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Consent

Item No. 6.

MEETING DATE: 11/06/2023
TO:	HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
FROM:	JIM SADRO, CITY MANAGER By: Lucy Coelho-LaFreniere, Acting Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT:	APPROVE DENIAL OF LIABILITY CLAIM OF CARI MCCORMICK

RECOMMENDATION:

That the City Council deny the claim of Ms. Cari McCormick in order to set a definite six-month Statute of Limitations date.

DISCUSSION:

On June 28, 2023, the City of La Habra received a class action claim for a discrimination complaint against CalPERS from an attorney representing Ms. Cari McCormick. The claimant, Ms. Cari McCormick, is not a resident of the City of La La Habra nor a current or former employee of the City, but rather, is a former employee of Lake County, CA and was evidently enrolled in CalPERS while working for Lake County. The claim alleges that since Ms. McCormick was hired over the age of 40, her CalPERS disability benefits were unfairly reduced compared to someone who would have been hired at a younger age and, therefore, alleges age discrimination. The claimant names 1,540 other public entities as “List of Potential Defendants,” which includes the City of La Habra.

Staff recommends that the City Council deny this claim in order to set a definite six-month Statute of Limitations date.

FISCAL IMPACT/SOURCE OF FUNDING:

None.

GENERAL PLAN RELEVANCE/CITY COUNCIL GOALS & OBJECTIVES:

This recommended action achieves the following goal of the La Habra General Plan:
ED 9.1 Balanced Fiscal Practice

This recommended action achieves the following element of the City of La Habra's FY2023-24 Goals and Objectives:
Goal 2- Management of Public Revenues and Fiscal Assets/Objective A