HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-OR-66ORDINANCE #93-OR- bb
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
City shall mean the incorporated City of Jeffersonville, Indiana.
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);
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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 retked 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's spouse. Failure of the retired City employee to disclose this
information and to allow the City to verify this information shall make the retired
City employee ineligible to receive benefits under this ordinance.
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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 1st 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 ~-q- day of ~.~1 . , 1994.
STEVEN STEMLER
PRESIDENT, COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST:
CLERK-TREASURER
This Ordinance was seen, approved and
,~'~, , 1994.
signed by me this ~_t/ day of
RAYMOND ~. PARKER,"'JR.,' MAYOR