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3806 (2) ORDINANCE NO. 3806 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE 3747, TO AMEND THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANUAL PERSONNEL RULES AND REGULATIONS, CHAPTER II, SECTION 2.45, HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, AND EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, to amend Human Resources Manual Personnel Rules and Regulations, Health Insurance, for the purpose of Continuing the City's Health Care Cost Containment Initiatives. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA: SECTION 1: The City Commission adopts statements above as if fully set forth herein. SECTION: 2: That the Human Resources Manual Personnel Rules and Regulations, Health Insurance, which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" is incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 3: SEVERABILITY: If any section or portion of a section of this ordinance proved to be invalid, unlawful, or unconstitutional, it shall not be held to impair the validity, inforce or effect of any other section or part of this ordinance. SECTION 4: CONFLICTS: That all ordinances or part of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby revoked. SECTION 5: EFFECTIVE DATE: That this ordinance shall become effective October 1, 2003. :J idJ X r. -~., /, ,1 I . PASSED AND ADOPTED this d . day of ~~3 ATTEST: CfA/& . iJw~/<1Xiij CITY CLERK CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA ~~ MAYOR C E R T FI CAT E I, Janet R. Dougherty, City Clerk of the City of Sanford, Florida, do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Ordinance No. 380 (p , PASSED and ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, on the aa~ay of . , , was POSTED at the front door of the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, on the,;! 3 ,---' day of !~;;;tbvLkv ~;: . tDMfJludrj As the City Clerk of the City of Sanford, Florida 2.45 HEALTH INSURANCE Exhibit "A" (A) On the first day of the month after completing thirty (30) calendar days of service with the City of Sanford, regular full-time and regular part-time employees are provided with City paid health insurance benefit. The benefit is in the form of a payment contribution. Once the employee's application for benefits is submitted to Human Resources, the City pays the employee portion of health insurance as determined by the City Commission.. during the course of its budgeting process; of health insurance that is equal to the budgeted portion of the employee's premium. of the least expensive plan option between the City's HMO Plan Option and the POS Plan Option. The selection by the employee of a plan option requiring a higher premium payment or a premium that is otherwise different from the City's budaeted payment contribution portion shall be borne by the employee.. Effective October 1, 2003. those retirees who move out of the health insurance coverage area. will pay the difference between the budgeted portion paid by the City and the out of area premium; provided. however. that prior years' excess payments shall not be recouped from out-of-area retirees. Employees desiring insurance coverage for their dependents, under the City's plan, may obtain such dependent coverage at their own expense (8) Each Fiscal Year the City Commission will determine the budaeted insurance premium portion that the City will contribute towards health insurance coverage. If the cost of employee coverage exceeds the amount determined by the City Commission, then the difference shall be borne by the employee and/or retiree receiving health care coverage (C) An employee, if hired before October 1, 2002, will have met the criteria for eligibility for continuation of City-Paid health insurance at the time of retirement upon completion of twenty-five (25) years' service to the City. Any ~mployees who retire! or who meet! the criteria for disability retirement after October 1. 2003. and receive! City-paid health insurance at the time of retirement in accordance with foregoing paragraph hetshe must contribute theiF his or her health insurance subsidy received from the State of Florida Retirement System (F.R.S.) Pension Plan to the City to be credited toward the cost of the health insurance premium. The retiree must not be disqualified for benefits under the laws of the State or City Code. Employees hired after October 1, 2002 who retire with twenty-five (25) years of service to the City shall not be eligible for any city paid health insurance in accordance with the foregoing retirement eligibility criteria in this paragraph. (D) This policy will result in the entitlement of retiring employees to the same health insurance coverage as is afforded regular employees and the total premium charged to retiring employees will not exceed the total premium charged to the active employee. The application of the said policy will also result in all employees and retirees receivina health insurance benefits receivina the same benefit reaardless of the health service area in which the employee or retiree resides. (E) Retirees receiving City health insurance coverage upon reaching age sixty-five {65} will be required to enroll in Medicare Part B coverage. (F) Employees retiring for disability reasons and who meet the criteria for disability retirement as prescribed by the F.R.S. or who meet the criteria for disability retirement as prescribed by the Police or Fire Pension Plan are eligible for continued City-Paid health insurance. Effective October 1. 2003, with reaard to all employees retiring as a result of full disability and meet the criteria for disability retirement; City-Paid health insurance will begin upon retirement and will continue until the disabled retiree receives Medicare benefits or until 24 months have elapsed from the date of retirement, whichever comes first. The disabled retiree must not be disqualified for benefits under the laws of the State or City Code. The retiring employee approved for disability reasons will be entitled to the same health insurance coverage as is afforded regular employees and the total premium will not exceed the total premium charged to the active group. Employees retiring for disability reasons shall have submitted to the City, proof of application for disability retirement coincident with the employee's date of termination. (G) Upon attainment of age sixty-five (65) all entitlement to City-Paid health insurance will cease, Whenever a retiree becomes ineligible for continuation of City-Paid health insurance due to attainment of age sixty-five (65), he/she or his/her eligible dependents may elect to continue this coverage at his/her own expense under the provisions of existing "COBRA" Law and Florida Statute Section 112.0801... Florida Statutes. (H) With respect to the foregoing paragraph this policy becomes effective October 1, 1991 and would be applicable to all retirements occurring on or after that date.,. ill IntroductionlTimely Assertion of Claims: It is not the intent of this provision to deny any City employee any vested riGht or entitlement. which results from ooeration of law. Should any City employee or retiree desire to assert a claim that the amendments to the subiect rule. as follows. denies them any vested riGht. each such employee must file a claim statinG the basis for such claim with the City's Human Resources Director within thirty (30) days of the date on which the rule. as amended below. is adopted by the City Commission of the City of Sanford. AnY such claim will be determined by the City ManaGer or as otherwise may be set forth in the Codes and Ordinances of the City of Sanford.