Resolution 07530CITY OF AIPPEDA RESOCHITON KO. VII8O
gallIORiZING PAYOFF-2 EY CITY TO NOSIKEVAL SERVICE OF CALIFCHNia
AND TO KAISER FOUNDATION REALM DIAN, II1C., ON AERAIF OF EISIGIUNIji
AHD PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEES OF 1 :71y, OF MONTHLY 1C .1 POT
EXCEEDING COST THEREOF OF GROUP HEALTH INSURANCH COVERAGE FOR
EACH EMPLOYEE AND ONE QUALIFIED DEPENDENT' IEEPEOF; AND REPEALING
RESOLUTION NO. 6854
PE IT RESOINED DI THE COUNCIL OP' CI IT OF ALAMEDA ad follows:
I. Contribution Established. In the interest of the health and welfare of opployees of
the City of Alameda, this Council hereby approves and authorizes a contributidn by the City, on
behalf of said employeeo, in an amount of money per month net exceeding the cost thereof of group
health insurance coverage for each offider and employee and one 00 el dependent of each such officer
and muployee, who is eligible and who participateo under either (a) Hospital Service of California
(hospital care with surgical-medical benefits), hereinafter referred to as vElue Cross Fla-rC, or
(h) The Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc, (Group Coverage), horeihafter referred to as Jgaiser Plan"
pursuant and subject to the provisions, terms and conditions set forth below.
2, Eligibility, Except as hereinafter specified, every person, including probationers,
currently employed. and receiving compensation therefor on a. full-tine permanent basis as an employee
or officer of the City, and every' person thereafter entering such employment or office, is eligible
to participate in thie plan. Every employee who occupios 13 . permanent ore-half time civil service
position is eligible to particiTate in this plan, but the City contribution on behalf of such. employee
shall be one-half the sum contributed on beheld' of other eligable participants herein. Except as
nerein provibed to tne contrary, each person who is employed as a department head of the City and who
is not othergise eligible hereunder, shall be eligible to partidipate in this plan in the same manner
and extent as full time permanent employees and officers.
Individuals excepted and not eligible to 0." '31t'. in thin 5 contrAbatton plan are (a)
04 .3 of the Bureau of' Electricity, as listed and designated separately' in an appropriate Resolution
of the Department of Public Utilities of the City; (b) part-time or temporary employees, or persons
holding amergency positions, of the City; (c) persons employed under contract for a definite period
of time and for the performance of specific duties or servioes; and (d) all positions under the Board
of Education.
5. Participation'. Every euigible employee, on or before the effective date hereof, shall
elect whether 02 not to participate in this plan. Said election shall be in the form prescribed by
the City Manager, and shall include payroll deduction authorization for the balance of the cost in
excess of the amount herein. authorized as the City's contribution per month for coverage under either
Blue Oroas or Raiser Plan- Eseh such electing employee :shall become a participating employee here-
under upon the earliest date thereafter permitted under the terms, conditions and provisions of the
respective Blue Cross Plan or Kaiser Plan, and the processing requirements of the Auditor. Any person
who may- hereafter became an eligible euftEmie, as defined hereinabove, may elect to participate and
shall become a participating employee under this plan of contritutien in the same manner.
4. CoragYe. (a) dbis plan for the health ahl welfare of eligible employees and officers
shall become effective for coverage beginning November 1, 1969. Payroll deductions therefor shall
commence in the preceding pay period.
Those eligible emplinyees Eno are or (1 later become members of Blue Cross Plan or Kaiser
Plan may transfer from one plan or coverage to the other, or daphasayae partiaipablmu membership
or coverage, only at suah timos as may be permitted under the terms, conditions and provisions of
such respective Plons,
(b) Bequests for adjuatments complaints, questions of coverage and all similar adminis-
rative matters shall be raised by the affected participating employee directly with the Moe Cross
Plan or the Kaiser Plan as the case may be.
5. Conditions, (a) The contribution herein directed shall. ba no event be paid to the
employee. Such contribution per participating employee shall. De paid by the Auditor only to Blue
Cross Plan or Kaiser Plan, as appropriate, together with the balance of the cost of coverage for each
such employee deducted. from Etch empleyeejs (ay' as authorized by ouch employee.
(b) Said contribution per participating employee shall not be deemed az, nor included in,
gross income of such employee, nor shall it be construed to increase or alter pension benefits paid
under any City retirement Or pension system.
(c) Every employee or officer who does not participate in this :Oath or who does not
continuo ouch participation. once having joined or acquired such health iheurance coverage, by member-
shiT ih the Blue Cross Plan or Kaiser Plan and by payroll deductions for payment of the cost of
coverage, shall not be eliglhle for, and shall nut receive, payment of such contributien for or on
his or her behalf, and shall have no claim to payment or receipt of such sum from the City.
(d) The Auditor ehall make one such contributory payment of the amount hereinabove
specified for and on behalf of every participating employee who is on leave of aboence without pay
for the first calendar month follovdng the comaencement of ouch leave, and thereupon such payments
shall. terminate.
(e) Cessation of she City employment of any participating employee snail terminate on the
date thereof sufa payments by the Auditor for and on behalf of such employee.
(f) Any participating employee who terminates City employment, or Who retires, or who
is on leave of absence without pay, or who is on sick leave without pay, shall arrange directly
with Blue Cross Plan or Kaiser Plan, as the case may be, for continuation of coverage and payment
therefor, if' such coutinuation is desired by- said amployee and if such umpleyee is eligible under
the teruu, conditions and provisions of sunh plan for continued coveruge.
O. Repeal of Prier Contributions Authorizatien. Resolution, No. 6854, adopted October 5,
1965, is hereby repealed to the extent it conflicts with or duplicates any of the terms herein
contained-
BE IT FURITIIi RESOLVED that the City- Manager ib authorized and directed to execute, and
the City Clerk to attest, on behala' of khe City contracts with said Hospital Service of California,
and The Kaiser Foundation Health. Plan, providing for. said health and medical. coverage, said contrants
to be substantially in the form heretofore approved by this Council-
I, the undersigned, hereby- certify that the foregoing RescIatien was duly and regularly
introduced and adopted by the Council of the City of Alameda in. regular meeting assembled on the
16th day of September, 190 S, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Fore, Bevy, Iorgaker, DoCall and PresiUent La Croix, Jr., (a).
NUE: Nene.
AELENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my- hand and affixed the official sea_ . of said
City this 17th day of September, 19FR.
(SEAL) SLUFF NEISOR
City Clerk cf the City of Alameda
I hereby certify thnt the foregoing ie a full, true and correct copy of' vCity of Alameda
Resolution No. 7530, AUTHORIZING PAYMENT 10 CITY TO HOSPITAL SERVICE OF CALIFORNIA AND TO KAISER
FOUNDATION KHALIF PLAN, INC., ON BEHALF OF ETES= AND PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEKE OF CITY, OF 1' 10'
AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING cosT IF:BEBOP OF GROUP IfiElidH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR EACH REPLOYEE AND ONE
QUALIFIED DEPENDENT THEREOF; AND REPEALING RESOETTROB NO. 6854,, introduced and, adopted by- the
Council. of the City of Alameda on the lah day of' September, 1969.
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City Clerk of the; City of Alemedn