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Resolution No. 8777 26 27 28 - , . , , , " " 1 RESOLUTION NO. 8777 2 3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON APPROVING THE CONTINUED PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS FOR MEDICAL-DENTAL INSURANCE FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF RETIRED EMPLOYEES DURING THE 2005-2006 FISCAL YEAR 4 5 6 7 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon in prior 8 9 10 11 12 fiscal years has approved for each fiscal year the City's payment of premiums for medical-dental insurance for service-retired employees who are at least sixty (60) years of age and who have continuously served for twenty (20) years; and 13 14 WHEREAS, the Finance Committee of the City of Vernon on June 27, 2005, considered a recommendation applicable for the fiscal year 2005-2006 only, which provides that (i) the City shall pay the 15 insurance premium for all full-time regular employees who have a minimum of twenty (20) years of continuous service who retire at the 16 17 age of sixty (60) or later; (ii) all full-time regular employees with 18 19 20 21 22 at least thirty (30) years of continuous service who retire before the age of sixty (60) will be permitted to pay their health insurance premium for the City's medical-dental insurance program, and, upon their reaching the age of sixty (60), the City will pay the premiums for said medical-dental insurance for said retired employee only and 23 24 not for dependents, if any, up to the age of sixty-five (65); and (iii) 25 upon retired employees reaching sixty-five (65) years of age, the City will continue to pay the insurance premium to provide for medical- dental insurance as supplemental only to Medicare as the City will not be the primary insurance carrier once the employee reaches the age of sixty-five (65); and 1 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon wishes to 2 adopt its policy applicable for the fiscal year 2005-2006 only 3 respecting payment of premiums for the City's medical-dental insurance 4 for certain categories of retired employees and to declare that such 5 benefits are not vested rights and will expire at the conclusion of the 6 fiscal year unless authorized and approved by the City Council for the 7 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 2005-2006 fiscal year and declares 15 that such benefits are not vested rights and are approved for this 16 fiscal year only: 17 A. The City will pay the insurance premium for the City's 18 medical-dental insurance program for all full-time 19 regular employees, with at least twenty (20) years of 20 continuous uninterrupted service who retire at age 21 sixty (60) or later, excluding dependents, if any, and 22 the City shall continue to pay said premium for said 23 retired employee up to the age of sixty-five (65). 24 B. All full-time regular employees with at least thirty 25 (30) years of continuous service who retire before the 26 age of sixty (60) years will be permitted to pay their 27 health insurance premium for the City's medical-dental 28 insurance program, and, upon reaching the age of sixty - 2 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 C. .. .. " (60), the City will pay the insurance premium for said medical-dental insurance for said retired employee only and not for dependents, if any, up to the age of sixty-five (65). For retired employees who receive medical-dental insurance benefits pursuant to subsections A and B above and who reach the age of sixty-five (65), the City will pay the premium to provide for medical- dental insurance as supplemental insurance only to Medicare because the City will not be the primary insurance carrier once the employee reaches the age of sixty-five (65). All retired employees may pay the premiums for medical-dental insurance up to the age of sixty-five (65) after which Medicare will become the primary insurance carrier and further may purchase supplemental insurance to Medicare thereafter. 18 SECTION 3: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall 22 23 24 A:X~ 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 D. 19 certify to the passage of this resolution and thereupon and thereafter 20 the same shall be in full force and effect. 16 17 21 APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 29th day of June, 2005. 25 26 27 28 . ~~. -- .. LEONIS C. MAD URG, Mayor ~ BRUCE V. MALKENHORST,-etty-e Acting City Clerk - 3 - 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ~.~ 1 2 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ss ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 4 I, BRUCEV. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 8777, 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 29, 2005, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor of the City 5 6 7 8 9 10 of Vernon. ku- rL Yo UCE V. MALKENHORST, ~~~~~1e~~- Acting City Clerk 11 12 13 (SEAL) 14 15 16 17 - 4 -