(A) Beginning on the effective date, the city shall provide, as reflected in the applicable attachment, health care benefits to each eligible retiree and, if elected and at the retiree's cost, to his or her eligible spouse or dependents, unless modified by an applicable collective bargaining agreement, PACT Employee Benefits and Personnel Policies or ordinance of the City Commission.
(B) The cost for said benefits shall be funded from the retiree Health Care Fund subject to the limitations set forth in § 37.26 and the retiree's costs for elective coverage. The benefits provided under this chapter are those set forth in this chapter and/or insurance agreement and collective bargaining agreements or PACT Employee Benefits and
(C) The insurance agreements, collective bargaining agreements and PACT Employee Benefits and Personnel Policies are incorporated herein by this reference.
(D) A complete description of benefits provided under this chapter and the insurance agreement, inclusive of those set forth in the collective bargaining agreements and PACT Employee Benefits and Personnel Policies, shall be maintained by the city's Human Resources Department.
(E) In accordance with this chapter and/or insurance agreement with the insurance carrier, retirees and their spouses and dependents will be entitled to the benefits in effect for the employee's applicable bargaining unit or PACT unit ("Base Plan"). These benefits may be provided under the same policy or program in place at the retiree's retirement or under a substantially equivalent policy or program at the discretion of the city.
(Ord. 886, passed 11-11-02)