HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 061-2003 Retiree TML Health Ins.pdfSTATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF COLLIN
ORDINANCE NO. 61-2003
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE OFFERING OF HEALTH BENEFITS
COVERAGE TO CITY OF ANNA RETIREES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT; PROVIDING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Anna desires to provide health benefits coverage to its retirees;
WHEREAS, TML Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool is a health risk pool established
pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Chapter 172, Texas Government Code Chapter 791, and the Texas
Trust Code to provide health benefits coverage for employees and retirees and dependents of employees and
retirees, of Texas political subdivisions under an Interlocal agreement;
WHEREAS, the City of Anna is currently offering health benefits coverage through the TML
Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool pursuant to Interlocal agreement and Chapter 172 of the Texas
Local Government Code, both of which would allow the extension of benefits to retirees of the City;
WHEREAS, the City of Anna desires to provide health benefits coverage to its retirees through the
TML Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool and that the cost for such coverage to be paid for by the
individual retiree;
WHEREAS, the City of Anna desires to select a plan of benefits for its retirees to be provided by the
TML Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool; and
WHEREAS, providing retiree coverage under the TML Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool
hrterlocal Agreement is in the best interest of the City of Anna, its retirees, and the public generally;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA THAT:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are incorporated into this Ordinance as findings of fact.
SECTION 2: The City of Anna hereby elects to provide health benefits coverage to its retirees
through TML Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool under the Pool's Interlocal Agreement.
SECTION 3: The City of Anna hereby adopts the following definition of `retiree" for purposes of
this ordinance:
Retiree is any employee that is eligible to retire under the Texas Municipal Retirement System with 5 years of
service at age 60 or 20 years of service at any age.
SECTION 4: The City of Anna hereby adopts the following benefit plans to be provided to its retirees
through the TML hntergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool:
The same medical plan(s) offered to active employees
The medical plan adopted for retirees and their dependents
Medicare Supplement for over age 65 retirees
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SECTION 5: The Interlocal Agreement in effect between the City of Anna and the TML
Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool provides that the Board of Trustees may adopt rules and
regulations. The rules and regulations of the TML Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool allow the
participating member entity to provide retiree medical coverage at the same contribution as charged to active
employees, to select a contribution level which is 150% of the active employee contribution or to offer over
age 65 retirees a Medicare Supplement. The City of Anna elects to have the retiree medical contribution for
under age 65 retirees be 150% of the active employee for as long as the TML Intergovernmental Employee
Benefits Pool offers this rate structure for retiree medical coverage. The City of Anna elects to have the retiree
medical contribution for over age 65 retirees be the Medicare Supplement rate. Other coverage's will be as
established annually by the TML Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool Board of Trustees.
SECTION 6: This ordinance will only apply to individuals retiring after its effective date or to
employees, which retired under a previous ordinance. For individuals retiring after the effective date of this
ordinance to qualify they must enroll for this coverage within sixty (60) days of their retirement.
SECTION 7: This ordinance may be repealed or modified at any time, but will remain in effect for
any employee retiring while it is in effect.
SECTION 8: The City Secretary is hereby ordered to enter a copy of this Ordinance in the City
minutes.
SECTION 9: All existing City ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are
repealed to the extent of the conflict.
SECTION 10: It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this Ordinance
was considered was open to the public as required and that public notice of the time, place, and purpose of said
meeting was given as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.
SECTION 11: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of March, 2003.
ATTEST:
Wayne WCununings, City Secretary
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