Sec. 4.304. Call for Proposals – Negotiation.

   The Personnel Department shall call for proposals and negotiate on the basis of the lowest and best proposals for suitable employee benefit programs, pursuant to Section 4.303 of this article, and execute on behalf of the City of Los Angeles such contracts as are necessary for carrying out the employee benefit programs.

SECTION HISTORY

Based on Ord, No. 131,678.

Amended by: Ord. No. 135,227; In Entirety, Ord. No. 165,469, Eff. 2-25-90.

Sec. 4.305. Requirements of Plans for Benefits to Which the City is Not a Party.

   The Personnel Department shall also approve plans for such benefits to which the City is not a party if the same meets the following requirements.

   (a)   The plan is contracted for or operated by an organization whose membership is exclusively or largely employees of the City, and whose purpose includes the provision of benefits to City Employees.

   (b)   The plan is one which was available through the employee organization to employee members on July 1, 1960, or it is clearly a successor to such a plan.

   (c)   Premiums are payable by payroll deduction and were payable to the plan or the predecessor plan by payroll deduction on July 1,1960;

   (d)   The plan offers a reasonable value of medical and hospital benefits for the premiums schedule;

   (e)   No profit accrues to the sponsoring organization through the operation of the plan.

SECTION HISTORY

Based on Ord. No. 131,678.

Amended by: Ord. No. 135,227.

Sec. 4.306. Authorization to Expend Funds.

   From funds appropriated for the purpose, the Personnel Department is hereby authorized to expend toward a portion or all of the costs of any benefit program which the Personnel Department is authorized to contract for or accept on behalf of the City of Los Angeles or approve pursuant to the authority of Sections 4.303, 4.304, and 4.305 of this article the sum specified in Section 4.307 or the cost to the officer or employee for the officer’s or employee’s self and dependents, if any, whichever is less for each officer or employee of the City of Los Angeles, as specified in Sections 4.303, 4.304 and 4.305 hereof, except as provided in Section 4.306.1 of this article for sworn members of the Fire Department and Section 4.306.2 of this article for sworn members of the Police Department. Payment may be made by the Department of Personnel directly to the persons, firms, associations or corporations furnishing such benefits, or at the discretion of the Personnel Department to sponsoring groups, associations, organizations, or corporations who have contracted for or provide such benefits. Such payment may be made by the Controller as part of any salary payroll deduction when so authorized by the Personnel Department.

SECTION HISTORY

Based on Ord. No. 131,678.

Amended by: Ord. No. 137,466; Ord. No. 138,673, Eff. 5-21-69; Ord. No. 140,308, Eff. 4-24-70; Ord. No. 142,735, Eff. 12-22-71, Oper. 4-1-72; Ord. No. 145,054, Eff. 8-31-73; Ord. No. 146,382, Eff. 8-29-74, Oper. 7-7-74, Ord. No. 146,398, Eff. 8-31-74; Ord. No. 146,659, Eff. 10-24-74, Oper. 7-7-74; Ord. No. 147,604, Eff. 8-20-75; Ord. No. 148,590, Eff. 7-16-76.