1995M5- HEALTH COVERAGE AT RETIREMENT
ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN CITY OF SCHERTZ
EMPLOYEES, ALONG WITH CERTAIN OF THEIR
DEPENDENTS, WHO ELECT TO RETIRE TO PURCHASE
CONTINUED HEALTH COVERAGE AT RETIREMENT AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz
policy concerning the availability
for retirees and their dependents;
currently does not
of health insurance
NOW THEREFORE
have a
coverage
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
SECTION I
THAT employees of the City of Schertz who shall retire
after the effective date of this ordinance shall be allowed to
continue to be a member of the City's Group Health Insurance Plan
under the following conditions:
A. Such individual must be eligible for retirement under
the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
B. Such individual shall,
retirement, be participating in
health insurance benefits plan.
immediately prior to
the City's then existing
C. Such individual shall not be eligible for health
insurance through any subsequent employment or actually
insured under any other health insurance plan or policy,
except Medicare as set forth below or retired military
benefits.
D. Such individual must pay all of the premiums, plus two
percent (2%) of premium amount administrative fee, or
other cost required by the City of Schertz, Texas,
whatever the amount of such may be currently or in the
future, to continue as a member of the City's Group Health
Insurance Plan, without allowing the payment of such
premiums or costs and administrative fees to become
delinquent. The failure to make such payments on a timely
basis shall be deemed to be termination of such
individual's participation in the City's Group Health
Insurance plan.
E. The continuance of an individual as a member of the
Group Health Insurance Plan is subject to any provision
which terminates or modifies a person's coverage under
such program when he is or could be covered by Medicare.
F. To receive continued coverage, the employee must
inform the City, by notifying the City Manager or
designated representative, not later than the day on which
the person retires from the City that the person elects to
continue coverage.
G. If a person elects to continue coverage and on any
subsequent date elects to discontinue such coverage (or is
deemed to discontinue such coverage pursuant to paragraph
D above), the person is no longer eligible to reestablish
such coverage.
H. The level or levels of coverage offered
ordinance may not necessarily be the same level
of coverage provided to current employees of the
time to time.
by this
or levels
City from
I. Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to
prohibit the City from changing group health insurance
plans or coverage or discontinuing such coverage in the
future.
J. In the event the City selects an insurance provider,
pool coverage or other form of group health insurance plan
in the future that is not willing/able to provide this
coverage for retirees, this coverage will be discontinued.
K. This ordinance does not affect the right of the City
to offer the coverage at an actual rate, plus
administrative fee, established for retirees that may be
greater than the rate offered to active employees.
SECTION II
THAT dependents of
Schertz shall be allowed to
Group Health Insurance Plan
retired employees of the City of
continue to be a member of the City's
under the following conditions:
A. Such dependent shall have been a member of the
Group Health Insurance Plan for a period of at least
(12) months prior to the employee's retirement.
City's
twelve
B. Such individual shall not be eligible for health
insurance through any subsequent employment or actually
insured under any other health insurance, except Medicare
as set forth below or retired military benefits.
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C. Such individual must pay all of the premiums, plus two
percent (2%) administrative fee, or other cost required by
the City of Schertz, whatever the amount of such may be
currently or in the future, to continue as a member of the
City's Group Health Insurance Plan, without allowing the
payment of such premiums or costs to become delinquent.
The failure to make such payments on a timely basis shall
be deemed to be termination of such individual's
participation in the City's Group Health Insurance plan.
D. The continuance of an individual as a member of the
Group Health Insurance Plan is subject to any provision
which terminates or modifies a person's coverage under
such program when he is or could be covered by Medicare.
E. To receive continued coverage, the employee must
inform the City, by notifying the City Manager or
designated representative, not later than the day on which
the person retires from the City that the employee's
dependent elects to continue coverage.
F. If an employee's dependent elects to continue coverage
and on any subsequent date elects to discontinue such
coverage (or is deemed to discontinue such coverage
pursuant to paragraph C above), the person is no longer
eligible to re-establish such coverage.
G. The level or levels of coverage offered by this
ordinance may not necessarily be the same level or levels
of coverage available to employees of the City from time
to time.
H. Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to
prohibit the City from changing group health insurance
plans or coverage in the future, or discontinuing any such
coverage.
I. In the event the City selects an insurance provider,
pool coverage or other form of group health insurance plan
in the future that is not willing/able to provide this
coverage for dependents of retirees, this coverage will be
discontinued.
J. This ordinance does not affect the right of the City
to offer the coverage at an actual rate, plus
administrative fee, established for dependents of retirees
that may be greater than the rate offered to active
employees.
K. This ordinance shall not be deemed to affect the
definition of dependent or eligibility requirements for a
dependent under a group health insurance plan, except as
specifically provided herein.
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SECTION II I
This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after
the date of its adoption and shall apply only to employees
who retire after the effective date of this ordinance and
the dependents of such employees.
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Approved on first reading the ~ day of ~.~______
1995.
P~D, APPROVED AND
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THE STATE OF TEXAS,
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RON FILKINS
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to me, who, being by me duly swam, on his oath deposes and says that he is the Advertising Director of
The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and fore-
going NOTICE
was published in said newspaper
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and a newspaper copy of which is hereto attached.
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times before the return day named therein.
ORDINANCE 95-I1-5V ORDINANCE 95-11-5
BY THE CITY COUNCIL BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF' TIjE.. cr~y OF OF THE CITY OF
SCHERtZi' '1'ExAS;'AU-1 SCHERTZ; TEXAb, AU'
THORIZING CERTAIN THORIZING CERTAIN
CITY OF SCHERTZ EM- CITY OF SCHERTZ EM-
PLOYEES, ALONG WITH I PLOyEES. ALONG WITH
CERTAIN OF THEIR DE-I CERTAIN OF THEIR DE-
PENDENTS, WHO ELECT PENDENT$, WHO ELECT
TO RETIRE TO PUR- TO RETIRE TO PUR-
CHASE CONTINUED' CHASE CONTINUED
HEALTH COVERAGE AT'HEALTH COVERAGE AT
RETIREMENT; AND PRO- RETIREMENT; AND PRO-
VIDING AN EFFECTIVE VIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE. DATE.
PASSED, APPROVED PASSED, APPROVED
AND ADOPTED the 21st AND ADOPTED the 21st
day of February, 1995. day of February, 1995.
...... Norma Althouse, Norma Althouse,
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such publications being on the following dates:
February 26 and March 2, 1995
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3
day of March
A.D., 19 95
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
County of Guadalupe
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this date personally appeared
to me, who, being by me duly sworn, on his oath deposes and says that he is the Advertising Director of
The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and fore-
going A;v tiC G was published in said newspaper ~ times before the return day named therein,
such publications being on the following dates:
AN ORDINANCE
By the <;'hy ~I of the
Chy of Schertz. Texas, eo-
thorizlng certain City of
Schertz employees, along
with certain of their depend-
ents, who elect to retire, to
purchase continued health
ooverege at retirement. and
provldlng an eflectlve dale.
Approved on fils! reeding the
7th day February, 1995.
Nonna Allhouee,
City Secretary
and a newspaper copy of which is hereto attached.
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AN ORDINANCE
By the Chy c,,""l'il of the
City of Sdhei1Z, Texas, au-
~oriZing certain City of
Schertz employees, along
with certain of !heir depend-
ents, who ~Ieqt to retire, to
purchase continued heallh
ooverage at retirement, and
providing an eIfactive dale.
Approved on first reeding the
7th day February, 1995.
Nonna Althouse
City Secretary ,
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
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