(A) Employees are eligible to participate and receive program benefits for the employee only (single coverage); if the employee was hired on or before the effective date; has executed the necessary employee contracts, described below; has attained the normal retirement date; and actually separates from continuous service to the city, except that employees and/or their dependents who have suffered service incurred death or total disability shall be eligible to participate in the program and receive dependent coverage paid by the city as contemplated under this subchapter.
(B) Employees are eligible to participate and receive the program benefits for the employee and the employee’s dependents, only if the employee was hired by the city prior to the effective date; has executed the necessary employee contracts described below; has attained the normal retirement date or suffered a service incurred death or total disability; and actually separates from continuous service to the city, except that employees and their dependents who have suffered service incurred death or total disability shall be eligible to participate in the program and receive dependent coverage paid by the city as contemplated in this subchapter.
(C) Upon the effective date of this section, certified firefighter employees who retire before attaining 50 years of age must purchase retiree health insurance from the city at his or her own expense continuously each month from the time of retirement until attaining age 50.
(D) On or after March 17, 2004, certified police officer employees who retire before attaining 50 years of age must purchase retiree health insurance from the city at his or her own expense continuously each month from the time of retirement until attaining age 50.
(E) Employees are eligible to participate in the program only if the employee has executed such employee contract’s as are required by this subchapter. The employee contract shall be in substantially the following form:
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, CITY is authorized, and EMPLOYEE is required to enter into this Contract in order to be eligible to participate in the City’s Retiree Health Insurance Program, “Program”, established by Ordinance 990; and
WHEREAS, it is beneficial to both parties to have employees protected by the terms of the Program on the date hereof, and EMPLOYEE is desirous of participating in the Program;
IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that this Contract shall remain in full force and effect without change provided, however, Employee understands and hereby agrees to waive, for now and in the future, the right to bargain a reduction in the Program benefits on the date hereof in exchange for other employment benefits.
IT IS FURTHER UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that it is the intent of the parties hereto to create vested rights in the respective parties not to be hereinafter impaired except as expressly provided for in this Contract,
IT IS FURTHER UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that the terms of the ordinance establishing the Program as it exists on the date hereof, is declared to be a part of this Contract and this Contract shall be construed with reference thereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto caused these presents to be executed, signed and dated.
EMPLOYEE DATE
CITY DATE
(F) The city recognizes that employees who separate from service to the city may be subsequently employed by new employer(s) from time to time. If a member of the program is subsequently employed and is eligible to receive health insurance from the new employer at no cost to the member, said insurance shall be primary and the insurance provided by this program shall be secondary for as long as the employee remains covered by the insurance provided by the new employer.
(Ord. 990, passed 4-15-92; Am. Ord. 1024, passed 2-17-93; Am. Ord. 1144, passed 12-6-95; Am. Ord. 1443, passed 6-18-03; Am. Ord. 1480, passed 3-17-04)