public record until real estate GC 6254(h) transaction is complete GC 34090 GC 60201 GC 34090 Financial services; internal and/or external SOS Local Government reports Records Management Guidelines Documentation created and or received in GC 34090 connection with an audit hearing or review Reports of testing and maintenance 17 CCR § 7605 26 CFR 31.6001-1 (e)(2) Bank statements, receipts, certificates of SOS Local Government deposit, etc. Records Management Guidelines Retention Period (Minimum Legal if Different) 1 0 years after termination/completion 2 years Permanent Permanent (Current + 4 years) 2 years 3 years Until audited + 5 years (4 years) CCP CCR CFR EC Code of Civil Procedure (California) California Code of Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Elections Code (California) GC H&S IRC IRS Government Code (California) Health & Safety Code Internal Revenue Code Internal Revenue Service LC PC R&TC sos usc Labor Code (California) Penal Code (California) Revenue & Taxation Code (California) Secretary of State (California) United States Code 3 I I I I i
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Type of Record Description or Example of Record Legal Authority Retention Period (Minimum Legal if Different) Bids, Successful Capital -Includes plan and specifications; GC 34090 notices/affidavits. CCP 337, 337.1 Bids, Successful Non-capital -Includes plan and GC 34090 specifications; notices/affidavits. CCP 337, 337.1 Bids, Unsuccessful Unsuccessful bid packages only GC 34090 GC 60201 Authorization; public hearing records; prospectus; proposals; certificates; notices; transcripts; registers; statements; Bonds paid or cancelled bonds; warrant CCP 337.5 certificates; interest coupons; final bond documentation; monthly statement of transactions; supporting documents Bonds, Employee Form of insurance that covers employer for losses resulting from fraudulent acts of GC 34090 (Fidelity Bonds) specified employees GC 34090 Bonds, Unsold/Unused Unsold/unused bonds GC 43900 et seq. Documentation created and/or received in Bonds, Surety connection with the performance of CCP 337 work/services for the Commission Brochures/ Publications Retain selected documents only for GC 34090 historic value .. Legal Authority Abbreviations CCP CCR CFR EC Code of Civil Procedure (California) California Code of Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Elections Code (California) GC H&S IRC IRS Government Code (California) Health & Safety Code LC PC R&TC sos usc Internal Revenue Code Internal Revenue Service 4 Permanent 4 years 2 years Upon cancellation, redemption, or maturity + 10 years Current + 2 years 2 years (specific requirements for disposal of unused bonds) 4 years 2 years Labor Code (California) Penal Code (California) Revenue & Taxation Code (California) Secretary of State (California) United States Code i
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Type of Record Description or Example of Record Legal Authority Retention Period (Minimum Legal if Different) GC 34090 Budget, Annual Annual operating budget approved by SOS Local Government Permanent legislative body Records Management Guidelines Personnel logs, Supplementary Record, Cal-OSHA Annual Summary (Federal & State-Cal LC 641 0; 8 CCR 14307 5 years OSHA) California State Tax Forms filed annually; quarterly and year-R&TC 19530 6 years Records end reports R&TC 19704 GC34090 Planning, design, construction, H&S19850 Capital Improvements modification of local government-owned SOS Local Government Permanent facilities, structures, and systems Records Management Guidelines Checks paid -expense reimbursement to GC 60201 (d)(12) CCP 337 Checks -employees; payments to independent 26 CFR 31.6001-1 (e)(2) Commission-issued contractors; vendors; other payments; etc. SOS Local Government Until audited + 7 years Includes check copies; canceled or voided Records Management checks; electronic versions of checks Guidelines Citizen Feedback General correspondence GC 34090 2 years Claims Filed Against the Paid/Denied GC 60201 (d)(4); Until settled + 2 years Commission GC 34090 ------------Legal Authority Abbreviations CCP CCR CFR EC Code of Civil Procedure (California) California Code of Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Elections Code (California) GC H&S IRC IRS Government Code (California) Health & Safety Code LC PC R&TC sos usc Labor Code (California) Penal Code (California) Internal Revenue Code Internal Revenue Service 5 Revenue & Taxation Code (California) Secretary of State (California) United States Code
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Type of Record Description or Example of Record Legal Authority Retention Period (Minimum Legal if Different) Miscellaneous complaints, not related to Complaints -specific lawsuits involving the Commission GC 34090 Miscellaneous and not otherwise specifically covered by the retention schedule. Comprehensive Annual Finance GC 34090; Financial Reports (CAFR) CCP 337 Conflict of Interest Code -required under Conflict of Interest Code Political Reform Act; must be reviewed by GC 87300 et seq. July 1st of every even-numbered year and amended if necessary General correspondence, including letters Correspondence and e-mail; Various files, not otherwise GC 34090 specifically covered by the retention schedule. Credit Cards, Credit card bills or statements, and other records related to use of Commission-GC 60201 (d)( 12) Commission-owned owned credit cards Deeds, Real Property File with recorded documents; originals GC 34090 (Grant Deeds) may not be destroyed. GC 60201 (d) Deferred Compensation Finance, pension/retirement funds 29CFR516.5 Reports 29 CFR 1627.3 Legal Authority Abbreviations CCP CCR CFR EC Code of Civil Procedure (California) California Code of Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Elections Code (California) GC H&S IRC IRS Government Code (California) Health & Safety Code Internal Revenue Code Internal Revenue Service LC PC R&TC sos usc 6 2 years Until audited + 4 years Permanent 2 years 7 years after date of payment Permanent Termination + 4 years (3 years) Labor Code (California) Penal Code (California) Revenue & Taxation Code (California) Secretary of State (California) United States Code
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Type of Record Description or Example of Record Legal Authority Retention Period (Minimum Legal if Different) GC 34090 GC 6254(c) DMV Driver's Records Motor vehicle pulls -Personnel record--GC 12946 Separation + 7 years Reports (DMV Pull-Notice VC 1808.1 (c) System) Not a public record. SOS Local Government (until superseded) Records Management Guidelines; Easements, Real Property File with recorded documents; originals GC 34090 Permanent may not be destroyed. EEOC Records Records, reports showing compliance with (Equal Employment federal equal employment requirements 29 CFR 1602.30 3 years Opportunity Commission) (EE0-4 Reports, etc.) Benefit plans (including "cafeteria" and other plans); health insurance programs; 29 usc 1027 Employee Benefits records regarding COBRA -extension of 28 CCR 1300.85.1 Life of plan/policy benefits for separated employees, 11 CCR 560 + 6 years insurance policies (health, vision, dental, 29 CFR 1627 .3(b)(2) deferred compensation, etc.) Employee Files Personnel files --Not a public record. GC 12946 Separation + 2 years GC 6254(c) Employee Information, GC 12946 Name, address, date of birth, occupation 29 CFR 1627.3 Separation + 3 years General LC 1174 Employee Information, Rate of pay and weekly compensation GC 60201 Separation + 7 years Payment earned Legal Authority Abbreviations CCP CCR CFR EC Code of Civil Procedure (California) California Code of Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Elections Code (California) GC H&S IRC IRS Government Code (California) Health & Safety Code LC PC R&TC sos usc Labor Code (California) Penal Code (California) Internal Revenue Code Internal Revenue Service 7 Revenue & Taxation Code (California) Secretary of State (California) United States Code I I
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Legal Authority Retention Period Type of Record Description or Example of Record (Minimum Legal if Different) Personnel--Data regarding race, sex, Employee Information and national origin of non-hired applicants & 2 CCR 7287.0(b), (c)(2), Current + 3 years Non-Hired Applicant employees (c)(3) (Current + 2 years) Identification Records [Employee data must be kept separate from their personnel files] Non-safety employee records may include: Release Authorizations; Certifications; Reassignments; outside employment; 29 CFR 1627.3 Separation + 3 years Employee, Non-safety commendations, disciplinary actions; GC 12946 terminations; Oaths of Office; evaluations-pre-employee medicals; fingerprints; identification cards (ID's) GC 34090 Until terminated or Employee Programs Includes EAP and Recognition GC 12946 superseded + 2 years GC 12946 Alternate lists/logs, ethnicity disclosures, GC 34090 Current+ 3 years Employee, Recruitment examination materials, examination answer 29 CFR 1602.31 (Current + 2 years) sheets, job bulletins 29 CFR 1627.3 Employee, Reports Employee statistics, benefit activity, GC 34090 Current + 2 years liability loss GC 12946 Length of employment + 2 Employee Rights -General 29 CFR 1602.14 years Legal Authority Abbreviations CCP CCR CFR EC Code of Civil Procedure (California) California Code of Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Elections Code (California) GC H&S IRC IRS Government Code (California) Health & Safety Code LC PC R&TC sos usc Labor Code (California) Penal Code (California) Internal Revenue Code Internal Revenue Service 8 Revenue & Taxation Code (California) Secretary of State (California) United States Code
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Type of Record Description or Example of Record Legal Authority Retention Period (Minimum Legal if Different) Applications submitted for existing or GC 34090 Employment Applications anticipated job openings, including any GC 12946 3 years -Not Hired records pertaining to failure or refusal to 29 CFR 1627.3(b)(1 )(i) (2 years) hire applicant Separation + 3 years Employment Eligibility Federal Immigration and Nationality Act; 8 USC 1324a (b)(3) (3 years after date of hire, or 1 year after date of Verification {1-9 Forms) Immigration Reform/Control Act 1986 Pub. Law 99-603 termination, whichever is later) Paperwork documenting internal and Length of employment + 7 Employment, Personnel GC 34090 years Training external training, and volunteer program GC 12946 (length of employment + training 2 years) Employment, Surveys and GC 12946 Includes classification, wage rates GC 34090 Current + 2 years Studies 29 CFR 516.6 Employment, Vehicle Mileage Reimbursement Annual mileage reimbursement rates GC 34090 Until superseded Rates Environmental Quality Documents, abatement projects, public GC 34090 . Permanent Asbestos buildings Legal Authority Abbreviations CCP CCR CFR EC Code of Civil Procedure (California) California Code of Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Elections Code (California) GC H&S IRC IRS Government Code (California) Health & Safety Code LC PC R&TC sos usc Labor Code (California) Penal Code (California) Internal Revenue Code Internal Revenue Service 9 Revenue & Taxation Code (California) Secretary of State (California) United States Code
Type of Record Environmental Quality California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) ERISA Records (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) Ethics Training Records (AB 1234; effective 1 /1 /06) Family and Medical Leave Act (Federal) Federal Tax Records Fixed Assets, Inventory Legal Authority Abbreviations RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Description or Example of Record Legal Authority Exemptions, Environmental Impact Report, Mitigation monitoring, negative GC 34090 declaration, notices of completion and CEQA Guidelines determination, comments, statements of overriding considerations Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 29 usc 1027 -plan reports, certified information filed; 29 usc 1059 records of benefits due Records required to be kept under Gov. Code section 53235.2 (effective 1/1 /06). Records must show dates that local GC 53235.2 officials satisfied the training requirements and the entity that provided the training Records of leave taken, Commission 29 CFR 825.500 policies relating to leave, notices, GC 12946 communications relating to taking leave May include Forms 1096, 1099, W-4 and 26 CFR 31.6001.1-4 26 CFR 31 .6001-1 (e)(2) W-2 29 CFR 516.5-516.6 Reflects purchase date, cost, account GC 34090 number Retention Period (Minimum Legal if Different) Permanent 6 years 5 years after receipt of training Separation + 30 years (Current + 3 years (Federal) or 2 years (State)) Until audited + 4 years Until audited + 2 years CCP CCR CFR EC Code of Civil Procedure (California) California Code of Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Elections Code (California) GC H&S IRC IRS Government Code (California) He.alth & Safety Code LC PC R&TC sos usc Labor Code (California) Penal Code (California) Internal Revenue Code Internal Revenue Service 10 Revenue & Taxation Code (California) Secretary of State (California) United States Code i
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Type of Record Description or Example of Record Legal Authority Retention Period (Minimum Legal if Different) Auction; disposal -Fixed Assets, Surplus Listing of property; sealed bid sales of GC 34090 Until audited + 4 years Property equipment CCP 337 Fixed Assets, Vehicle Title transfers when vehicle is sold. VC 9900 et. seq. Until sold Ownership and Title Forms Administrative -blank Until superseded Fund Transfers Internal; bank transfers & wires GC 34090 Until audited + 2 years Grant documents and all supporting documents: applications, reports, GC 34090 Grants, Federal and State contracts, project files, proposals, 24 CFR 570.502 Until completed + 4 years statements, sub-recipient dockets, environmental review, inventory, 24 CFR 85.42 consolidated plan, etc. Improvements (lighting, GC 34090 Supporting documents -bonds, taxes, SOS Local Government underground utility) -construction Records Management Permanent supporting documents Guidelines Personnel related, MOU, agreements liability, performance bonds, employee Insurance bonds, property, certificates filed GC 34090 Current + 2 years separately from contracts, includes insurance filed by licensees. May include liability, property, deferred, use of facilities Legal Authority Abbreviations CCP CCR CFR EC Code of Civil Procedure (California) California Code of Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Elections Code (California) GC H&S IRC IRS Government Code (California) Health & Safety Code LC PC R&TC sos usc Labor Code (California) Penal Code (California) Internal Revenue Code Internal Revenue Service 11 Revenue & Taxation Code (California) Secretary of State (California) United States Code !
Type of Record Insurance, Risk Management Reports Investment Reports, Transactions Invoices Job Descriptions Lease Agreement Legal Notices/ Affidavits of Publication Legal Opinions Litigation Maintenance Manuals Maintenance Plans Maintenance/Repair L_ Records Legal Authority Abbreviations RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Description or Example of Record Legal Authority Federal OSHA Forms; Loss Analysis 29 CFR 1904.44 Report; Safety Reports; Actuarial Studies GC 34090 GC 34090 Summary of transactions, inventory and CCP 337 SOS Local Government earnings report Records Management Guidelines Copies sent for fees owed, billing, related GC 34090 documents Descriptions of duties, qualifications, responsibilities for each 29 CFR 1627.3 position/classification/job title CCP 337 Property or equipment CCP 337.2 CCP 343 Notices of public hearings, proof of GC 34090 publication of notices Confidential -not for public disclosure GC 34090 (attorney-client privilege) Case files GC 34090 Equipment service/ maintenance GC 34090 Capital Assets -Rail Stations GC 34090 Equipment GC 34090 ----------Retention Period (Minimum Legal if Different) 5 years (Federal) 2 years (State) Permanent Until audited + 2 years While current + 3 years Until terminated + 4 years 2 years Until superseded + 2 years Until settled or adjudicated + 2 years Current + 2 years Until superseded + 3 years 3 years (2 years) CCP CCR CFR EC Code of Civil Procedure (California) California Code of Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Elections Code (California) GC H&S IRC IRS Government Code (California) Health & Safety Code LC PC R&TC sos usc Labor Code (California) Penal Code (California) Internal Revenue Code Internal Revenue Service 12 Revenue & Taxation Code (California) Secretary of State (California) United States Code
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Type of Record Description or Example of Record Legal Authority Retention Period (Minimum Legal if Different) Newsletter Historic reference GC 34090 Permanent (2 years) Notices, public meetings Special Meetings GC 34090 2 years OSHA Log 200, Supplementary Record, Annual Summary (Federal & State-Cal-LC 641 0; 8 CCR 14307 OSHA OSHA) ); OSHA 300 Log, privacy case list, 29 CFR 1904.2 -5 years annual summary, OSHA 301 incident 1904.6, 1904.33 report forms Personnel -Employee Exposure Records & LC 641 0; 8 CCR 14307; OSHA (Accident/Illness Employee Medical Records regarding 8 CCR. 3204; GC Duration of employment Reports) exposure to toxic substances 6254(c) plus 30 years Not a public record Payroll, Federal/State Annual W-2's, W-4's, Form 1 099s, etc.; GC 60201 Separation + 3 years Reports quarterly and year-end reports (7 years) Payroll Deduction/ Finance 29 CFR 516.6(c) Separation + 7 years Authorizations GC 60201 Payroll records Records that specify compensation paid to GC 60201 (d)(12) 7 years after date of employees, officers payment Payroll records, employee Records showing employee 29 CFR 516.5 3 years from date of last LC 1174(d) information information/data -names, addresses, etc. entry Payroll records, Finance files 29 CFR 516.5 7 years from date of last terminated employees GC 60201 entry -------------Legal Authority Abbreviations CCP CCR CFR EC Code of Civil Procedure (California) California Code of Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Elections Code (California) GC H&S IRC IRS Government Code (California) Health & Safety Code LC PC R&TC sos usc Labor Code (California) Penal Code (California) Internal Revenue Code Internal Revenue Service 13 Revenue & Taxation Code (California) Secretary of State (California) United States Code
Type of Record Payroll, registers Payroll, time sheets Payroll, Wage Rates/ Job Classifications PERS -Employee Benefits Personnel Policies --Rules and Regulations Personnel Records ·Petitions Legal Authority Abbreviations RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Description or Example of Record Legal Authority 29 CFR 516.5(a) Payroll registers, payroll reports, registers LC 1174(d) GC 60201 that show labor costs by employee and SOS Local Government program Records Management Guidelines 29 CFR 516.6 LC 1174 Employee time sheets SOS Local Government Records Management Guidelines Employee records GC 60201 Retirement Plan -annual reports required 29 usc 1027 to be filed under ERISA, PERS Employee 29 CFR 1627 .3(b)(2) Benefit Plan -original document, or copies GC 34090 Including employee handbooks, employee 29 CFR 516.6 manuals, and other policies/procedures 29 CFR 1627 .3(a) Other records (not payroll) containing name, address, date of birth, occupation, etc., including records relating to 29 CFR 1627.3 promotion, demotion, transfer, lay-off, termination Submitted to legislative bodies GC 34090 Retention Period (Minimum Legal if Different) Permanent (7 years from date of last payment) Until audited + 6 years Separation + 7 years Current + 4 years (Current + 2 years) Current + 3 years Separation + 3 years Current + 2 years CCP CCR CFR EC Code of Civil Procedure (California) California Code of Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Elections Code (California) GC H&S IRC IRS Government Code (California) Health & Safety Code LC PC R&TC sos usc Labor Code (California) Penal Code (California) Internal Revenue Code Internal Revenue Service 14 Revenue & Taxation Code (California) Secretary of State (California) United States Code
Type of Record Policies, Administrative Policies, Commission Board Political Support/ Opposition, Requests and Responses Press Releases Procedure Manuals Property, Abandonment Property Acquisition/ Disposition Public Records Request Purchasing, RFQ's, RFP's Purchasing, Requisitions, Purchase Orders Recordings -audio (for preparation of meeting minutes) ----·-··-Legal Authority Abbreviations RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Description or Example of Record Legal Authority All policies and procedures, directives rendered by the Commission not assigned GC 34090 a resolution number Original policies adopted by the GC 34090 Commission Board Related to legislation GC 34090 Related to Commission actions/activities. GC 34090 Administrative GC 34090 Buildings, condemnation, demolition GC 34090 Commission owned. Supporting documents regarding sale, purchase, CCP 337.15 exchange, lease or rental of property by Commission Requests from the public to inspect or GC 34090 copy public documents Requests for Qualifications; Requests for GC 34090 Proposals regarding goods and services Original Documents GC 34090 CCP 337 Audio recordings of Board meetings -GC 34090 solely for preparation of Board meeting 64 Ops.Atty.Gen 317 minutes The Brown Act Retention Period (Minimum Legal if Different) Current + 2 years Current + 2 years 2 years 2 years Current + 2 years Permanent 1 0 years 2 years Current + 2 years Until audited + 4 years Until no longer required for preparation of minutes and after minutes are approved or 30 days, which is longer CCP CCR CFR EC Code of Civil Procedure (California) California Code of Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Elections Code (California) GC H&S IRC IRS Government Code (California) Health & Safety Code LC PC R&TC sos usc Labor Code (California) Penal Code (California) Internal Revenue Code Internal Revenue Service 15 Revenue & Taxation Code (California) Secretary of State (California) United States Code I
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Type of Record Description or Example of Record Legal Authority Retention Period (Minimum Legal if Different) Routine daily recording of telephone Recordings -routine video communications & radio communications; GC 34090 monitoring, telephone, recordings of routine video monitoring, and radio communications monitoring systems, or building security GC 34090.6 systems Recordings, video Recordings of public meetings made by or recordings -meetings of at the direction of the Commission (e.g., GC 54953.5 legislative bodies Board meetings) Other than video recordings of public Recordings, video -other meetings; Considered duplicate records if GC 34090 events another record of the same event is kept GC 34090.7 (i.e., written minutes) · Records Management Documentation of final Disposition/Destruction disposition/destruction of records GC 34090 Certification Records Retention Schedule for records retention GC 34090 Schedules Recruitments and Records relating to hiring, promotion, 29 CFR 1627.3 Selection selection for training Legal Authority Abbreviations CCP CCR CFR EC Code of Civil Procedure (California) California Code of Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Elections Code (California) GC H&S IRC IRS Government Code (California) Health & Safety Code LC PC R&TC sos usc Internal Revenue Code Internal Revenue Service 16 Videos -1 year; Phone & Radio communications -1 00 days (destruction must be approved by legislative body and with written consent of agency attorney). If recordings relate to a claim or pending litigation, must be preserved until the matter is resolved 30 days 90 days after event is recorded Permanent Until superseded + 2 years 3 years Labor Code (California) Penal Code (California) Revenue & Taxation Code (California) Secretary of State (California) United States Code I I '
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Type of Record Description or Example of Record Legal Authority Retention Period (Minimum Legal if Different) Resolutions Vital records -may be imaged GC 60201 Permanent immediately GC 34090 GC 34090 Returned Checks Adjustments-NSF, etc. (not Commission SOS Local Government Until audited + 5 years checks) Records Management (Until audited + 4 years) Guidelines Salary /Compensation Studies or surveys of other agencies Studies, Surveys regarding wages, salaries and other GC 34090 Current + 2 years compensation or benefits State Controller Annual reports. GC 34090 Permanent (2 years) State Tax Records Filed annually; quarterly Refer to Federal Tax Until audited + 4 years Records (5 years after file date) Statements of Economic Copies of original statements of elected Interest (SEI) -Form 700 officials forwarded to Fair Political GC 81009(f), (g) 4 years (copies) (elected officials) Practices Commission. Statements of Economic Interest Statements (SEI) Originals of statements of designated GC 81009(e), (g) 7 years -Form 700 (originals) -employees non-elected Stop Payments Finance -bank statements GC 34090 Until audited + 2 years (2 years) Taxes, Special Special tax levied by a local agency on a CCP 338 Until audited + 3 years L_ ------···-per parcel basis --Legal Authority Abbreviations CCP CCR CFR EC Code of Civil Procedure (California) California Code of Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Elections Code (California) GC H&S IRC IRS Government Code (California) Health & Safety Code LC PC R&TC sos usc Labor Code (California) Penal Code (California) Internal Revenue Code Internal Revenue Service 17 Revenue & Taxation Code (California) Secretary of State (California) United States Code
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Type of Record Description or Example of Record Legal Authority Retention Period (Minimum Legal if Different) Unemployment Insurance Records related to unemployment IRC 3301-3311 Records insurance Vouchers -Payments Account postings with supporting GC 34090 documents CCP 337 Wage Garnishment Wage or salary garnishment CCP 337 Warrant Register/Check Record of checks issued; approved by Register legislative body (copy is normally retained GC 34090 as part of agenda packet information) Workers Compensation Work-injury claims (including denied 8 CCR 10102 Files claims); claim files, reports, etc. 8 CCR 15400.2 Legal Authority Abbreviations CCP CCR CFR EC Code of Civil Procedure (California) California Code of Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Elections Code (California) GC H&S IRC IRS Government Code (California) Health & Safety Code LC PC R&TC sos usc Internal Revenue Code Internal Revenue Service 18 4 years Until audited + 4 years Active until garnishment is satisfied; then retain until audited + 4 years Until audited + 2 years Until settled + 5 years Labor Code (California) Penal Code (California) Revenue & Taxation Code (California) Secretary of State (California) United States Code
AGENDA ITEM 6
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE: November 14, 2012
TO: Executive Committee
FROM: Michele Cisneros, Accounting and Human Resources Manager
THROUGH: Anne Mayer, Executive Director
SUBJECT: Flexible Benefits Plan Amendment
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is for the Committee to:
1) Approve the revision to the Commission's Flexible Benefits Plan (Plan);
2) Approve the revision to the Plan's "Frequently Asked Questions" for
distribution to employees; and
3) Adopt Resolution No. 12-029, "Resolution of the Riverside County
Transportation Commission Amending the Flexible Benefits Plan".
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
At its September 11, 2002 meeting, the Executive Committee approved the
establishment of a Section 125 Premium Conversion Plan or Flexible Benefits Plan
to provide eligible Commission employees with a means of purchasing certain
health benefits in a tax-effective manner. The Plan would also qualify as a
cafeteria plan under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) whereby
benefits that the employee elects to receive under the Plan are eligible for exclusion
from the employee's income for federal tax income purposes. As a result of this
Plan, employees were allowed to make premium payments for health coverage with
pre-tax deductions.
On June 14, 2006 a restatement of the Plan was required in order to be in
compliance with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996. On September 10, 2008, the Plan was amended to include new regulations
imposed by the IRS related to health coverage for non-dependent individuals,
participant elections, substantiation of expenses, and period of coverage.
Staff requested that legal counsel review the current Plan and determine what
revisions were necessary to bring the Plan in compliance with recent changes in the
federal health care laws applicable to health plans. Legal counsel identified the
following necessary changes and recommended amendments to the Plan:
Agenda Item 6
" T h e d e f i n i t i o n o f d e p e n d e n t h a s b e e n u p d a t e d t o r e q u i r e h e a l t h c a r e
c o v e r a g e f o r c h i l d r e n u p t o a g e 2 7 y e a r s f o r p u r p o s e s o f c o m p l y i n g w i t h t h e
n e w h e a l t h c a r e l a w . T h e d e f i n i t i o n o f 1 1 S t u d e n t " h a s b e e n s t r i c k e n s i n c e i t i s
n o l o n g e r a p p l i c a b l e .
" T h e C o n s o l i d a t e d O m n i b u s B u d g e t R e c o n c i l i a t i o n A c t ( C O B R A ) p r o v 1 s 1 o n s
h a v e b e e n r e v i s e d t o c o r r e s p o n d w i t h t h e c h a n g e s m a d e i n t h e d e f i n i t i o n o f
d e p e n d a n t h e a l t h c o v e r a g e .
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l o n g e r b e r e i m b u r s e d t h r o u g h t h e M e d i c a l S a v i n g s A c c o u n t u n l e s s t h e d r u g i s
p r e s c r i b e d b y a d o c t o r . T h e d e f i n i t i o n o f E l i g i b l e M e d i c a l C a r e E x p e n s e a n d
t h e c l a i m p r o c e d u r e s r e f l e c t t h i s c h a n g e .
" T h e P l a n h a s b e e n a m e n d e d t o p e r m i t a n e m p l o y e e t o c h a n g e h i s o r h e r
e l e c t i o n i f h e o r s h e b e c o m e s e n t i t l e d t o a s t a t e h e a l t h c a r e p r e m i u m
s u b s i d y .
T h e r e i s n o c o s t t o t h e C o m m i s s i o n f o r i m p l e m e n t i n g t h e s e c h a n g e s t o t h e P l a n .
A t t a c h m e n t s :
1 ) R e s o l u t i o n N o . 1 2 - 0 2 9
2 ) F l e x i b l e B e n e f i t s P l a n A m e n d m e n t N o . 2
3 ) F l e x i b l e B e n e f i t s P l a n ~ ~ F r e q u e n t l y A s k e d Q u e s t i o n s ~ ~
A g e n d a I t e m 6
ATTACHMENT 1
RESOLUTION NO. 12-029
RESOLUTION OF THE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
APPROVING AMENDMENT TO RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION FLEXIBLE BENEFITS PLAN
WHEREAS, the Riverside County Transportation Commission (the
"Commission") currently retains the authority to add, delete or otherwise modify the
Commission's policies and procedures; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has granted the Executive Committee the authority
to add, delete, or otherwise modify the Commission's policies and procedures; and
WHEREAS, the Commission previously established the Riverside County
Transportation Commission Flexible Benefits Plan on September 11, 2002, and as
amended on September 10, 2008, ("Flexible Benefits Plan") to allow participating
employees the opportunity to contribute salary reduction amounts on a pretax basis for
the purchase of benefits made available under the Flexible Benefits Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has been advised by its legal counsel that it is
necessary to amend the Flexible Benefits Plan to comply with certain changes in federal
law affecting "cafeteria-benefit plans" under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed form of amendment to the Flexible Benefits Plan,
which said amendment incorporates the necessary statutory changes, has been
submitted to the Executive Committee for consideration and action
NOW, THEREFORE, the Riverside County Transportation Commission does
hereby resolve as follows:
Section 1. The Riverside County Transportation Commission hereby approves
and adopts Amendment No. 2 to the Flexible Benefits Plan, as heretofore
discussed, to be effective November 14, 2012.
Section 2. The Riverside County Transportation Commission hereby
authorizes Commission's Chair to execute said amendment on behalf of the
Commission.
ATTEST:
Jennifer Harmon
Clerk of the Board
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 141h day of November, 2012.
John J. Benoit, Chair
Riverside County Transportation Commission
ATTACHMENT 2
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
FLEXIBLE BENEFITS PLAN
AMENDMENT NO.2
RECITALS
A. The RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
("Employer") adopted the RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
FLEXIBLE BENEFITS PLAN (the "Plan") originally effective as of September 11, 2002, as
amended on September 1, 2008.
B. The Employer desires to amend the Plan to comply with certain provisions
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education
Reconciliation Act of2010.
C. The provisions contained in this Amendment shall supersede the
provisions contained in the Plan to the extent those provisions are inconsistent with the
provisions of this Amendment.
D. Section 13.2 of the Plan provides that the Employer reserves the right to
amend the Plan at any time.
AMENDMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, the Employer hereby amends the RIVERSIDE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION FLEXIBLE BENEFITS PLAN as follows:
1. The definition of "Dependent" at Section 3.5 is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:
3.6 Dependent. "Dependent" includes the Spouse or dependent of
a Participant who is eligible to receive benefits under a Component Plan and who is
specifically defined as a legal dependent under Section 152 of the Code. Dependent
shall also mean, as to health benefits offered under the Plan, a dependent eligible under
Code Section 152, determined without regard to Code Section 152(b )(I), (b )(2) or
(d)(l)(B) and any child (as defined in Code Section 152(t)(l)) ofthe Participant who as
ofthe end of the taxable year has not attained age 27 years.
Notwithstanding the preceding, if a Component Plan permits a
Participant to cover an individual other than the Participant's Spouse or Dependent
(including a Participant's registered domestic partner as recognized by the State of
California), the term Dependent as used throughout the Plan document shall also
include such individual provided the benefit is treated as a taxable benefit in accordance
with Section 6.7.
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2. The definition of"Eligible Medical Care Expense" at Section 3.8 is hereby
updated and revised to add the following sentence:
Expenses incurred on or after January 1, 2011 for over-the-counter
drugs purchased without a "prescription" for its use shall not be eligible for
reimbursement. Amounts paid for any medicine or drug shall be considered an Eligible
Medical Care Expense only if (1) the medicine or drug requires a prescription, (2) the
medicine or drug is available without a prescription and the individual obtains a
prescription, or (3) it is insulin. For this purpose, a "prescription" means a written or
electronic order for a medicine or drug or other biological that meets the legal
requirements of a prescription in the state in which the medical expense is incurred and
that is issued by an individual who is legally authorized to issue a prescription in that
state.
3. The definition of "Student" at Section 3.27 is hereby repealed m its
entirety.
4. The following is added as a new paragraph (d) under Section 5.10:
(d) State Premium Subsidy. Notwithstanding the thirty
(30) day election period prescribed by subparagraphs (a) and (b) above, if an Employee
or his or her Dependent becomes eligible to receive a state premium subsidy for a group
health plan sponsored by the Employer, such Employee shall have the opportunity to
enroll himself or herself or his or her affected Dependent for coverage in the
Employer's health plan, provided the Employee elects enrollment within sixty (60) days
of the date of the notice of qualification from Medicaid or the Children's Health
Insurance Program (CHIP).
5. Paragraph (d) ofSection 5.12 is hereby amended as follows:
(d) a dependent satisfies or ceases to satisfy the eligibility
requirements for coverage due to attainment of age, dependent status, or any similar
circumstances as provided under the Component Plan under which the Employee
receives coverage.
6. The following is added as a new paragraph (e) under Section 8.6:
(5) a copy of the prescription or other
documentation that a prescription has been issued (e.g., pharmacy receipt reflecting an
Rx number) if the expense is for amounts paid for an over-the-counter medicine or
drug.
7. The following is added as a new Section 8.9 under Article VIII:
8.9 Qualified Reservist Distribution. A Participant who is a
member of a reserve component (as defined in 37 U.S.C. § 1 01) and is ordered or called
to active duty for a period of 180 days or more or for an indefinite period, shall be
permitted to elect to receive a distribution of all or a portion of the balance remaining in
his or her medical spending account subject to the following:
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a. Amount Available for Distribution. For purposes of
determining the amount available for distribution, the "balance" of a Participant's
medical spending account shall be the total amount contributed for the Plan Year as of
the date of the distribution request minus any prior distributions or reimbursements or
pending claims for reimbursement received as ofthe date of the distribution request.
b. Timing of Request. A request for distribution must be
made during the claims period indicated in Section 8.7, including the Grace Period,
applicable for the Plan Year in which the employee is called to active duty.
c. Additional Claims. Prior to or concurrent with the
request for distribution, a Participant shall submit a claim for reimbursement (in the
manner provided under Section 8.6) for all Eligible Medical Expenses incurred on or
before the date of the distribution request. If the balance of a Participant's medical
spending account (as determined pursuant to subparagraph a. above) is reduced to zero
immediately following the distribution, the Participant shall be prohibited from
submitting any claims for reimbursement for the remainder of the Plan Year with
respect to expenses incurred after the date of distribution.
d. Taxation of Distribution. The amount distributed to a
Participant under this Section 8.9 shall be reported as taxable compensation, subject to
any applicable wage withholdings, for the tax year in which the distribution is paid.
8. The definition of "Full-time Student" at Section 9.2( c) is hereby repealed
in its entirety.
9. Paragraph (5) of Section 12.2(t) is hereby revised as follows:
(5) a dependent of the Covered Employee ceases to be
eligible for dependent coverage under the terms of the Plan; and
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer has caused this amendment to be
executed on , 20 I 2.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION
By: --------------------------
Name: ------------------------
Title: ______________________ _
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CONTENT:
BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
By: _____________________ _
Attorneys for Employer
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ATTACHMENT 3
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
FLEXIBLE BENEFITS PLAN
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
INTRODUCTION
As of September 11, 2002, RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
("RCTC") has established the Riverside County Transportation Commission Flexible Benefits
Plan ("Plan") which allows its employees to elect to purchase certain qualified benefits based on
their individual needs with pre-tax dollars. The benefits described in this booklet constitute the
benefits available under the Plan and are referred to collectively in this booklet as the "Benefits."
Plan Modification/Termination
The Plan is based on RCTC's understanding of the current provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code. RCTC intends to provide benefits under the Plan indefinitely. However, RCTC may
change or terminate the benefits provided or the contributions you must pay for such benefits.
RCTC has the right to make these changes or to terminate benefits at any time. If this occurs it
will not affect any benefit to which you were entitled prior to the date of the amendment or
termination.
Plan Administration
RCTC's Accounting Department will manage the Plan and will have full discretion to determine
eligibility, interpret the Plan and determine whether a claim should be paid or denied in
accordance with the provisions of the Plan and with governmental regulations.
BENEFITS & COVERAGE
The Plan is made possible by Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 125 enables
Employees to set aside money on a pre-tax basis to cover:
Premiums for group health insurance
Allowable Medical Expenses
Dependent Care Expenses
Contributions for any group health insurance coverage offered under the Plan are deducted from
your paycheck on a pre-tax basis.
In addition, you may also elect to participate in the Medical Spending Account and/or the
Dependent Care Spending Account (collectively, the "Flexible Benefit Accounts"), whereby
RCTC takes an annual amount, determined by you, from your gross pay. The annual amount that
may be deducted from your gross pay for either of the Flexible Benefit Accounts is subject to
threshold limitations which are discussed later in this booklet. This money is held in a spending
account for reimbursement of your eligible medical and/or dependent care expenses. After you
incur eligible medical or dependent care expenses, simply submit a claim, with the required
substantiating information as further described in Q-23 and Q-31, to be reimbursed from the
appropriate account.
Q-1. What Benefits are Available under the Plan?
You may purchase benefits under the Plan for yourself, your spouse and your eligible
dependents. You may pay for these benefits using pre-tax dollars that are automatically
deducted each pay period. Details relative to the cost per pay period for each benefit and the
minimum and maximum amounts you may contribute to the Flexible Benefit Accounts are listed
on the enrollment form.
The benefits from which you may choose include:
Premium Payment Component. Permits an Employee to pay for his or her share of
premiums under the several different health insurance plan offered through CalP ERS.
Medical Spending Account. Also called the Medical Reimbursement Plan. It permits an
Employee to pay for his or her Allowable Medical Expenses (See Q-21) that are not
otherwise reimbursed by insurance with pre-tax dollars.
Dependent Care Spending Account. Also called the Dependent Care Plan. It permits an
Employee to pay for his or her Employment-Related Dependent Care Expenses (See Q-25)
with pre-tax dollars.
Each benefit under the Plan has separate rules governing benefits and plan administration to
comply with various federal tax laws. These rules are explained in more detail in the plan
documents, copies of which are available from RCTC's Human Resources Department.
Q-2. May I Elect to Purchase Health Insurance Coverage for My Domestic Partner?
Yes, group health coverage, including medical and dental benefits, is available for Domestic
Partners that meet (i) the requirements of Section 297(b) of the California Family Code
("Domestic Partner"), and (ii) the eligibility requirements of the applicable health insurance
plan. However, please note that purchasing group health coverage for your Domestic Partner
may have federal tax consequences.
Under federal tax law, if your Domestic Partner does not qualifY as your tax dependent for health
coverage purposes, the value of your Domestic Partner's health coverage is considered a taxable
benefit under the Plan. In this case, the fair market value of your Domestic Partner's coverage
for the Plan Year will be included in your gross income, subject to federal income tax
withholding and employment taxes, and will be reported on your Form W-2. The fair market
value of Domestic Partner health coverage is determined based upon the monthly premium for
single person coverage multiplied by the number of months of coverage. Although your salary
reduction amounts taken from your compensation on a pre-tax basis will be used to purchase
health coverage for your Domestic Partner, the value of such additional coverage will be taxable
to you as explained above. You will also be unable to claim expenses for your Domestic Partner
under the Medical Spending Account.
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If your Domestic Partner qualifies as your tax dependent for health coverage purposes, then the
fair market value of your Domestic Partner's health coverage will not be included in your income
or be subject to federal withholding or employment taxes. You will also be able to claim
Allowable Medical Expenses for your Domestic Partner under the Medical Spending Account.
California excludes Domestic Partner coverage from gross income for state income tax purposes,
even if the Domestic Partner is not a tax dependent for health coverage purposes.
Q-3. How Do I Know Whether My Domestic Partner is My Tax Dependent for Health
Coverage Purposes?
The following conditions must be met in order for your Domestic Partner to qualify as your tax
dependent for health coverage purposes under federal tax law:
1 . You and your Domestic Partner have the same principal place of abode for the
entire calendar year;
2. Your Domestic Partner is a member of your household for the entire calendar year
(the relationship must not violate local law);
3. During the calendar year you provide more than half of your Domestic Partner's
total support;
4. Your Domestic Partner is not your (or anyone else's) "qualifYing child" under
Section 152( c) of the Internal Revenue Code ; and
If your Domestic Partner qualifies as your tax dependent for health coverage purposes, you can
avoid having the value of your Domestic Partner's health coverage treated as taxable income. To
avoid taxation, you must complete and return the attached Certification of Dependent Domestic
Partner Status, indicating that your Domestic Partner qualifies as your federal tax dependent for
health coverage purposes. Because the determination of whether a person is a tax dependent for
health coverage purposes turns on facts solely within your knowledge, RCTC cannot make this
determination for you. You will be asked to complete a Certification each year at open
enrollment. For any year in which RCTC does not receive a Certification from you, RCTC will
assume that your Domestic Partner does not qualify as your federal tax dependent for health
coverage purposes for that year.
ELIGIBILITY & ENROLLMENT
Q-4. Who May Participate in the Plan?
To be eligible for participation under the Plan, you must:
Be a resident of the United States.
Not be a temporary or contract Employee.
Be a regular or probationary Employee.
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Q-5. How Do I Enroll in the Plan?
All Participants must enroll or re-enroll during the designated Open Enrollment Period.
However, if you first become eligible after January 1 of a Plan Year you may enroll within 30
days of the date you become eligible. Enrollment forms are available from RCTC's Accounting
Department or the intranet.
To select the benefits you would like to purchase under the Plan, you must complete a Flexible
Benefits Enrollment Form ("Election Form") prior to the beginning of each Plan Year.
For newly eligible employees, if you fail to complete an Election Form, then you will be
considered as having elected not to participate in the Plan. If you are already a participant in the
Plan and you fail to complete a new Election Form for the upcoming Plan Year, then you will be
deemed to have elected the same benefit options and salary reduction amounts that you elected
for the prior Plan Year; however, you will not be eligible to participate in the Flexible Benefit
Accounts.
Q-6. What are the "Open Enrollment Period" and the "Plan Year"?
The Open Enrollment Period is the period during which you have an opportunity to participate
under the Plan by signing and returning an individual Election Form. See Q-5. You will be
notified of the timing and duration of the Open Enrollment Period, which for a Plan Year
generally will be from November 1 through December 15 of the previous Plan Year.
The Plan Year is the 12 months beginning on each January 1 and ending on December 31.
Q-7. Can I Change My Elections?
During each annual Open Enrollment Period, you may change all of your benefit elections with
respect to the upcoming Plan Year. Your choices are in effect for the entire Plan Year. Only
under special circumstances may you apply to change an election after a Plan Year has started
and make new elections for the rest of that Plan Year. These special circumstances include the
following:
Change in Status
Marital Status. Change in marital status (such as marriage, divorce, legal separation or
annulment);
Number of Dependents. Change in the number of your dependents (such as the death of your
spouse or a child; the birth, adoption of or placement for adoption of a child);
Employment. Change in your employment status or the status of your spouse or dependent
which results in that person becoming or ceasing to be eligible under this Plan or other
benefit plan (such as the switching from part-time to full-time employment status or from
full-time to part-time status by you or your spouse; termination or commencement of
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employment; a strike or lockout; the taking of or return from an unpaid leave of absence; or
a change in work site); however, a change in status will not be deemed to have occurred in
cases where a former employee is rehired within 30 days o(his or her termination;
Dependent Status. Change in dependent status (your dependent satisfies or ceases to satisfY
the eligibility requirements under the Plan);
Residency. Change in residence causing you to be outside the Plan's coverage area (if
applicable); or
Medicare or Medicaid. Entitlement to or ceasing to be entitled to Medicare or Medicaid.
Changes in election must be consistent with the change in family status. For example,
the birth of a child may necessitate an increase in the Dependent Care Spending Account,
but not a decrease.
Changes in Cost or Coverage
Special circumstances also include cost and coverage changes to the group health plan in
which you participate, such as a significant increase in the cost of your group health
coverage, a significant decrease in or cessation of your group health coverage or a
significant change in your group health coverage or your spouse's attributable to your
spouse's employment. For these instances, however, only a change to another health plan
with similar coverage is permitted.
To change your election, complete a new Election Form available at RCTC's Accounting
Department or the intranet.
PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN
Q-8. What Are the Advantages of a Section 125 Plan?
One of the advantages of a Section 125 Plan is that the employee, rather than the employer,
decides which benefits he or she should receive. Consequently, a wider range of choices is
offen:;d allowing you to make the choices as to the particular benefits which fit your situation. A
Section 125 Plan can significantly lower your tax burden, because you pay no federal income tax
on compensation allocated to the Plan for qualified benefits. Furthermore, you do not have to
pay state income taxes on this money. However, please see Q-2 for a discussion on when certain
benefits provided under the Plan may give rise to federal income tax.
Q-9. How Do I Pay for Benefits under the Plan?
An Employee's election to pay for Benefits on a pre-tax or after-tax basis is made by submitting
an Election Form and a Salary Reduction Agreement with the Employer (ask the RCTC
Accounting Department for a copy if you have not received one). Under that Salary Reduction
Agreement, if you elect to pay for Benefits on a pre-tax basis, you agree to a salary reduction to
pay for your share of the cost of coverage (also known as contributions) with pre-tax funds
instead of receiving a corresponding amount of your regular pay that would otherwise be subject
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to taxes. From then on, you must pay contributions for such coverage by having that portion
deducted from each paycheck on a pre-tax basis (generally an equal portion from each paycheck,
or an amount otherwise agreed to or as deemed appropriate by the Administrator). Please see Q-
2 for an exception to the preceding.
Q-10. How Long Can I Participate in the Plan?
You can participate in the Plan as long as you remain eligible. See Q-4. To participate in the
Medical Spending Account and Dependent Care Spending Account you must elect to participate
in the Flexible Benefit Accounts before the beginning of each Plan Year.
Q-11. What Happens if My Employment Terminates or the Plan Terminates?
If your employment terminates or the Plan is terminated, then, unless you elect to continue your
participation under the Plan's group health coverage, no further additions will be made to your
Flexible Benefit Accounts.
However, benefits for expenses incurred prior to termination will be paid until the earlier of:
The end of the Plan Year; or
The account balance in your Flexible Benefit Accounts has been reduced to zero.
PREMIUM PAYMENT COMPONENT
Q-12. How Does the Premium Payment Component Work?
You may choose group health coverage from one of the several different health insurance plans
offered through CalPERS. You share the cost of your health coverage with RCTC and your
share of the premium is deducted from each paycheck. Except as discussed at Q-2, when you
participate in the Premium Payment Component your share of the premium is deducted from
your paycheck on a pre-tax basis. Because contribution costs are deducted from gross pay before
taxes are calculated, you save tax dollars.
If the cost of medical and prescription drug coverage increases or decreases, then your payroll
deduction will be automatically adjusted to reflect the change.
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GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING
FLEXIBLE BENEFIT ACCOUNTS
Q-13. How Do the Flexible Benefit Accounts Work?
You may establish special accounts for two separate categories of predictable expenses: medical
and dependent care. You specifY on your Election Form how much you want to contribute to
each account for the Plan Year. This is your annual contribution which will be deducted from
your pay throughout the year. The Internal Revenue Service states that the balances of these
Flexible Spending Accounts cannot be combined or used for purposes other than for which they
were originally intended. That means that if you have money left over in your Dependent Care
Spending Account at the end of the year, you cannot use it for medical expenses or vice versa.
Q-14. What Are the Advantages of Electing this Benefit?
There are some expenses you know you will have to pay for in the coming year; for example,
new eye glasses, orthodontia services not covered by insurance or daycare for a child or an
incapacitated dependent adult while you are at work. Normally, you would pay for these
expenses with after-tax income. However, when you participate in the Medical Spending
Account or Dependent Care Spending Account, you may set aside pre-tax earnings in special
accounts to pay for these expenses.
Q-15. How Much Should I Contribute to My Flexible Benefit Accounts?
There are certain federal regulations to consider before enrolling in either of the Flexible Benefit
Accounts.
Federal regulations require that you designate how much money you wish to contribute
annually to each account at the beginning of the Plan Year.
You may change your annual contribution only if you experience a change in family status,
such as marriage, divorce or the addition or loss of a spouse's income. See Q-7 for a
complete list of circumstances that qualify as a change in status).
Due to IRS regulations, you must have incurred eligible expenses for which you may receive
reimbursement from the Flexible Benefit Accounts by the end of the "grace period" (See Q-
1 6), and make a claim for such reimbursements within 3 months after the end of such "grace
period", or you will lose them. Any money left in your Medical Spending Account or your
Dependent Care Spending Account after all claims have been processed for that Plan Year
must be forfeited. IRS regulations prohibit RCTC from returning these forfeitures directly to
the Employees who forfeited the funds. Any forfeited amounts will be applied toward plan
expenses.
Money set aside for medical expenses cannot be used for dependent care expenses, or vice
versa. Therefore, if you have money left over in one account that you would otherwise
forfeit, you cannot use that money for other types of expenses. That is why it is important to
estimate your expenses carefully.
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Once you make an election, you cannot change it until the end of the Plan Year unless you
have a change in status.
If you do not enroll in the Plan during the annual Open Enrollment Period, you must wait
until the next annual Open Enrollment Period to enroll unless you have a change in status.
See Q-7 for additional information.
Here are a few questions that might help you decide how much money to set aside in your
Flexible Benefit Accounts:
What is your health insurance plan deductible? Do you think you will incur enough
expenses to meet it during the Plan Year?
At what percentage does your health insurance plan pay benefits? You can pay the
remaining portion with pre-tax dollars.
What medical, prescription drug, dental or vision care expenses do you expect to incur that
may not be covered under your plan? Are you or any of your dependents on long-term
medication?
How much do you expect to pay for dependent care during this Plan Year? Be sure to
consider expenses for child care, elder care and care for a disabled dependent.
Q-16. What is the "Grace Period"?
With respect to both the Medical Spending Account and the Dependent Care Spending Account,
you may be reimbursed from unused amounts remaining in your Medical Spending Account or
the Dependent Care Spending Account at the end of the Plan Year for Allowable Medical
Expenses or Employment-Related Dependent Care Expenses, respectively, incurred during the
Grace Period. The "Grace Period" is the period occurring two months and fifteen days after
the end ofthe Plan Year.
Q-17. How Do I Get Reimbursed?
Reimbursement payments under the Medical Spending Account or Dependent Care Spending
Account will be made directly to you. Simply complete a Flexible Benefit Account
Reimbursement Request Form ("Reimbursement Request") available from RCTC's
Accounting Department or the intranet, attach a copy of your receipts, and send it to RCTC's
Accounting Department. Please see Q-23 and Q-31 for additional requirements.
Q-18. When Will I Receive My Reimbursements?
Reimbursement Requests are usually processed twice a week. Currently, the "cut off' is
Friday/Tuesday 12:00 p.m. for Monday/Wednesday checks, respectively. Claims for expenses
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incurred during the Grace Period will be processed in the order received; first to the prior Plan
Year balance, if any, and then to the current Plan Year balance.
All claims for payment in any Plan Year must be made no later than 3 months after the end of the
Grace Period following the prior Plan Year. Employees who terminate employment during the
Plan Year will be given 3 months from their date of termination in which to submit expenses
incurred prior to their termination.
Any questions regarding the administration of the Flexible Benefit Accounts should be directed
to the Accounting Department and Human Resources Manager.
Q-19. How Will I Know How Much I Have in My Accounts?
For each Employee, a detail statement is maintained that clearly states the balance in each
account. It lists the year-to-date deposits, claims submitted and claims paid, as well as any carry-
over amounts. It may be requested from RCTC's Accounting Department. In addition, three
months prior to the end of the Plan Year, each participating Employee will receive an Employee
Account Status Report. This report is your reminder to submit any remaining claims you may
have to avoid plan forfeitures.
THE MEDICAL SPENDING ACCOUNT
Q-20. What Are the Advantages of Contributing to a Medical Spending Account?
You choose the amount to be deducted from your gross pay, up to a maximum of $2,500.00 in
any one Plan Year. This amount will be:
Transferred to a medical spending account in equal amounts each pay period; and
Used to reimburse you for allowable medical expenses incurred during a Plan Year. This
includes any deductibles and co-payment percentages you must pay.
Q-21. What Are Allowable Medical Expenses?
"Allowable Medical Expenses" means those expenses defined in Section 213 of the Internal
Revenue Code for diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease that are not otherwise used as a
tax deduction by you and that are incurred on or after the date you become covered under the
Plan. This includes expenses such as deductibles and copayments, uninsured medical and dental
expenses, vision care and hearing care. Generally, the expenses covered must be "medically
necessary," or prescribed by a licensed physician to qualifY.
Examples of Allowable Medical Expenses:
Acupuncture;
Alcoholism and drug abuse treatment;
Ambulance services;
Artificial limb or teeth;
Chiropractor;
Contact lenses;
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Cosmetic surgery necessary to improve a deformity caused by congenital abnormality,
accident or trauma, or disfiguring disease;
Crutches;
Dental treatment (non-cosmetic);
Deductibles or co-payments for medical, dental, or vision plans;
Eyeglasses;
Eye surgery;
Fertility enhancement;
Guide dog or other animal;
Hearing aids;
Hospital services;
Laboratory fees;
Nursing home and nursing devices;
Oxygen;
Prescription medicines;
Psychiatric care, psychoanalysis, and psychologist services;
Stop-smoking programs, including prescribed drugs;
Transportation expenses for, and essential to, medical care;
Vaccinations or Immunizations;
Weight-loss programs related to specific disease diagnosed by physician; and
Wheelchairs.
*Effective for the plan year beginning on January 1, 2011, expenses for over-the-counter
drugs or medications are not eligible for reimbursement unless you provide a copy of a
doctor's prescription.
For a more comprehensive list, contact RCTC's Accounting Department.
Q-22. What Medical Expenses Are Ineligible?
You will not be reimbursed for ineligible expenses. Examples of ineligible expenses are:
Any illegal operations or treatment;
Unnecessary cosmetic surgery;
Babysitting, childcare and nursing services for a normal, healthy child;
Cost of special foods taken as a substitute for a regular diet, where the special diet is not
medically necessary or the taxpayer cannot show cost in excess of cost of a normal diet;
Cost of toiletries, cosmetic and sundry items (e.g. soap, toothbrushes);
Diaper service;
Fees for exercise, athletic or health club membership where there is no specific health
reason for needing the membership;
Funeral expenses;
Hair removal (electrolysis) or hair transplants;
Premiums paid for long term care insurance;
Maternity clothes;
Mechanical exercise device not specifically prescribed by a doctor;
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Nutritional supplements for general well-being;
Over-the-counter medications and drugs unless prescribed by a physician;;
Teeth whitening; and
Weight-loss program for general well-being.
For a complete list of eligible and ineligible expenses, review the IRS Publication 502 available
at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p502.pdf or contact RCTC's Accounting Department.
Q-23. What Should I Know About Requesting a Reimbursement from the Medical
Spending Account?
Allowable Medical Expenses incurred during a Plan Year will be reimbursed, up to the amount
you have elected for the Plan Year, even if you have not yet accumulated that amount in your
account.
Copies of receipts from service providers or the Explanation of Benefits Form from an insurance
carrier must be submitted with the completed Reimbursement Request. The documentation from
the service providers must contain the following information:
Name of the provider;
Patient name;
Date of service;
Description of service; and
Amount charged.
THE DEPENDENT CARE SPENDING ACCOUNT
Q-24. What Are the Advantages of Contributing to a Dependent Care Spending Account?
The cost of dependent care can be a major expense for today's working parents. When you
participate in the Dependent Care Spending Account, you may set aside pre-tax earnings to pay
for dependent care expenses incurred to enable you or your spouse to work.
When you enroll at the beginning of each Plan Year, you choose the amount to be deducted from
your gross pay. The maximum that can be set aside for dependent care in any one Plan Year is:
$5,000.00 for a single Employee, or a married Employee filing a joint federal income tax
return; or
$2,500.00 for a married Employee filing a separate federal income tax return.
The amount deducted from your pay will be transferred to your Dependent Care Spending
Account in equal amounts each pay period and used to reimburse you for Employment-Related
Dependent Care Expenses incurred during the Plan Year.
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Q-25. What Are Employment-Related Dependent Care Expenses?
"Employment-Related Dependent Care Expenses" means expenses incurred for the care of a
Qualifying Dependent to enable you or your spouse to be gainfully employed. This includes:
Charges for daily care of any of your children who are under the age of 13. Care may be
provided either in or outside your home by any person except:
o A child of yours who is under age 19; or
o A person for whom you claim a federal income tax deduction.
If care is provided outside the home by a facility that cares for more than 6 children, the
facility must be licensed.
Charges for daily care of any member of your immediate family who is physically or
mentally incapable of self-care.
Included are payments to child care centers, nursery schools, kindergarten and schools for
children up to but not including first grade. Eligible expenses also include payment for
summer day camps, after-school care and elderly care provided this care is required to
enable you (or your spouse) to work. However, expenses relating to nonrefundable fees
charged by a day care facility will not be eligible for reimbursement unless child care
services directly related to the fee are provided.
The expenses must be incurred on or after the date you become covered under the Plan.
Q-26. What if I Incur Employment-Related Dependent Care Expenses After My
Participation in the Plan has been Terminated but I Still Have a Remaining Balance
in My Dependent Care Spending Account?
If you cease participation in the Plan prior to the end of the Plan Year, whether due to
termination of employment or otherwise, and you have unreimbursed contributions remaining in
your Dependent Care Spending Account you may receive reimbursement for claims for post-
termination Employment-Related Dependent Care Expenses incurred during the remaining Plan
Year or the Grace Period (See Q-16) immediately following that Plan Year.
Q-27. Who is a Qualifying Dependent?
"Qualifying Dependent" for purposes of the Dependent Care Spending Account means:
a person under age 13 who is your "qualifYing child" under the Internal Revenue Code (in
general, the person must: (1) have the same principal abode as you for more than half the
year; (2) be your child or stepchild (by blood or adoption), foster child, sibling or
stepsibling, or a descendant of one of them; and (3) not provide more than half of his or her
own support for the year); or
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your spouse who is physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself or herself and has
the same principal place of abode as you for more than half of the year; or
a person who is physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself or herself, has the
same principal place of abode as you for more than half of the year, and is your tax
dependent under the Internal Revenue Code or would qualifY as your dependent except that:
(1) he or she has income that equals or exceeds the exemption amount; (2) he or she is
married and files a joint return with his or her spouse; or (3) you (or your Spouse, if filing
jointly) could be claimed as a tax dependent of another taxpayer.
Under a special rule for children of divorced or separated parents, a child is a Qualifying
Dependent with respect to the noncustodial parent when the noncustodial parent is entitled to
claim the dependency exemption for the child. See the Administrator for more information on
which individuals will quality as your Qualifying Dependents.
Q-28. Can I Still Take the Federal Income Tax Credit for Dependent Care Expenses?
You may not claim any other tax benefit for the amount of your pre-tax salary reductions under
the Dependent Care Spending Account, although your Employment-Related Dependent Care
Expenses in excess of that amount may be eligible for the Dependent Care Tax Credit (see Q-29).
For example, if you elect $3,000 in coverage under the Dependent Care Spending Account and
are reimbursed $3,000, but you had Employment-Related Dependent Care Expenses totaling
$5,000, then you could count the excess $2,000 when calculating the Dependent Care Tax Credit
if you have two or more Qualifying Dependents.
Q-29. What is the Dependent Care Tax Credit?
The Dependent Care Tax Credit is a credit against your federal income tax liability under the
Internal Revenue Code. It is a non-refundable tax credit, which means that any portion of it that
exceeds your federal income tax liability will be of no value to you. The credit is calculated as a
percentage of your annual Employment-Related Dependent Care Expenses. For more information
about how the Dependent Care Tax Credit works, see IRS Publication No. 503 ("Child and
Dependent Care Expenses"). You may also wish to consult a tax advisor.
Q-30. What Should I Consider When Determining if and to What Extent to Participate in
the Dependent Care Spending Account?
When deciding whether to set aside part of your pay for dependent care, you need to consider
how the tax break for the Dependent Care Spending Account compares with the Dependent Care
Tax Credit.
The Dependent Care Tax Credit is subtracted from your income tax, while the Dependent Care
Spending Account reduces your taxable income. The method that gives you the greatest tax
savings depends on your individual situation. In some cases, either the Dependent Care Tax
Credit or the Dependent Care Spending Account may be better. In other cases, usmg a
combination of the two may provide the most tax savings.
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Q-31. What Should I Know about Requesting a Reimbursement from the Dependent Care
Spending Account?
Employment-Related Dependent Care Expenses incurred during a Plan Year will be reimbursed
when you have a positive, or funded, balance in your Dependent Care Spending Account for that
Plan Year.
Submit an itemized receipt or canceled check, along with a completed Reimbursement Request,
to RCTC's Accounting Department. The Tax lD Number (or Social Security Number) of the
care provider must be included on the Reimbursement Request. The tax law requires you to give
this number, and your dependent care provider is required by law to give you this number.
OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
COBRA and HIPAA Rights. Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996, you have certain rights to the reduction or elimination of exclusionary periods of coverage
for preexisting conditions under your group health plan, if you have creditable coverage from
another plan. You should be provided a certificate of creditable coverage, free of charge, from
your group health plan or health insurance issuer when you lose coverage under the Plan, when
you become entitled to elect continuation coverage, when your continuation coverage ceases, if
you request it before losing coverage, or if you request it up to 24 months after losing coverage.
Without evidence of creditable coverage, you may be subject to a preexisting condition exclusion
for 12 months (18 months for late enrollees) after your enrollment date in your coverage.
Family Medical Leave Act. As an Employee, you may be entitled under the federal Family and
Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to up to 12 work-weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in any 12-
month period. You may be eligible if you have worked for RCTC for at least one year, and for
1,250 hours during the previous 12 months. Such leave may be available for the birth and care of
a newborn child, placement of a child for adoption or foster care, a serious health condition of a
family member (child, spouse, or parent) or a personal serious health condition.
As a participant in the health care part of the Plan, you have, while on FMLA leave, the option to
continue your health benefits on the same terms and conditions as immediately prior to your
taking FMLA leave. You and your eligible dependents shall remain covered under the Plan
while you are on FMLA leave as if you still were at work. Your coverage will be maintained
until you return to work or, if earlier, you notify RCTC that you will not return to work. If you
choose not to remain covered under the Plan while on FMLA leave, and subsequently return to
work before or at the end of FMLA leave, you and your eligible dependents shall immediately
become covered under the Plan without proof of insurability and without regard to pre-existing
conditions that arise while on FMLA leave.
Continuation Coverage Following Termination of Employment. Continued health care
coverage may be available to you under the terms of the component health plans. If you are
covered under one of the Plan's group health plans, you have the right to choose continuation
coverage if you lose health coverage for any reason other than termination due to gross
misconduct. Your spouse or eligible dependent covered under a health plan shall have a separate
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right to continuation coverage for themselves if they lose group health plan coverage for any of
the following reasons:
your death;
the termination of your employment (for any reasons other than gross misconduct) or
reduction in your hours of employment;
your divorce or legal separation;
you become entitled to Medicare; or
the dependent ceases to be a "dependent child" under the terms of a group health plan.
The terms on which continuation coverage is available are explained in the information provided
to you in connection with your enrollment in the particular health plans.
If you have a balance in either of your Flexible Spending Accounts upon your termination of
employment, you may elect to continue your participation under the Plan's group health coverage
until the end of the Plan Year. Your continued participation is subject to payment of required
contributions on an after-tax basis. If you incur Allowable Medical Expenses during the period
of continued participation, you will be reimbursed for those expenses according to Q-17.
However, in no event will you receive benefits in excess of the elected salary reduction for that
Plan Year.
OTHER INFORMATION TO KNOW
Qualified Medical Child Support Orders. Generally, your Plan benefits may not be assigned
or alienated. However, an exception applies in the case of a "qualified medical child support
order." Basically, a qualified medical child support order is a court-ordered judgment, decree,
order or property settlement agreement in connection with state domestic relations law which
either (1) creates or extends the rights of an "alternate recipient" to participate in a group health
plan, including this Plan, or (2) enforces certain laws relating to medical child support. An
"alternate recipient" is any child of a Participant who is recognized by a medical child support
order as having a right to enrollment under a Participant's group health plan. A medical child
support order must satisfY certain specific conditions to be qualified. You will be notified by the
Plan Administrator if it receives a medical child support order that applies to you and the Plan's
procedures for determining whether the medical child support order is qualified.
Maternity and Newborn Coverage. Group health plans and health insurance carriers generally
may not, under Federal law, restrict benefits for any hospital length of stay in connection with
childbirth for the mother or newborn child to less than 48 hours following a normal vaginal
delivery, or less than 96 hours following a cesarean section. However, Federal law generally
does not prohibit the mother's or newborn's attending provider, after consulting with the mother,
from discharging the mother or her newborn earlier than 48 hours (or 96 hours as applicable). In
any case, plans and issuers may not, under Federal law, require that a provider obtain
authorization from the plan or the insurance issuer for prescribing a length of stay not in excess
of 48 hours (or 96 hours).
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Confidentiality of Your Private Health Information. A federal law, the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HJPAA, requires that health plans protect the
confidentiality of your private health information. Because this Plan offers certain health plan
benefits, such as a medical plan, dental plan, vision plan, and medical spending account, it is
required by HIPAA to safeguard your private health information. The section of the Plan relating
to HIP AA will apply only to those health plan benefits provided under the Plan.
The Plan and RCTC will not use or further disclose information that is protected by HlP AA
except as necessary for treatment, payment, health plan operations and plan administration, or as
permitted or required by law. By law, the Plan has required all of its business associates (those
entities that perform functions on behalf of the Plan and need access to private health
information) to also observe HIPAA's privacy rules. In particular, the Plan will not, without
authorization, use or disclose protected health information for employment-related actions and
decisions or in connection with any other benefit or employee benefit plan ofRCTC.
Under HIP AA, you have certain rights with respect to your protected health information,
including certain rights to see and copy the information, receive an accounting of certain
disclosures of the information and, under certain circumstances, amend the information. You
also have the right to file a complaint with the Plan or with the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services if you believe your rights under HIP AA have been violated.
A complete description of your rights under HIP AA can be found in the Plan's privacy notice,
which was either distributed to you upon enrollment or prior to June 15, 2006. For a copy of this
notice, ifyou have questions about the privacy ofyour health information or if you wish to file a
complaint under HIPAA, please contact the Privacy Official and Complaint Manager for RCTC.
Examination of Records. RCTC will make available to each Employee such records as pertain
to the Employee, for examination at reasonable times during normal business hours.
Amendment or Termination of the Plan. RCTC, at any time or from time to time, may amend
any or all of the provisions of the Plan without your consent. No amendment will have the effect
of reducing any of your benefit elections in effect at the time of such amendment, unless such
amendment is made to comply with federal law or local statute or regulations. RCTC reserves
the right to terminate this Plan, in whole or in part, at any time.
Non-Alienation of Benefits. Except for Qualified Medical Child Support Orders received by
RCTC, no benefit, right or interest of any person under this Plan will be subject to anticipation,
alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, seizure, attachment or
legal, equitable or other process or be liable for, or subject to, the debts, liabilities or other
obligations of such person, except as otherwise required by law.
Limitation on Employee Rights. Nothing appearing in or done pursuant to this Plan will be
held or construed:
To give any person any legal or equitable right against RCTC, except as expressly provided
herein or provided by law; or
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To create a contract of employment with any Employee, to obligate RCTC to continue the
service of any employee or to affect or modifY his or her terms of employment in any way.
Other Salary-Related Plans. It is not intended that any other salary-related employee benefit
plans that are maintained or sponsored by RCTC will be affected by this Plan. Any contributions
or benefits under such other plans with respect to you will, to the extent permitted by law, be
based on your compensation from RCTC, including any amounts by which your salary or wages
may be reduced.
Jurisdiction. The Plan is governed by the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations issued
thereunder (as they might be amended from time to time).
GENERAL INFORMATION
Name and Identification Number of Plans
Riverside County Transportation Commission Flexible Benefits Plan (501 ), Riverside County
Transportation Commission Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan (502) and Riverside
County Transportation Commission Medical Reimbursement Plan (503).
Participants
The plans provide benefits for all employees of RCTC who meet the eligibility requirements
described herein.
Plan Administrator
Riverside County Transportation Commission
4080 Lemon Street, 3rd Floor '
Riverside, CA 92501
(951) 787-7141
Contact: Michele Cisneros, Accounting and Human Resources Manager
If you have a question about the Plan, then contact RCTC's Finance Department:
ChiefFinancial Officer
Accounting and Human Resources Manager
Accounting Supervisor
Accounting Technician
Accounting Clerk
Employer Identification Number (EIN)
33-0072823
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(951) 787-7926
(951) 787-7941
(951) 787-7925
(951) 787-7959
(951) 787-7930
Agent for Service of Legal Process
Clerk ofthe Board
Riverside County Transportation Commission
4080 Lemon Street, 3rd Floor
Riverside, CA 92501
Plan Year
The Plan Year is based on the calendar year beginning on January 1 and ending on December
31.
Plan Definition and Funding
This is a Section 125 flexible benefits plan classified as a "cafeteria" plan by the Internal
Revenue Code. It includes a Section 105 health flexible spending account, classified by the
Department of Labor as a "welfare" plan, and a Section 129 dependent care flexible spending
account. The Plan is funded through salary reduction contributions.
Health Insurance Issuer
The name and address of the health insurance agent is:
CaiPERS
Office of Employer & Member Health Service
P.O. Box 942714
Sacramento, CA 94229-2714
(888) CaiPERS (225-7377)
Not a Contract of Employment
No provision of the Plan is to be considered a contract of employment between you and
RCTC. RCTC's rights with regard to disciplinary action and termination of any Employee, if
necessary, are in no manner changed by any provision of the Plan.
GLOSSARY
The following defined terms have a special meaning with respect to the benefits outlined in this
booklet.
"Employee" refers to a person in the Service of RCTC, and only includes a person who is a
resident of the United States.
"RCTC" refers to Riverside County Transportation Commission, as the employer.
"Service" refers to work performed for RCTC on an active regular or probationary basis; and not
as a temporary or contract employee.
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AGENDA ITEM 7
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE: November 14, 2012
TO: Executive Committee
FROM: John Standiford, Deputy Executive Director
THROUGH: Anne Mayer, Executive Director
SUBJECT: Administrative Code Amendment -Committee Removal Process
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is for the Committee to adopt Ordinance No. 12-001, "An Ordinance of
the Riverside County Transportation Commission Amending the Commission's
Administrative Code", to include the addition of language regarding the removal of
Commissioners from committees.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
During its October meeting, the Executive Committee conducted a comprehensive
discussion regarding the process to be followed if the Chair deemed it necessary to
remove a Commissioner from a standing Committee appointment. Up to this point,
the responsibility of appointing Commissioners to Committees has been the sole
responsibility of the Chair and takes place at the beginning of the Chair's term in
January.
The Committee expressed its continued support for that policy but directed staff to
establish a process that would provide a Commissioner the right to appeal if the
Chair took action during the middle of the year to remove a Commissioner from a
committee appointment. The thought was that this would deter a Chair from
taking a hasty action to remove a Commissioner from a Committee for strictly
personal or political reasons.
With the assistance of the Commission's legal counsel, a policy has been drafted
for inclusion into the Administrative Code that would provide for a hearing from the
Executive Committee if a Commissioner was removed from a Committee
appointment during the course of the year and asked for an appeal hearing. The
new Administrative Code language, which details the process is attached for your
review.
Attachment: Ordinance No. 12-001
Agenda Item 7
ORDINANCE NO. 12-001
AN ORDINANCE OF THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
AMENDING THE COMMISSION'S ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
ADDITION OF ARTICLE III.H.5 TO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Appointments made by the Chair shall be for a one year term ending on
December 31 of the year in which the appointments are made. In the event that
the Chair wishes to remove a Commissioner ("Appointee") appointed during the
term of the appointment, the following steps shall be taken:
1 . The Chair shall provide Appointee with written notice of the Chair's
decision to remove the Appointee from the appointment.
2. The notice shall be provided in writing to the Appointee through the
Commission's Clerk of the Board and shall include a brief statement of why
removal is sought, which reason may include, without limitation, three or more
consecutive absences of committee meetings. The notice shall be delivered to the
email address, if any, provided by Appointee as well as by first class mail to the
Clerk of the City/County appointing Appointee to the Commission and the
Appointee's mailing address.
3. The removal shall be effective on the 15th day after the Commission's
Clerk of the Board sends notice to Appointee unless Appointee provides notice to
the Commission's Clerk of the Board, prior to the expiration of such 15 day period,
of his or her desire to contest the removal.
4. In the event that the removal is contested, the removal shall be stayed
and the Executive Director shall schedule an Executive Committee meeting at
which both the Chair and Appointee may present their arguments for and against
removal. Based thereon, the Executive Committee shall either uphold or reject the
removal. The decision of the Executive Committee shall be final.
5. If the removal is not contested or approved by the Executive
Committee, the Chair may appoint a Commission member to fill the remainder of
the Appointee's term.
This section shall only apply to appointments made by the Chair to 1) the
Budget and Implementation Committee as defined under Article III.H.1 (a); 2) the
Western Riverside County Programs and Projects Committee as defined under
Article III.H.1 (b)(1 ); and 3) Representative Appointments defined under
Article III.G.3(b).