HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2002-134 RESOLUTION NO. 2002-134
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING THE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE HUNTINGTON BEACH
MARINE SAFETY OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION, BY ADOPTING THE SIDE LETTER OF
AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
TO EXECUTE THE SIDE LETTER OF AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, on December 18, 2000,the City Council of Huntington Beach adopted
Resolution No. 2000-123 for the purpose of adopting the 2001/03 Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) between the City and the Huntington Beach Marine Safety Officers' Association
(HBMSOA);
Subsequent to the adoption of the MOU,the City of Huntington Beach and the HBMSOA
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 HBMSOA ("Side Letter of Agreement")
attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach as follows:
1. That the Side Letter of Agreement is approved and adopted.
2. That the Side Letter of Agreement amends the MOU between the City of Huntington
Beach and the HBMSOA.
3. That the City Administrator is authorized to execute the Side Letter of Agreement.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 16th day of December , 2002.
ATTEST:
City Clerk Mayor
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Ad nistrator ity Attorney
INITIATE D APPROVED:
Director of dministra 've Services
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EXHIBIT A
Side Letter of Agreement— Health And Other Insurance Benefits
Between the City of Huntington Beach
and the Huntington Beach Marine Safety Officers' Association
Effective Date: January 4, 2003
This is to memorialize an agreement between the City of Huntington
Beach and the Huntington Beach Marine Safety Officers' Association (MSOA) to
reflect agreed upon changes, corrections or clarifications to Article IX — 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
Marine Safety Officers' Association. Article IX — Health and Other Insurance
Benefits shall now read:
ARTICLE IX - HEALTH AND OTHER INSURANCE BENEFITS
A. Health:
The city shall continue to make available group medical, dental and vision
benefits to all MSOA 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
Paid Premium (PPO) (PMI)
City',Plan HMO Vision
EE $ 336.05 $ 236.31 $42.88 $ 23.00 $ 17.58
EE + 1 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,
subject to paragraph a and b above, effective the first of the month
following the month during which the employee completes one (1)
year of full time continuous service with 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:
City will provide $25,000 of term life insurance without evidence of
insurability other than evidence of working a full time duty at city cost.
Each employee shall have the option, at their own expense, to purchase
additional amounts of life insurance to the extent provided by the city's
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current providers. Evidence of insurability is contingent upon total
participation in additional amounts.
C. Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance:
Each employee shall be provided with $10,000 accidental death and
dismemberment insurance paid for by the city. Each employee shall have
the option, at his or her own expense, to purchase additional amounts of
accidental death and dismemberment insurance to the extent provided by
the city's current providers. Evidence of insurability is contingent upon
total participation in additional amounts.
D. Long Term Disability Insurance
1. The existing long-term disability program provided employees by the
city shall remain in effect. This program provides for each incident of
illness or injury, 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 of 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% of the employee's salary rate
(excluding overtime and any special pay) up to a maximum of
$10,000 a month in accordance with the following:
Disability Due to Disability Due to
Accident Illness
First 60 Days Regular Pay Regular Pa
Next 24 Months 66 2/3% of Base Pay 66 2/3% of Base Pa
To age 65 66 2/3% of Base Pay None
days and months refer to calendar days and months
2. Plan integrated with Worker's Compensation, Social Security and
other non-private program benefits to which entitled.
3. Disability is defined as the inability to perform all of the duties of
regular occupation during two (2) years and thereafter the inability to
engage in any employment or occupation for which he is fitted by
reason of education, training or experience.
4. 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.
5. Survivors' benefit continues plan payment for three (3) months
beyond death.
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6. The terms and conditions of the disability insurance coverage are set
forth in the policy, a copy of which is on file in the Administrative
Services Department. In the event of any conflict between the policy
and this article, the policy shall control. The city may change
insurance companies, policies, or self-insure this benefit, provided
that the plans shall remain comparable to that currently in effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this side letter
to the Memorandum-of-Understanding this day of December, 2002.
HUNTINGTON BEACH
CITY OF HUNTINGTO BEA H MARINE SAFETY OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION
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William P. Workma Kai R. Weisser, MSOA President
Assistant City,Ad nistrator
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Clay Ma ' Steve'n-J.-Re t r, MSOA Vice- esident
Director/of Administrative Services
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
J nnifer M. Grath �'�5�2_
City Attorney
Res. No. 2002-134
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, Coerper, Green, Boardman, Cook, Houchen, Hardy
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City Clerk and ex-officio C erk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California