The Township Committee of the Township of Little
Egg Harbor has adopted and enacted a Personnel Policies and Procedures
Manual and an Employee Handbook. The Personnel Policies and Procedures
Manual applies to all officials, appointees, employees, volunteers
and independent contractors. The Policies and Procedures Manual is
not a contract and is intended to provide guidelines covering public
service by Township employees. The manual shall be kept on file in
the Township Clerk's office for inspection and review by all employees
of the Township, as well as the general public, during normal business
hours.
The Township Committee of the Township of Little
Egg Harbor reserves the right to rescind or revise, without notice,
and at the sole discretion of the governing body, any policies and
provisions of the manual. In the event there is a conflict between
the manual and any collective bargaining agreement, personnel services
contract, federal law or state law, the terms and conditions of that
contract or law shall prevail.
[Added 7-8-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-12]
A. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:10-23, the Township agrees to pay the premiums for medical and hospitalization coverage, along with dependent coverage, for a retiree, subject to the mandatory retiree's contribution pursuant to Ch.
78, P.L. 2011, a) who has retired on a disability pension, or b) who has retired after 25 years or more of service credit in a state or locally administered retirement system and a period of service of 20 years with the Township at the time of retirement or c) who has retired and reached the age of 62 years or older with 15 years of service with the Township, subject to any and all provisions, including copay provisions, in any governing employment contract or union contract employees.
B. In accordance with the provisions of Chapter
78 P.L. 2011, except as provided for in Subsection
C herein below, all employees covered by this agreement shall contribute 1.5% of their monthly retirement allowance, toward the cost of health care benefits coverage for the employee in retirement and any dependent provided pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:10-16 et seq., unless the provisions of Subsection
C of this Chapter
78 P.L. 2011 Section 42 apply.
C. As provided by the provisions of Chapter
78 P.L. 2011 Section 42 for employees who retired between January 1, 2001 and June 28, 2011, as well as any active employees covered by this agreement who have 20 years or more of creditable service in one or more state locally administered retirement systems as of June 28, 2011, the effective date of Chapter
78, P.L. 2011, the Township agrees to pay all of the premiums related to providing medical and hospitalization coverage provided that the employee meets the requirements of Subsection
A.
D. The benefits provided in Subsection
A will terminate when the retiree employee or spouse, in the event of spousal coverage, becomes eligible for Medicare.
E. A retired
employee's entitlement to all or any part of the health insurance
coverage provided to nonretired employees shall be limited to the
coverage, including, but not limited to, the deductibles, copayments,
and out-of-pocket limits, contained in the health care insurance plans
of the same type provided to current employees who have not retired.