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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 069-87 Benefit PlanRESOLUTION NO. 69 - 87 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ADOPTING A BENEFIT PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH PERSONNEL RULES WHEREAS, the City Council adopts Personnel System Rules for employees of the City; and WHEREAS, the provision of employee benefits assists the City in attracting and retaining quality employees; and WHEREAS, the Personnel System Rules require the City Council to adopt a Benefit Plan; and WHEREAS, the identification of benefits in a single document will assist with the administration of the personnel system; and WHEREAS, the following benefit provisions shall be established in accordance with the City of Dublin Personnel Rules. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby adopt the following benefits as a Benefit Plan: Section 1. Eligible Employees: All benefits shall apply to full-time employees of the City of Dublin, unless otherwise stated. The provision of benefits outlined in this plan shall not apply to temporary employees. Section 2. Medical Insurance: All City employees who are members of the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) shall be eligible to select from plans administered by the Public Employees Medical and Hospital Care Act. Beginning with the August, 1987 premium, the City will contribute a maximum of $230.51 per month exclusive of administrative charges towards medical insurance. If the cost of coverage exceeds the amount of the City contribution, the additional cost will be paid by the employee through payroll deductions or to the extent allowed by Section 4 of the Benefit Plan. Section 3. Dental Insurance: Beginning with the July, 1987 premium, the City will contribute on behalf of each employee scheduled to regularly work at least 30 hours per week, a maximum of $49.17 per month to a dental insurance plan selected by the City. Section 4. Fund: Supplemental Dental/Vision/Health Care Reimbursement Trust a. Plan Limits: Full-time employees shall have a limit of $600 per "plan year" for eligible reimbursements. Employees regularly scheduled to work between 20 and 40 hours shall have a limit of $300 per "plan year" for eligible reimbursements. b. Plan Year: The plan year shall cover reimbursements for eligible expenses incurred between September 1st and August 31st of each year. c. Eligible Claims: Employees eligible for this benefit may request reimbursement for the following expenses provided that they have not exceeded their Plan limit for the corresponding "plan year". i. Qualified dental expenses and co-payments incurred by an employee or any of the employee's dependents, provided expenses are not paid either by the City provided dental insurance, or any dual coverage provided by an employee's spouse. ii. Reimbursement to an employee for optical exams and appliances. Eligibility for this expense shall be limited to expenses incurred for care or treatment of the employee only and will not cover expenses incurred by an employee's dependents. iii. Co-payment of a health insurance premium under a City offered program which exceeds the City contribution identified in Section 2. d. Administrative Rules: The reimbursement of any expenses pursuant to this section shall be contingent upon the fulfillment of requirements established by the City's accounting procedures and other rules or policies established by the City Manager. Section 5. Disability Insurance: The City will contribute on behalf of each regular employee scheduled to regularly work at least 30 hours per week, the total premium cost of a Long Term Disability Plan selected by the City. Section 6. Life Insurance: The City will contribute on behalf of each full-time employee scheduled to regularly work at least 40 hours per week, the total premium cost of a $50,000 Term Life Insurance Policy selected by the City. In addition, the City Manager shall be authorized to implement a supplemental life insurance program, which would allow full-time employees to purchase additional term life insurance through payroll deductions, if such a plan is available. Section 7. Retirement: The City will provide the California Public Employees Retirement System 2% at age 60 plan to all eligible employees. The employee and the City shall make contributions to the plan, as determined by the City Council. The City Council shall have the authority to amend the plan to include benefit options offered by the Public Employees Retirement System. Section 8. Credit Union: The City Manager shall have the authority to arrange with an appropriate credit union for membership to be offered to eligible employees. The credit union shall retain the right to define an eligible employee. Section 9. Deferred Compensation Plan: The City Manager shall make a recommendation to the City Council on Deferred compensation Plan(s) to be offered. The City Council shall approve participation in any plan(s) by separate resolution. This shall be a voluntary program and the City will not contribute any funds on behalf of an employee. Section 10. Holidays: The following days shall be deemed holidays in accordance with the Personnel System Rules: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) New Year's Day Washington's Birthday Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Day Day following Thanksgiving Day preceeding Christmas Christmas Day January 1 Third Monday in February Last Monday in May July 4 First Monday in September November 11 Fourth Thursday in November Day following above December 24 December 25 Day preceeding New Year's Day December 31 Section 11. Education Reimbursement: Full-time employees shall be eligible to participate in an education reimbursement program. The City shall only reimburse the employee for courses undertaken which are job related. The employee must obtain prior authorization from the City Manager and reimbursement will only be provided upon submittal of proof of satisfactory completion of the courses undertaken with a passing grade when applicable. The City will reimburse an amount equal to one-half of the employees tuition and/or fees, (including books) however, the amount reimbursed shall not exceed $500 per fiscal year. The payment of any reimbursements shall be contingent upon the fulfillment of reporting requirements established by the City Manager. Section 12. Car Allowance: The following positions shall be eligible to receive the designated monthly allowance: a. Monthly Allowance Eligible Positions Monthly Allowance Administrative Services/Finance Director Planning Director Public Works Director/City Engineer Public Works Inspector Recreation Director $175 $175 $175 $100 $175 b. Operating Allowance All employees eligible for a monthly allowance shall be entitled to a 10¢ (ten cents) per mile driven on City business as an operating cost. c. Out of Area Travel Reimbursement When traveling out of the area on City business, the City will reimburse 25¢ (twenty-five cents) per mile for the use of a private vehicle or air transportation costs, whichever is less. d. Administrative Requirements The payment of any mileage reimbursements or car allowance shall be contingent upon the fulfillment of requirements established by the City's accounting procedures and other rules and policies. Section 13. This resolution shall supersede Resolution No. 107-86 and any previous resolutions adopted by the City Council which are in conflict. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of September, 1987, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Hegarty, Moffatt, Snyder, Vonheeder and Mayor Jeffery NOES: None ABSENT: None ~ { Mayo~~~