HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-OR-47ORDINANCE NO. 2000-OR- ~v~
An Ordinance Repealing and Replacing Ordinance No. 97-OR-46
(Replacing Ordinance NO. 93-OR-66) Establishing
Retiree's Health Insurance Benefits For City Employees.
WHEREAS, the City of Jeffersonville ('~the City") presently offers its full time
employees healthcare insurance benefits during their employment with the City; and
WHEREAS, in Ordinance No. 97-OR-46, the Common Council of the City of
Jeffersonville ("the Council") previously established retirees' health insurance benefits
for City employees pursuant to the provisions of I.C. 5-10-8 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the Council now wishes to update the provisions of the City Ordinance
establishing its retirees health insurance benefits;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of
Jeffersonville that the provisions of Ordinance 97-OR-46 are hereby repealed and
replaced, effective September 1, 2000, with the following:
SECTION 1: Definitions
1.1 Ci.ty shall mean the incorporated City of Jeffersonville, Indiana.
1.2
Retired Ci~, Employee shall mean an employee who:
· Leaves employment with the City at~er June 30, 1986; and
· Has completed twenty (20) years full time employment with a public
employer (as defined in I.C. 5-10-8-1), ten (10) years of which are completed
immediately proceeding the retirement date; and
· Has reached the age of fffiy-five (55) years on or before the retirement date
for Medicare coverage; and
· Files a written request with the p~rsonnel department requesting retiree
insurance benefits within ninety (90) days after the retirement date or the
enactment of this ordinance.
1.3
Ci~. Insurance shall mean individual or family group medical insurance benefits
made available by the City to all full-time City employees.
1.4
Surviving Spouse shall mean a Retired City Employee's spouse who has paid the
amount the Retired City Employee would have been required to pay for City
Insurance Coverage; and
· Is not eligible for Medicare; and
· Has not survived his/her City Employee spouse for more that 2 years; and
· Has not remarried.
SECTION 2: Benefits
2.1
Until a Retired City Employee or Surviving Spouse is eligible for Medicare
coverage the City shall pay Sixty percent (60%) of the Retired City Employee's
or Surviving Spouse's City Insurance premium if the Retired City Employee or
Surviving Spouse elects family coverage benefits. If the Retired City Employee or
Surviving Spouse elects single coverage benefits, the City shall pay sixty-seven
percent (67%) of the City Insurance Premium. When a Retired City Employee or
Surviving Spouse becomes eligible for Medicare coverage, the Retired City
Employee or Surviving Spouse's eligibility for participation in the City Insurance
shall automatically terminate.
2.2
The Retired City Employee or Surviving Spouse shall be responsible for payment
of any balance of his / her monthly City Insurance premiurm The City Insurance
premium shall be established by the Personnel Department each year within thirty
(30) days of the renewal of the City Insurance.
SECTION 3: Payments
3.1
If a retired City Employee or Surviving Spouse receives retirement benefits
directly fi:om the City, the Retired City Employee or Surviving Spouse's portion
of the monthly City Insurance Premium may be deducted fi:om the Retired City
Employee' s or Surviving Spouse's retirement benefit check by payroll deduction.
3.2
If a Retired City Employee or Surviving Spouse receives benefits under the Public
Employment Retirement Fund (PERF) or any other public retirement fund, it shall
be the duty of the Retired City Employee or Surviving Spouse to forward his/her
portion of the monthly City Insurance premium directly to the Clerk Treasurer of
the City of Jeffersonville on or before the first (1~) day of each month.
3.3
If a Retired City Employee or Surviving Souse fails to deliver to the Clerk
Treasurer the Retired City Employee or Surviving Spouse's portion of the
monthly City Insurance premium on or before the 1a day of every month, the City
may terminate the Retired City Employee's or Surviving Spouse's City Insurance
coverage after notice and a hearing before the Board of Public Works and Safety
("The Board"). In cases of hardship or upon good cause shown, the Board, at it's
sole discretion, may allow a Retired City Employee or Surviving Spouse to
continue receiving City Insurance coverage if the Retired City Employee or
Surviving Spouse makes the delinquent payment in the manner required by the
Board.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
approval.
Passed this
day °f ~ho~s ~¢O~ffi~~
ATTEST:
Peggy Wtt~ee~, Cl~r~ Treasurer
Presemed by me as Clerk Treasurer to the Mayor of said City of Jeffersonville this
[3 day of~j~,~ 2000.
This Ordinance approved and signed by me this
2000.
Pe~"gy Wilx~, Clerk Treasurer
day of ~C~t3 ct ktb¥7 ,
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THE
PEGGY WILDER
Clerk Treasurer
City-County Bldg. · Room 421
501 E. Court Avenue
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
(812) 285-6422
(812) 285-6426 Fax
pkwild@aye.net
RETIREES HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM
COST COMPARISON
Actual Cost
Year Family Rate Single Rate Retiree's Family Retiree's Single
Portion Portion
1999-00 $445.43 $173.68 (51%) $218.26 (67%) $57.31
2000-01 $535.00 $208.00 (51%) $262.15 (67%) $68.04
Proposed Cost
Year Family Rate Single Rate Retiree's Family Retiree's'l~mfly
Portion Portion
2000-01 $535.00 $208.00 (60%) $214.00 (67%) $68.04
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNI3¥ EMPLOYER
Ordinance No. 97-OR-
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING
ORDINANCE NO. 93-OR-66 ESTABLISHING
RETIREE'S HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR CITY
EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, the City of Jeffersonville ('~[he City") presently offers its full-
time employees healthcare insurance benefits during their employment with the
City; and
WHEREAS, in Ordinance No. 93-OR-66, the Common Council of the City
of Jeffersonville ("the Council") previously established retirees' health insurance
benefits for City employees pursuant to the previsions of I.C. 5-10-8 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the provisions of I.C. 5-10-8 etseq, have been amended
since the Council adopted 93-OR-66; and
WHEREAS, the Council now wishes to update the provisions of the City
Ordinance establishing its retirees' health insurance benefits;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED by the Council that the
previsions of Ordinance No. 93-OR-66 are hereby repealed and replaced,
effective September 1, 1997, with the following:
SECTION I - DEFINITIONS
1) City shall mean the incorporated City of Jeffersonville, Indiana.
2) Retired City Employee shall mean a City employee who:
a)
b)
c)
d)
leaves employment with the City after June 30, 1986; and
has completed twenty (20) years of full-time employment with a
public employer (as defined in I.C. 5-10-8-1), ten (10) years of
which are completed immediately preceding the retirement date;
and
has reached the age of fifty-five (55) years on or before the
retirement date, but is not eligible on the retirement date for
Medicare coverage; and
files a written request with the Personnel Department requesting
retiree insurance benefits within ninety (90) days after the
retirement date or the enactment of this ordinance.
o
(f)
files a written request to the insurance coordinator requesting to receive
retiree insurance benefits within 90 days after retirement or enactment of
this ordinance; and
(g)
who, if he or she has already ceased employment with the City, has
continued to receive City group insurance benefits, since retirement, without
interruption:
City Insurance shall mean individual or family group health care insurance
benefits made available by the City to a retired City employee, which shall be the
same as one group insurance coverage available to all full-time City employees.
SECTION II - BENEFITS
During the lifetime of a retired City employee, the former employee shall be
eligible to receive up to Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per month, payable by the
City for benefit of the retired City employee, to only be applied to said employee's
City insurance premium. However, if a retired City employee opts to receive
individual coverage, rather than family coverage, the Employee shall be eligible to
receive a maximum benefit of only One hundred Dollars ($100.00) per month. The
employee shall be responsible for payment of any balance of the monthly City
insurance premium.
A retired City employee who receives benefits under this ordinance shall be
required to disclose the availability of health insurance benefits to the employee of
the employee'.,; spouse. Failure of the retired City employee to disclose this
information and to allow the City to verify this info~nation shall make the retired
City employee ineligible to receive benefits under this ordinance.
A retired City employee who does not receive City insurance shall not be entitled
to receive any other benefits under this ordinance.
SECTION III - PAYMENTS
If a retired City employee receives retirement benefits directly from the City, the
balance of any premium due for City insurance, over and above the portion paid
pursuant to Section II above, may be deducted from the employee's retirement
benefit check by payroll deduction. If a retired City employee receives benefits
under the Indiana Public Employee's Retirement Fund (PERF) or any other public
retirement fund, it shall be the duty of the employee to forward the balance of
monthly premiums over and above the portion paid pursuant to Section II above,
directly to the Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Jeffersonville on or before the 1 st day
of each month.
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If a retired City employee fails deliver to the Clerk-Treasurer of the City the
uncovered balance of an City insurance premium when due (the 1st day of the
month), the City shall cease providing City insurance to the retired employee.
However, in cases of hardship or upon good cause shown, the Board of Public
Works and Safety, at its sole discretion and after a heating, may allow a retired
City employee to continue in the City insurance program if the retired City
employee makes the delinquent payment as permitted, but not more than 30 days
past due.
SECTION IV - EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon the 1st day of the month after its
timely passage, promulgation and approval by the Mayor.
Passed and adopted by the Common Council of City of Jeffersonville, Clark County, State
of Indiana, on the ~t~ day of %?~ . , 1994.
STEVEN STEMLER
PRESIDENT, COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST:
This Ordinance was seen, approved
~:,~'~ ~, , 1994.
and
signed by me this -2-// day of
RAY~IOND ~. PARKER,/JR.,'MAYOR
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ORDINANCE #93-OR- &b
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RETIREE'S
HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, the City of Jeffersonville presently offers its full-time employees
health care insurance benefits during their employment with the City of Jeffersonville; and
WHEREAS, in order to benefit long-term employees of the City of Jeffersonville
and provide an incentive for early retirement of some City employees the Common
Council of the City of Jeffersonville desires to extend health care insurance benefits to
retired city employees pursuant to I.C. 5-10-8 et seq.;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City
of Jeffersonville, State of Indiana, as follows:
SECTION I - DEFINITIONS
1. City shall mean the incorporated City of Jeffersonville, Indiana.
2. Retired City Employee shall mean a City employee who:
(a) has been a full-time employee of the City for a total of at least twenty (20)
years;
(b) leaves employment with the City after June 30, 1986;
(c) has not yet attained the age of sixty-five (65) years or is not qualified to
receive Medicare benefits, Medicaid benefits;
(d) is otherwise not eligible, him/herself or through her/his spouse, to receive
health insurance coverage which is comparable (but not identical) to City
insurance for a monetary contribution which is comparable (but not
identical) to City insurance benefits;
(e) has continuously participated in any City sponsored health insurance
program for at least two (2) years immediately prior to the time the
employee leaves City employment (or application for City insurance, if
already retired);
3) City Insurance shall mean individual or family group medical insurance
benefits made available by the City to all full-time City employees.
4) Surviving Spouse shall mean a Retired City Employee's spouse who haS
paid the amount the Retired City Employee would have been required to pay for
City Insurance coverage and:
a) is not eligible for Medicare; and
b)
has not survived his/her City Employee spouse for more
than 2 years; and
c) has not remarried.
SECTION II - BENEFITS
Until a Retired City Employee or Surviving Spouse is eligible for Medicare
coverage, the City shall pay Fifty-one percent (51%) of the Retired City
Employee's or Surviving Spouse's City Insurance premium if the Retired City
Employee or Surviving Spouse elects family coverage benefits. If the Retired
City Employee or Surviving Spouse elects single coverage benefits, the City shall
pay Sixty-seven percent (67%) of the City Insurance premium. When a Retired
City Employee or Surviving Spouse becomes eligible for Medicare coverage, the
Retired City Employee's or Surviving Spouse's eligibility for participation in the
City Insurance shall automatically terminate.
The Retired City Employee or Surviving Spouse shall be responsible for payment
of any balance of his/her monthly City Insurance premium. The City Insurance
premium shall be established by the Personnel Department each year within
thirty (30) days of the renewal of the City Insurance.
SECTION III - PAYMENTS
1) If a Retired City Employee or Surviving Spouse receives retirement
benefits directly from the City, the Retired City Employee's or Surviving Spouse's
portion of the monthly City Insurance premium may be deducted from the Retired
City Employee's or Surviving Spouse's retirement benefit check by payroll
deduction.
2) If a Retired City Employee or Surviving Spouse receives benefits under
the Indiana Public Employee's Retirement Fund (PERF) or any other public
retirement fund, it shall be the duty of the Retired City Employee or Surviving
Spouse to forward his/her portion of the monthly City Insurance premium directly
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to the Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Jeffersonville on or before the 1St day of each
month.
3) If a Retired City Employee or Surviving Spouse fails to deliver to the Clerk-
Treasurer the Retired City Employee's or Surviving Spouse's portion of the
monthly City insurance premium on or before the 1st day of every month, the
City may terminate the Retired City Employee's or Surviving Spouse's City
Insurance coverage after notice and a hearing before the Board of Public
Works and Safety ("the Board"). In cases of hardship or upon good cause
shown, the Board, at its sole discretion, may allow a Retired City Employee or
Surviving Spouse to continue receiving City Insurance coverage if the Retired
City Employee or Surviving Spouse makes the delinquent payment in the
manner required by the Board.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and approval.
Passed this c'~ day of__
Presiding Officer
A-i-FEST:
Presented by me as Clerk_and Treasurer to the Mayor of said City of
Jeffersonvillethis ~ dayof -.-~-'~ ,199~..
Ordinance approved
,199._~_.
_~~and signed b~ me this ~ day of
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