Resolution No. 75641 RESOLUTION NO. 7564
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON APPROVING THE PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS FOR
4 INSURANCE FOR LIFE, HEALTH, VISION AND DENTAL
5 BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYEES DURING
THE 2000-2001 FISCAL YEAR
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7 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon in prior
8 fiscal years has approved for each fiscal year the City's payment of
9 premiums for insurance for life, health, vision and dental benefits for
10 employees; and
11 WHEREAS, the Finance Committee of the City of Vernon on
12 June 8, 2000, approved a recommendation applicable for the fiscal year
13 2000-2001 only, which provides that the City will pay the premiums for
14 insurance for life, health and dental benefits for full-time employees
15 only and their dependents as follows:
16 1. All miscellaneous employees;
17 2. All Fire Department employees;
18 3. All sworn police officers, including Group 2 who are
19 represented by the Vernon Police Officers' Benefit Association;
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21 WHEREAS, the Finance Committee of the City of Vernon on
22 June 8, 2000, approved a recommendation applicable for the fiscal year
23 2000-2001 only, which provides that the City will pay the premiums for
24 insurance for vision benefits for full-time employees only as follows:
25 1. All miscellaneous employees;
26 2. All Fire Department employees;
27 3. All sworn police officers, including Group 2 who are
28 represented by the Vernon Police Officers' Benefit Association; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon wishes to
adopt its policy applicable for the fiscal year 2000-2001 only
respecting payment of premiums for the City's insurance for life,
health, vision and dental benefits for certain categories of employees
and to declare that such benefits are not vested rights and will expire'
at the conclusion of the fiscal year unless authorized and approved by
the City Council for the next fiscal year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon does
hereby find and determine that the recitals contained hereinabove are
true and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
adopts the following policy for the 2000-2001 fiscal year and declares
that such benefits are not vested rights and are approved for this
fiscal year only:
A. The City will pay the insurance premium for the City's
program for life, health and dental benefits as such
benefits are in effect as of June 30, 2000, for all
full-time regular employees only and their dependents as
follows:
1. All miscellaneous employees.
2. All Fire Department employees.
3. All sworn police officers, including Group 2 who are
represented by the Vernon Police Officers' Benefit
Association.
B. The City will pay the insurance premium for the City's
program for vision benefits as such benefits are in
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1 effect as of June 30, 2000, for all full-time regular
2 employees only as follows:
3 1. All miscellaneous employees.
4 2. All Fire Department employees.
5 3. All sworn police officers, including Group 2 who are
6 represented by the Vernon Police Officers' Benefit
7 Association.
8 C. The City will pay the insurance premium for the City's
9 program for life, health, vision and dental benefits and
10 will further pay all other medical -related health,
11 vision and dental costs not reimbursed by the City's
12 insurance program or Medicare for the City
13 Administrator, the City Councilmembers, and their
14 dependents.
15 SECTION 3: The City's agreement to pay the full cost of said
16 premiums provided for above, shall not create or ripen into a vested
17 right in said employee to any such medical benefit beyond June 30,
18 2001.
19 SECTION 4: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
20 certify to the passage of this resolution and thereupon and thereafter
21 the same shall be in full force and effect.
22 APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of June, 2000.
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24 EONIS C. MALNURG, May r
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26 BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No.
7564, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at an
adjourned regular meeting of the City Council duly held on Tuesday,
June 27, 2000, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor of the City
of Vernon.
(S EAL )
BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED FINANCE COMMITTEE
MEETING OF THE CITY OF VERNON HELD
JUNE 8, 2000 AT 2:30 P.M. IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY HALL LOCATED
AT 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA
MEMBERS PRESENT: Malburg, Ybarra, Gonzales
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Malburg.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Gonzales, that the
Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting held June 5, 2000 be
approved as submitted and adopted. Motion carried.
Review of proposed 2000-2001 budget.
Communication from Bruce V. Malkenhorst, Director of
Finance, dated June 5, 2000, was presented, recommending for the
fiscal year 2000-2001 that the City continue the following
policy with regard to health insurance premiums for present and
future retired employees (excluding their dependents):
1. The city shall pay the insurance premium,for all
full-time regular employees who have a minimum of
twenty (20) years of continuous service who retire
at the age of sixty or later.
2. All full-time regular employees with at least thirty
(30) years of continuous service who retire before
the age of sixty shall pay their health insurance
premium, and upon reaching the age of sixty, the
City shall then pay the insurance premium.
3. Retired employees covered in Numbers l and 2 above,
upon reaching the age of 65, must seek medicare
coverage and the City insurance will be supplemental
coverage.
It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Ybarra, that
recommendation be made to City Council to continue the policy
with regard to health insurance premiums for present and future
retired employees (excluding their dependents), for the 2000-
2001 Fiscal Year. Motion carried.
Communication from Bruce V. Malkenhorst, Director of
Finance, dated June 5, 2000, was presented, advising that as
part of the proposed budget for the 2000-2001 fiscal year, it is
hereby recommended that the City continue to pay the
medical/dental and life insurance premiums and to continue to
cover a portion of vision costs for all full-time regular
miscellaneous employees, all management employees including
Police Lieutenants, all Fire Department employees, Group II
employees of the Police Department, and dependents of said
employees.
It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Ybarra, that
recommendation be made to City Council to continue the paying of
medical/dental and life insurance premiums and to continue to
cover a portion of vision costs for employees as stated above.
Motion carried.