016-18 - Resolution - Approving MOU with Teamsters Local 589 for Medical Health BenefitsRESOLUTION NO. 016-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, APPROVING
THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT
ORCHARD AND THE TEAMSTERS LOCAL 589 FOR MEDICAL HEALTH BENEFITS.
WHEREAS, the existing collective bargaining agreements between the City of Port
Orchard ("City") and the Teamsters Local 589 ("the Teamsters") provide that the Teamsters
members shall continue to be covered for health insurance under Association of Washington
Cities (AWC) Health First Plan and Group Health Plan $10 copay through the end of 2018; and
WHEREAS, AWC will no longer offer Health First and Group Health $10 copay beginning
January 1, 2018 and accordingly the City and the Teamsters agreed to reopen negotiations on
the sole issue of health insurance to bargain over a suitable alternative health insurance plan;
and
WHEREAS, the City has secured alternative health insurance from AWC to cover
Teamsters members (and other City employees) called the Health First 250 Plan and Kaiser
Permanente 200, which are very similar, but not identical, to Health First and Group Health $10
copay; and
WHEREAS, the Teamsters have agreed to accept the Health First 250 and Kaiser
Permanente 200 Plans provided that the City would be willing to establish (beginning January 1,
2018), and for 2018 only enroll the Teamsters members in a medical health
retirement/voluntary employees' beneficiary association account ("HRA/VEBA"); and
For Public Works, Municipal Court Clerk and Police Support Staff employees who
enroll in the Kaiser Permanente 200 health care plan as of January 1, 2018, a one
time payment into the employee's HRA/VEBA account of: (a) two hundred dollars
($200) if the employee enrolls in an employee-only plan; or (b) four hundred dollars
($400) if the employee enrolls in an employee plus spouse/dependent(s) plan, to
address the new health care plan deductible; and
1.
For Public Works, Municipal Court Clerk and Police Support Staff employees who
enroll in the Health First 250 health care plan as of January 1, 2018, a one-time
payment into the employee's HRA/VEBA account of: (a) two hundred fifty dollars
($250) if the employee enrolls in an employee-only plan; or (b) up to seven hundred
fifty dollars ($750) if the employee enrolls in an employee plus spouse/dependent(s)
plan, to address the new health care plan deductible; and
2.
For Public Works, Municipal Court Clerks and Police Support Staff employees who
enroll in the Health First 250 or Kaiser Permanente 200 health care plans as of
January 1, 2018, a one-time payment $150 into the employee's HRA/VEBA account
to address additional medical impacts of the health insurance plan change. The
3.
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parties further agree that all other terms and conditions set forth in the current CBA
will remain in full force and effect through December 31, 2018; now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES
AS FOLLOWS:
The Port Orchard City Council approves the Memorandum ofTHAT:
Understanding between the City and the Teamsters 589 for medical health
benefits in the manner described above and authorizes the Mayor to sign said
Memorandum of Understanding upon confirmation that the Teamsters have
approved the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, SIGNED by the Mayor and attested
by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 27th day of March 2018.
Robert Putaansuu, Mayor
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ATTEST:
Brandy Rinearson, MMC, City Clerk