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RESOLUTION NO. 98-107
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDDING RESCINDING RESOLUTION 98-83,AND ESTABLISHING
A NEW GROUP INSURANCE POLICY FOR CITY OF REDDING
UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES EFFECTIVE JULY 13, 1998.
WHEREAS, the City Council, by Resolutions 98-82 and 98-83, adopted new City of Redding
Employee Benefit Policies for unrepresented employees effective June 14, 1998; and
WHEREAS,the City Council wishes to rescind Resolution 98-83, and delete the following sentence
found in paragraph two of the current policy on Group Insurance:
"The City will pay 100% of the group health insurance for persons holding the positions of
City Manager, City Attorney, or City Council Members retiring with eight (8) or more years
of service with the City. "
NOW, THEREFORE, TT IS RESOLVED that the City Council hereby rescinds Resolution 98-83,
and establishes a new Group Insurance Policy for City of Redding unrepresented employees effective July 13,
1998, as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced, read and adopted at a special
meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 13th day of July, 1998, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Anderson, Cibula, Kight, McGeorge & Kehoe
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COiJNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COiJNCIL MEMBERS: None
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DAVID A. HOE, Mayor
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Attest: Form Approved: �,�
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GROUP INSURANCE
1. Regular and Part-Time Regular employees are eligible to participate in a group insurance
benefit program effective the first day of employment . City Council members may participate
in the City's group health insurance program in the same manner as Regular employees. The
City shall pay the full cost of the program for both employees and dependents for Regular
employees, and one-halfthe premium cost for Part-Time Regular employees as applicable.
Coverage highlights include :
1) Life Insurance: Twice annual salary for employee,$3,000 for employee's dependents.
2) Health Benefits: $100 deductible per person per year ; 80% payable for first $5,000
of eligible charges, except for hospital charges which are ]00% payable; 100%
thereafter up to one million dollars lifetime limit; professional fees based upon UCR;
typical exclusions and limitations.
The City will pay the cost of the first twelve(12) out-patient visits per calendar year
for treatment related to alcohol or substance abuse and mental health disorders at
100%,with no deductible, and an additional twenty-four(24)visits per calendar year
payable at eighty percent (80`%) subject to the annual deductible.
3) Prescription Drug Card: No deductible; a $5.00 employee co-payment for generic
prescriptions; an $8.50 employee co-payment for brand name prescriptions; and a
provision for mail prescriptions.
4) Dental Senefits: No deductible and 100%of UCR for prevention;no deductible and
50% up to $2,000 per lifetime per person for orthodontia; $25 deductible and 80%
of UCR up to $2,000 per person per year for all other eligible charges.
5) Long Term Disability: After three (3) montbs 60% of employee's salary to a
maximum of$5,000 per month (effective July 1, l 998) integrated with all other
income benefits payable to age 65. The City will pay for sworn Police management
employees the Same amount toward long term disability benefits as is paid for
miscellaneous employees.
6) Vision Care: This plan shall be equivalent to Plan A available from the California
Vision Service Plan. This plan has a $25 deductible, provides for an examination
every twelve (12) months, lenses every twenty-four (24) months, and frames every ;
twenty-four(24) months. �
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2. The City will pay fifty percent (50%) of the group medica] insurance program premium for ��
each retiree including dependents, if any,presently enrolled and for each retiree in the future �
who goes directly from active status to retirement and continues the group medical insurance �,�
without a break in coverage. Payments by the City will be discontinued upon the death of the
retiree or upon termination ofgroup medical insurance coverage. The City will not contribute �`'�.
payments on behalf of any retiree except as set forth herein. Following the death of a retiree, ��
a surviving spouse may continue the insurance at his/her own expense until eligible for other
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insurance coverage, e.g., Medicare. Effective July 1, 1998,prospective retiree may continue
dental and vision insurance coverage as a package under the fifty percent(50%) cost sharing
basis provided the retiree also maintains the medical insurance.
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