The human resources director is hereby charged with the duty of causing all officers, employees and retirees of the city who are eligible to participate in an employee health or welfare plan to be informed as to their benefits, rights and obligations under such health or welfare plan. The human resources director also is directed to deduct and withhold for each and every payroll period from the compensation of each such officer, employee and retiree (or from pension payments, in the case of a retiree) a sum equal to that individual's predetermined proportionate share of the premium or cost of the group insurance, self-insured health benefits plan provided to and elected by such officer, employee or retiree and any tax-preferred health coverage funding vehicles included in the trust. In appropriate cases, as determined by the human resources director, officers, employees and retirees may submit payment of his or her predetermined proportionate share of the premium or cost of any elected group insurance or self-insured health benefits plan via alternative means acceptable to the human resources director. The amount so withheld or collected shall be paid to the appropriate insurance company or to the Self-Insured Health Benefits Trust as provided by section 22-81; however, failure of the human resources director to withhold such sums shall not relieve such officer or employee from whose compensation such sums are not withheld from liability therefor. If more or less than the correct amount is deducted in any payroll period or collected from the officer, employee or retiree, proper adjustment or refund shall be made, without interest, in such manner and for such time as the human resources director shall prescribe.
(Ord. No. 11628, § 7, 3-5-19)