Resolution No. 93461
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RESOLUTION NO. 9346
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 2007-2008 FISCAL
YEAR
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon in prior
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
WHEREAS, the Finance Committee Section of the City Council of
the City of Vernon on June 14, 2007, considered, applicable for the
fiscal year 2007-2008 only, that (i) the City 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; (ii) all full-time regular employees with 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 not for dependents, if
any, up to the age of sixty-five (65); and (iii) upon retired employees
reaching sixty-five (65) years of age, retired employees shall apply
for medicare coverage, whereupon the City insurance will become
supplemental coverage, if applicable. The City will continue to pay
Ithe insurance premium to provide for medical -dental insurance as
28 11supplemental only to Medicare as the City will not be the primary
1 insurance carrier once the employee reaches the age of sixty-five (65);
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3 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon wishes to
4 adopt its policy applicable for the fiscal year 2007-2008 only
5 respecting payment of premiums for the City's medical -dental insurance
6 for certain categories of retired employees and to declare that such
7 benefits are not vested rights and will expire at the conclusion of the
8 fiscal year unless authorized and approved by the City Council for the
9 next fiscal year.
10 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
11 CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
12 SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon does
13 hereby find and determine that the recitals contained hereinabove are
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15 SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
16 adopts the following policy for the 2007-2008 fiscal year and declares
17 that such benefits are not vested rights and are approved for this
18 fiscal year only:
19 A. The City will pay the insurance premium for the City's
20 medical -dental insurance program for all full-time
21 regular employees, with at least twenty (20) years of
22 continuous uninterrupted service who retire at age
23 sixty (60) or later, excluding dependents, if any, and
24 the City shall continue to pay said premium for said
25 retired employee up to the age of sixty-five (65).
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B. All full-time regular employees with at least thirty
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(30) years of continuous service who retire before the
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age of sixty (60) years will be permitted to pay their
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health insurance premium for the City's medical -dental
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insurance program, and, upon reaching the age of sixty
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(60), the City will pay the insurance premium for said
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medical -dental insurance for said retired employee
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only and not for dependents, if any, up to the age of
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sixty-five (65).
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C. For retired employees who receive medical -dental
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insurance benefits pursuant to subsections A and B
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above and who reach the age of sixty-five (65), said
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retired employees shall apply for medicare coverage,
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whereupon the City insurance will become supplemental
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coverage, if applicable. The City will pay the
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premium to provide for medical -dental insurance as
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supplemental insurance only to Medicare because the
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City will not be the primary insurance carrier once
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the employee reaches the age of sixty-five (65).
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D. All retired employees may pay the premiums for
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medical -dental insurance up to the age of sixty-five
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(65) after which Medicare will become the primary
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insurance carrier and further may purchase
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supplemental insurance to Medicare thereafter.
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SECTION 3: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
certify to the passage of this resolution and thereupon and thereafter
the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of June, 2007.
A TEST:
MANUELA GIRO' , C ty Clerk
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Name: Leonis C. Malburg
Title: Mayor -
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, MANUELA GIRON, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 9346, was
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon. at a special
meeting of the City Council duly held on Monday, June 25, 2007, and
thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of
Vernon.
MANUELA G4IN1 City Clerk
(SEAL)
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CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 12, 2007
TO: Willard Yamaguchi, Risk Manager/Chief Deputy City Attorney
FROM: Nelly Giron, City Clerk
RE: Resolution No. 9346 - A Resolution of the City Council of the
City o_f Vernon Approving the Continued Payment of Premiums
for Medical -Dental Insurance for Certain Categories of
Retired Employees During the 2007-2008 Fiscal Year
Transmitted herewith is a copy of Resolution No. 9346 referenced above,
which was approved by City Council on June 25 2007.
Thank you.
NG:dr
c: Sharon Duckworth
Karina Rueda
Martha Valenzuela
Resolution No. 9346