038-11 - Resolution - MOU Police Guild for Medical Health Retirement AccountIntroduced by: HR Coordinator
Requested by: HR Coordinator
RESOLUfiON NO. 038-11
Drafted by: City Attorney
Introduced: November 8, 2011
Adopted: November 8, 2011
A RESOLUfiON OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON, APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD AND
THE PORT ORCHARD POLICE GUILD FOR A MEDICAL
HEALTH RETIREMENT/VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES'
BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION ACCOUNT
WHEREAS, the existing collective bargaining agreements between the City of
Port Orchard ("City") and the Port Orchard Police Guild ("Guild") provide that the Guild
members shall continue to be covered for health insurance under Association of
Washington Cities (AWC) Regence Plan B through the end of 2011; and
WHEREAS, AWC will no longer offer Regence Plan B beginning January 1,
2012 and accordingly the City and the Guild 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 A WC to
cover Guild members (and other City employees) called the HealthFirst (Zero
Deductible) Plan ("HealthFirst"), which is very similar, but not identical, to Regence
Plan B; and
WHEREAS, The Guild has agreed to accept the HealthFirst Plan provided the
City establishes (beginning January 1, 2012) and enrolls the Guild members in a medical
health retirement/voluntary employees' beneficiary association account ("HRA/VEBA")
and deposits a $350.00 contribution on an annualized basis into each member's account
to be used for qualified medical expenses; now, therefore;
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
THAT: The Port Orchard City Council approves the Memorandum of
Agreement between the City and the Port Orchard Police Guild for a
medical health retirement/voluntary employees' beneficiary association
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account, and authorizes the Mayor to sign said Agreement upon
confirmation that the Police Guild as approved the terms of the
Agreement.
PAS SED 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 8th day of November 2011.