104-04 Hospitalization for Employees

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PLACED ON 1ST READING & REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE 12/6/04. ORDINANCE NO. 104-04 BY: Corrigan, DeI[',ro, Dever, Dunn, FitzGerald" Madigan, Seelie. AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE to amend Section 149.14 Hospitalization Coverage for Employees of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood to authorize the Director of Finance to pay employees a cash payment in lieu of medical benefits In the amount of Seven Hundred Twenty Dollars annually to become effective January 1, 2005 or at the earliest approval of counciL WHEREAS, the City is seekin9 more effective incentives to decrease its rising health care costs; and WHEREAS, the rising costs of health care benefits is impacting the City's operations; and WHEREAS, this Councii by a vote of at least five (5) members elected thereto determines that this ordinance is an emergency measure, and that this ordinance shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in ARTICLE III, SECTONS 10 and 13 of the SECOND AMENDED CHARTER OF THE cm OF,LAKEWOOD, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health and safety, and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that this program needs to be in effect beginning January 1, 2005 or immediateiy thereafter to allow for open enrollment in the City's medical benefit plans. Now Therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY cm OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO Section 1. That Section 149.14 Hospitalization Coverage for Employees of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood currently reading as follows: 149.14 HOSPITALIZATION COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES. (a) For the purposes of this section, "City employees" means emplöyees of Lakewood Municipal Court and the. City of Lakewood, but exciudes members of Council, part-time hourly employees, temporary employees, seasonal employees, school guards, public works inspectors, and members of the Civil Service Commission. Medical benefits shall become effective for each eligible employee on the first day of the calendar month following the month in which the individual is hired. (b) The Director of Finance is hereby authorized to pay from City funds on behalf of each City employeé who is not covered by a collective bargaining. agreement and who is a participant in the City's primary group hospitalization pian as adopted by the City, the full monthly cost of said coverage for singie or family coverage basis as seiected by the employee. (c) The Director of Finance is hereby authorized to pay from City funds on behalf of each City employee who is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement and who is a participant in an authorized Health Maintena nce Organization (HMO) the full monthly cost of said coverage for single or family coverage as selected by the employee provided the full monthly cost does not exceed the amount paid by the City for participants In the City's primary group hospitalization plan. Any additional cost shall be borne by the employee and paid for through a payroll deduction. (d) The director of Finance is hereby authorized to continue to pay to employees hired prior to April 3, 1978, a cash payment in lieu of medical benefits in the following amounts: ~j Family Plan Single Plan up to $70.26 up to $42.31 This section does not confer the right upon any employee to elect a cash payment in lieu of medical benefits regardless of the hire date of the employee, if the employee has not formerly done so. (e) Such payment by the City shall be distributed among City funds according to the enrollment of each division participating in the City's employee hospitalization