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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-R-42 APPROVING AN INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE HEALTHCARE INSURANCE BENEFITS WHEREAS, in Ordinance 99-OR-18, the Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville recognized the Indiana Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council, Inc. (the "FOP"~ as the bargaining agent for the City's police officers; and WHEREAS, m Resolution 01-R-30, the Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville recognized the Indiana Association of Firefighters Local 558 (the "Union") as the bargaining agent for the City's firefighrers; and WHEREAS, the City of Jeffersomffile (the "City") and the FOP entered into a contract for the calendar years January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2008 (the "Contract"); and WHEREAS, the City of Jeffersonville (the "City") and the I.A.F.F. Loca1558 entered into a contract for the calendar year January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2008 (the "Contract"); and WHEREAS, the City has acted upon an ordinance regarding the employee contributions to the City's self-funded employee health insurance plan and upon benefit changes to that plan; WHEREAS, the changes in employee contributions to the plan for 2005 will require a deduction of $48.00 per month for those employees choosing single coverage and $127.00 per month for those choosing family coverage. The changes in benefits beginning April 2005 are an increase in the co-pay for prescriptions to $10.00 for genetic prescriptions and $20.00 for brand name prescriptions; WHEREAS, in 2006 the employee cost of coverage will be 20% of the cost of the plan with the City paying the remaining 80%. The cost to the employee wi]l not exceed $100.00 per month for single and $200.00 per month for family through the year 2008. As costs of the plan change, employees are sharing in that change with the City on a 20-80 basis until the ceiling of $100.00 or $200.00 employee share. In 2006 there will be an increase in co-pay for wellness benefits (office visits, etc.) from $10.00 to $20.00 and an increase in the annual deductible in the plan to $I00.00 per incident and $250.00 total. WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens and taxpayers of the City of Jeffersonville that the City approve this ordinance; and NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville does hereby approve the increase in employee heakhcare insurance benefits. Approved and signed by me this ST: Pe~r Clerk-Treasurer 04. Rob}r~YL~. Waiz, J/. Presiding Officei Presented by me as Clerk-Treasurer to the Mayor of said City of Jeffersonville, Indiana at '?~t"~ ' o'clock~ .m., this 22 day of December 2004. Clerk-T~ j ThisResolutionapprovedandsignedby~~m., this (~ day of December 2004. Robert L. Waiz, Jr.~Vlayor City of Jefferson~lle