Resolution No. 77981 RESOLUTION NO. 7798
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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 2001-2002 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 7, 2001, approved a recommendation applicable for the fiscal year
13 2001-2002 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 7, 2001, approved a recommendation applicable for the fiscal year
23 2001-2002 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
1 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon wishes to
2 adopt its policy applicable for the fiscal year 2001-2002 only
3 respecting payment of premiums for the City's insurance for life,
4 health, vision and dental benefits for certain categories of employees
5 and to declare that such benefits are not vested rights and will expire
6 at the conclusion of the fiscal year unless authorized and approved by
7 the City Council for the next fiscal year.
8 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
9 CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
10 SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon does
11 hereby find and determine that the recitals contained hereinabove are
12 true and correct.
13 SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
14 adopts the following policy for the 2001-2002 fiscal year and declares
15 that such benefits are not vested rights and are approved for this
1611fiscal year only:
17 A. The City will pay the insurance premium for the City's
18 program for life, health and dental benefits as such
19 benefits are in effect as of June 30, 2001, for all
20 full-time regular employees only and their dependents as
21 follows:
22 1. All miscellaneous employees.
23 2. All Fire Department employees.
24 3. All sworn police officers, including Group 2 who are
25 represented by the Vernon Police Officers' Benefit
26 Association.
27 B. The City will pay the insurance premium for the City's
28 program for vision benefits as such benefits are in
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1 effect as of -June 30, 2001, 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 2002.
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, 2001.
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24 EONIS C. MAL RG, M yor
ATTEST:
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26 BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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"OUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No.
7798, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at an
adjourned regular meeting of the City Council duly held on Wednesday,
June 27, 2001, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor of the City
of Vernon.
(SEAL)
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS
CITY COUNCIL
LEONIS C. MALBURG
Mayor
THOMAS A. YBARRA
Mayor Pro —Tern
WM. 'BILL" DAVIS
Councilman
H. "LARRY" GONZALES
Councilman
W. MICHAEL MCCORMICK
Councilman
BRUCE V. MALKENHORST
City Administrator / City Clerk
FAX (323) 581-7924
CITY HALL
4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA 90058
TELEPHONE (323) 583-8811
EDUARDO OLIVO
City Attorney
FAX: (562) 927-8722
KEVIN WILSON
Director of Community Services & Water
FAX: (323) 588-2761
KENNETH J. DeDARIO
Director of Municipal Utilities
FAX: (323) 583-1983
STEVEN E. PARKER
Fire Chief
FAX: (323) 581-1385
BRUCE W. OLSON
Police Chief
FAX: (323) 583-5236
June 6, 2001
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Finance Committee o,
City of Vernon f
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Honorable Members:
As part of the proposed budget for the 2001-2002 fiscal year, it
is hereby recommended that the City continue the following policy
with regard to health insurance premiums for 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 (60) or later.
2. All full-time regular employees with at least thirty (30)
years of continuous service who retire before the age of
sixty (60) shall pay their health insurance premium, and
upon reaching the age of sixty (60)_, the City shall then
pay the insurance premium.
3 Retired employees covered in Numbers 1 and 2 above, upon
reaching the age of sixty-five (65), must seek medicare
coverage and the City insurance will be supplemental
coverage
Very truly yours,
Bruce V. Malkenhorst
Director of Finance
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