To provide an alternate or substitute fringe
benefit to eligible employees of the Town otherwise entitled to receive
health insurance coverage from the Town, it has been determined to
be in the best interest of the Town to offer annually to such eligible
employees cash payments in lieu of health insurance, subject, however,
to law and prevailing contractual obligations of the Town.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
EMPLOYEES
All employees eligible for health insurance as defined in
the Town's Medical Insurance Policy and Procedure.
TOWN
The Town of Greenwich, County of Washington, State of New
York.
Insofar as the provisions of this article are
inconsistent with the provision of any other law, or contractual obligation
of the Town, the provisions of such other law, act or contractual
obligation shall be controlling.
The benefits of this article will only be available
to employees as defined herein, or as otherwise identified by the
Town Board of the Town as eligible and entitled to receive health
insurance as a benefit of employment and shall not enlarge or diminish
the rights of any other party, nor shall any provisions of this article
be construed to affect, alter, or repeal any provision of the Worker's
Compensation Law.
The Town may, by resolution, eliminate the annual
cash payment in lieu of health insurance benefits, suspend such annual
cash payment for any given year or modify the amount of the annual
cash payment. Such resolution shall be passed no later than the October
monthly Board meeting to provide employees with time to make a decision
for the next year.