HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2002-126 RESOLUTION NO. 2002-126
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING THE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY AND
THE HUNTINGTON BEACH POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION,
BY ADOPTING THE SIDE LETTER OF AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, on May 21, 2001,the City Council of Huntington Beach adopted
Resolution No. 2001-28 for the purpose of adopting the 2000/03 Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) between the City and the Huntington Beach Police Officers'
Association(HBPOA);
Subsequent to the adoption of the MOU, the City of Huntington Beach and the HBPOA
agreed to changes, corrections, and clarifications to the MOU that are reflected in a Side Letter
of Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and the HBPOA("Side Letter of
Agreement") attached hereto as Exhibit and incorporated herein by this reference.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Huntington Beach as follows:
Section 1. The Side Letter of Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A is
approved and adopted.
Section 2. The Side Letter of Agreement amends the MOU between the City
of Huntington Beach and the HBPOA.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
at a regular meeting thereof held on the day of
16th December ,
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Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk City Attorney
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REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIAT AP D:
City Admiifistrator D ctor of ministr a Services
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Side Letter of Agreement- Health and Other Insurance Benefits
Between the City of Huntington Beach
and the Huntington Beach Police Officers' Association
Effective Date: January 4, 2003
This is to memorialize an agreement between the City of Huntington
Beach and the Huntington Beach Police Officers' Association (POA) to reflect
agreed upon changes, corrections or clarifications to Article X— Health and Other
Insurance Benefits of the existing 2000-2003 Memorandum-of-Understanding.
This agreement is to be incorporated into any future Memorandum-of-
Understanding between the City of Huntington Beach and the Huntington Beach
Police Officers' Association. Article X — Health and Other Insurance Benefits
shall now read:
ARTICLE X - HEALTH AND OTHER INSURANCE BENEFITS
A. Health:
The city shall continue to make available group medical, dental and vision
benefits to all POA employees.
1. Eligibility Criteria and Cost:
a. Year 2003 Premiums
The city "caps" its contributions for 2003 premiums at the level set
forth in the chart below:
Monthly City Dental Dental
City,Plan HMO Vision
Paid Premium (PPO) (PMI)
EE $ 336.05 $ 236.31 $42.88 $ 23.00 $ 17.58
EE + 1 664.53 517.79 81.82 39.11 17.58
EE + 2 or more 813.62 682.46 116.36 59.81 17.58
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Employee bi-weekly payroll deduction contributions for 2003
premiums are set forth in the chart below:
Bi-Weekly Dental Dental
Employee Paid City Plan HMO (PPO) (PMI) Vision
Premium
EE_ $ 12.00 $ 5.95 $ 1.89 $ 0.00 $ 0.23
EE + 1 23.72 13.05 3.66 0.00 0.23
EE + 2 or more '' 29.04 17.20 5.12 0.00 0.23
b. Future Premiums
The city "caps" its contributions toward monthly group medical, dental
and vision plan premiums, by category (EE, EE + 1, and EE + 2 or
more) and plan, at the year 2003 level.
Until the City Council approves a successor Memorandum-of-
Understanding, the city's 2003 contribution caps will remain in place
in 2004 and beyond, even if premium increases result in these
additional costs being borne by the employee.
c. Dependent Health Coverage
The city will assume payment for dependent health insurance,
effective the first of the month following the month during which the
employee completes one (1) year of full time continuous service with
f the city.
2. Medical Cash-Out
If an employee is covered by a medical program outside of a city-
provided program (evidence of which must be supplied to Administrative
Services Department), they may elect to discontinue city medical
coverage and receive ninety two dollars and thirty-one cents ($92.31) bi-
weekly to deposit into their Deferred Compensation account or any other
pre-tax program offered by the city.
3. Section 125 Plan
Employees may begin utilizing this plan, which allows employees to use
pre-tax salary to pay for regular childcare, adult dependent care and/or
medical expenses.
B. Life Insurance
The city will provide $40,000 term life insurance without evidence of
insurability other than evidence of working full time. An additional $10,000
of life insurance may be purchased, at the employee's cost, with evidence of
insurability.
C. Income Protection Plan
1. The existing long-term disability program provided by the ASSOCIATION
shall remain in effect for all unit employees. This program provides, for
each incident, pay up to sixty (60) calendar days at the employee's
salary rate (excluding overtime, but including any special pay in effect at
the time of illness or injury). After the sixty (60) calendar day period, the
employee will be covered by an insurance plan paid for by the CITY,
which will provide 66 2/3 percent of the employee's salary rate
(excluding overtime and any special pay).
Disability Due to Accident Disability Due to Illness
First 60 Days Regular Pay Regular Pa
Next 24 Months 66 2/3% of Base Pay Same
To Age 65 66 2/3% of Base Pay None
2. Days and months refer to calendar days and months. Benefits under the
Plan are integrated with Workers' Compensation, Social Security and
other non-private program benefits to which the employee may be
entitled. Disability is defined as the inability to perform all of the duties of
regular occupation during two years and thereafter the inability to
engage in any employment or occupation for which he/she is fitted by
reason of education, training or experience.
3. Rehabilitation benefits are provided in the event the individual, due to
disability, must engage in other occupation. Plan will provide 66 2/3% of
difference between regular pay and pay of other occupation.
4. Survivors benefit continues plan payment for three (3) months beyond
death.
5. The program shall be subject to the terms and conditions contained in
the agreement between the parties attached hereto and incorporated
herein as Exhibit "I".
D. 1959 Survivors' Benefit Level IV
POA employees shall be covered by the Fourth Level of the 1959 Survivor
Benefit as identified in Section 21574.
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It is the understanding of the City of Huntington Beach and the Huntington
Beach Police Officers' Association that this side letter to existing Memorandum-
of-Understanding is of no force or effect whatsoever unless and until adopted by
resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this side letter
to the Memorandum-of-Understanding this ZO day of November, 2002.
HUNTINGTON BEACH
CITY OF HUNTINGTON EACH POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION
William P. Workman Russell Reinhart, POA President
Assistant City Administrator
Clay Mwfln Kreg ler, POA Vice-President
Direct of Administrative Services Ae
?Jeeffrss,;Q41A Secretary
Dennis Hashin, POA Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
t // rk Reid, Chief Negotiator
Gail Hutton
City Attorney
Res. No. 2002-126
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk
of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of
said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City
Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution
was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the
members of said City Council at an regular meeting thereof held on the 16tn
day of December, 2002 by the following vote:
AYES: Sullivan, Green, Boardman, Cook, Houchen, Hardy
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Coerper
City Clerk and ex-officio C rk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California