(a)
The
city desires to provide health benefits coverage to its retirees.
(b)
Texas
Municipal League group benefits risk 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.
(c)
The
city is currently offering health benefits coverage through the Texas
Municipal League group benefits risk 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.
(d)
The
city desires to provide health benefits coverage to its retirees through
the Texas Municipal League group benefits risk pool and that the cost
for such coverage be paid for by the city.
(e)
The
city desires to select a plan of benefits for its retirees to be provided
by the Texas Municipal League group benefits risk pool.
(f)
Providing
retiree coverage under the Texas Municipal League group benefits interlocal
agreement is in the best interest of the city, its retirees, and the
public generally.
(Ordinance 98-0915, sec. 1, adopted 9/15/98)
The city hereby elects to provide health benefits coverage to
its retirees through the Texas Municipal League group benefits risk
pool under the pool’s interlocal agreement.
(Ordinance 98-0915, sec. 2, adopted 9/15/98)
The city hereby adopts the following definition of “retiree”
for purposes of this article: age 60 with 20 years’ service
with the employer member.
(Ordinance 98-0915, sec. 3, adopted 9/15/98)
The city hereby adopts the following benefit plans to be provided
to its retirees through the Texas Municipal League group benefits
risk pool:
(1)
The
same medical plans offered to active employees.
(2)
Dental
Plan II.
(3)
Vision
Plan A.
(4)
Retiree
Life.
(5)
Medicare
Supplement Plan.
(Ordinance 98-0915, sec. 4, adopted 9/15/98)
The interlocal agreement in effect between the city and the
Texas Municipal League group benefits risk pool provides that the
board of trustees may adopt rules and regulations. The rules and regulations
of the Texas Municipal group benefits risk pool allow the participating
member entity to provide retiree medical coverage at the same contribution
as charged to active employees or to select a contribution level which
is 150% of the active employee contribution. The city elects to have
the retiree medical contribution be 150% of the active employee [contribution]
for as long as the TML-GBRP offers this rate structure for retiree
medical coverage. Other coverages will be as established annually
by the Texas Municipal League group benefits risk pool of trustees.
(Ordinance 98-0915, sec. 5, adopted 9/15/98)
This article will only apply to individuals retiring after its
effective date (ordinance adopted September 15, 1998) or to employees
which retired under a previous ordinance. For individuals retiring
after the effective date of this division to qualify they must enroll
for this coverage within thirty (30) days of their retirement.
(Ordinance 98-0915, sec. 6, adopted 9/15/98)
This article may be repealed or modified at any time, but will
remain in effect for any employee retiring while it is in effect.
(Ordinance 98-0915, sec. 7, adopted 9/15/98)
