(A) The city or its designee shall act as plan administrator for the purpose of complying with the code's reporting and disclosure requirements and for the purpose of fulfilling such other plan administrative functions as are not specifically assigned hereunder to the city's agent. The city may employ an insurance carrier who will be responsible for the interpretation, administration and the payment of health care claims under the plan. The city shall not be responsible for the interpretation or administration of or the payment of claims under the contract(s).
(B) The city shall be responsible for the performance of its duties as employer and plan sponsor/administrator under applicable Internal Revenue Code sections. The city may delegate all or any part of its plan administration responsibilities. Any such delegation shall be done in writing.
(C) The city shall complete and provide to participants and to appropriate government agencies any reports as may be required by the code or any other applicable law.
(D) The city may employ one or more persons to render advice with regard to any responsibility the city fiduciary has under the plan. Any fiduciary, agent, representative or other person performing services to or for the plan shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for services rendered, unless such person is employed by the city and already receives full pay from the city, and to reimbursement of expenses properly and actually incurred.
(E) The city shall furnish the plan administrator and/or insurance carrier, while the plan is in effect, any information as may be required, at intervals and in the form prescribed by the plan administrator and/or insurance carrier, for the enrollment of participants for coverage under the plan and for the processing of terminations or other changes in coverage of participants and also shall furnish to the plan administrator and/or insurance carrier such other information required for the administration of the plan.
(Ord. 08-03, passed 9-4-2008)