Resolution No. 098341
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RESOLUTION NO. 9834
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO
THE CURRENT CITY HEALTH PLANS
WHEREAS, on December 17, 2007, the City Council of the City
of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 9497 ratifying and approving health
care benefits with Aetna Health of California Inc. and Aetna Life
Insurance Company (collectively, "Aetna") and dental care benefits
with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife"); and
WHEREAS, on November 3, 2008, the City Council of the City of
Vernon adopted Resolution No. 9756 declaring its intention to renew the
2008 Aetna Medicare Private Fee -for -Service Plan Group Agreement No.
381741 and HMO Group Agreement No. 381034 for all active employees and
retirees under 65; and
WHEREAS, on November 3, 2008, the City Council of the City of
Vernon adopted Resolution No. 9758 approving the renewal of dental
benefits with Metlife under Group Policy No. KM 05723438-G for active
employees; and
WHEREAS, on January 5, 2009, the City Council of the City of
Vernon adopted Resolution No. 9804 approving policy amendments to the
MetLife policy; and
WHEREAS, there are certain consultants who are not employees
of the City but who•have contracted to work within the City's Light &
Power and Gas Departments to assist in the development and expansion of
renewable energy and other specialized projects for the City; and
WHEREAS, to implement the contractual condition of allowing
the specialized nonemployee consultants to participate in the City's
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current health care and dental care plans, the Director of Human
Resources has requested authority to both negotiate amendments to the
City's current health and dental care benefits to provide for the
specific class of consultant in order to be eligible to participate in
the City's health and dental care plans and to execute the amendments;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon has
determined that, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of
Section 2.27 of the Vernon City Code, it is in the public interest and
necessity to enter into the amendments with Aetna and MetLife.
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 hereby
finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true
and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
authorizes the Director of Human Resources to take all actions necessary
and appropriate to negotiate and enter into amendments with Aetna and
MetLife respecting the specialized consultants participation in the
current health and dental care plans and to execute any and all
documents or take any action deemed necessary to procure the insurance
for the specialized consultants in accordance with their specific
consulting agreements, subject to ratification by the City Council.
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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 26th day of January, 2009.
Name:
Leonis C�. Malburg
Title: Mayor
AT E T:
M NUELA GIRON, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, MANUELA GIRON, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 98341 was
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular
meeting of the City Council duly held on Monday, January 26, 2009, and
thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of
Vernon.
(SEAL)
MANUELA G R0 , City Clerk
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