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ORDINANCE NO. 2017-15 Page 9 153.11 FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE -Refer to Ordinance No. 2009-13 153.12 HOSPITALIZATION AND MEDICAL COVERAGE. (a) Effective January 1, 2017, the Village will offer to all eligible employees, a high deductible medical plan, a dental plan and prescription drug benefits that include afully-funded Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) limited to medical and prescription drug expenses and a MERP option funded at 50% of the 2000/4000 deductible amount. (b) Effective January 1, 2018, and for as long as this Ordinance remains in effect, the Village will offer to all eligible employees, a high deductible medical plan, a dental plan and prescription drug benefits that include afully-funded Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) limited to medical and prescription drug expenses. (c) Permanent full-time employees of the Municipality not presently insured and new permanent full-time employees of the Municipality may join the plan at such intervals as maybe authorized by the Municipality's medical insurance carrier, subject to the approval of the Mayor and Finance Director. (d) Any permanent full-time employee, who is eligible to be covered under a contract of hospitalization and medical coverage but voluntarily withdraws from coverage, shall be paid Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) per month in lieu of family coverage and One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per month in lieu of single coverage. These payments shall be made in equal quarterly installments. These payments will not be made to any person who is otherwise covered under the Employer's .policy through a spouse or other family member. If an employee is eligible under the terms of this paragraph but has worked less than one full year, the benefit described herein will be prorated on a monthly basis beginning the first month in which the employee would have received the benefit under the plan provided by the Municipality. No payment can be made under this section until the employee provides proof to the Finance Director that he or she is covered under another health insurance policy. (e) The Municipality will continue to utilize a "Health Care Task Force" comprised of appropriate representatives of the administration and employees, including representatives of the F.O.P., the Fire Union and representatives from each department. Tlie Task Force will be expected to study the problems of health care and health care cost containment and then formulate recommendations which will be considered by the Municipality. (f) Effective January 1, 2017, employees selecting the Metro Health Plan will pay, through payroll deduction, a contribution equal to 5% of the premium. Employees selecting the 2000/4000 Medical Mutual Plan will pay, through payroll deduction, a contribution equal to 8% of the premium. All employees receiving dental benefits will pay, through payroll deduction, a contribution equal to 8% of the premium for the dental plan. (g) Effective January 1, 2019, employees selecting the Metro Health Plan will pay, through payroll deduction, a contribution equal to 6% of the premium. Employees selecting the