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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-166 CCR1 1 Member Celia Scott moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 90 -166 introduced the following resolution and RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING RETIREMENT HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Brooklyn Center that retiring employees have available to them at their option a quality health insurance program; and WHEREAS, the City's employee health insurance coverage requires the City to contribute at least the amount of single coverage for a retired employee to continue eligibility for coverage under the group plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council that the City of Brooklyn Center establish a Retirement Health Insurance Program with the following provisions: 1. Qualified employees shall have the option of retaining membership in the City of Brooklyn Center's employee health insurance plan for which the City will pay the single person premium until such time as the retiree is eligible for Medicare coverage or at age sixty -five (65), whichever is sooner. If the retiree desires to continue family coverage, and if such coverage is available under the City's policies, the additional cost for family coverage shall be paid monthly by the retiree to the City of Brooklyn Center. 2. To qualify under this program, an employee, on the day of his/her retirement, must meet eligibility requirements for a full retirement annuity under PERA or PERA Police without reduction of benefits because of age. In addition, to be eligible for this program an employee must have been employed full -time by the City of Brooklyn Center for the last ten (10) consecutive years prior to the effective date of his/her retirement. Employees participate in this program on a voluntary basis. 3. Eligible employees, as described in Section 2 of this resolution, who become disqualified from participation under the policies of the City's health insurance carriers because of a move out of the service area of such carriers, may elect to continue participation in this program as follows. The employee may recommend to the City an insurance carrier providing health insurance in the area to which the employee has moved. Upon approval of the carrier by the City, qualification for coverage by the employee and submission of any additional information reasonably required by the City, the City will make monthly payments to the carrier on behalf of the employee for premiums for such policy up to the amount paid by the City for the lowest single person premium of the City's employee health insurance plans at the time of payment. Any additional amount required shall be paid by the eligible employee. Eligible employees electing this option must prove residence in a non covered geographic area and must submit a written notice of election to the City Manager on a form provided by the City. Once an eligible employee has been removed 1 1 RESOLUTION N0. 90 -166 ATTEST: at from coverage under the City's group health insurance plans pursuant to such an election, the employee may not thereafter reenter the group and will not be covered under the City's group policies. 4. The City Manager is authorized to administer the Retirement Health Insurance Program and to fund this program from the City of Brooklyn Center's Employees' Retirement Fund until such funds are depleted, at which time the program will be funded from the General Fund. 5. The provisions of this resolution shall apply only to employees retiring on or before December 15, 1995. 6. In the event the City discontinues providing group health insurance coverage for active employees, all benefits provided for in this resolution will also be discontinued. August 13, 1990 Date tod Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Todd Paulson and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Dean Nyquist, Celia Scott, Todd Paulson, Jerry Pedlar, and Philip Cohen; and the following voted against the same: none, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.