01-14-91 Council Meeting Minutes

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143 REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 14, 1991 3. Each covered employee shall receive a regular bi- weekly paycheck from the City in an amount equal to the difference between his or her current gross City wage and his or her gross military wage. In no event shall the total of gross City and gross military wages exceed in any calendar year the total gross wages that would have been earned by the covered employee in his or her City position had he or she not been called to active duty. Reconciliation of amounts owed to or by the City shall occur in February, 1992, with adjustments made to the March, 1992, paychecks. Similar reconciliation and adjustment shall occur annually thereafter, as necessary. 4. For purposes of computing the covered employee's gross City wages, each covered employee shall receive that annual increase he or she would have received had he or she not been called to active military duty. 5. Vacation and sick days shall not accrue during such time a covered employee is on active military duty. 6. Time on the job and seniority will accrue during such time the covered employee is on active military duty. 7. Propay benefits will not accrue during such time a covered employee is on active military duty. SECTION III - HEALTH INSURANCE 1. Pursuant to terms of the Basic Disability and Comprehensive Medical Plan ( "the Plan ") governing the terms and conditions of employee health care coverage provided to the City by Benefit Trust Life, City - provided health insurance benefits for each covered employee shall terminate as of the date he or she is activated to military duty, as medical coverage is provided the covered employee by the United States Government. 2. Pursuant to a modification to the Plan, dependents of covered employees with City - provided dependent health care coverage at the time the covered employee reports to active duty, shall remain covered under the Plan pursuant to Plan administration policies while the covered employee is activated to military duty. 3. Pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) as amended, each covered employee and his or her "qualified beneficiaries ", as defined by COBRA, with City - provided health care coverage at the time he or she reports to active duty, may elect to continue such dependent health care coverage upon termination of such coverage, as provided in paragraphs 1 and 2, of this Section. In the case of those covered employees and /or their qualified beneficiaries who elect to continue such dependent health care coverage, the City shall continue to pay the employer portion of the premium, and the covered employees and /or their qualified beneficiaries will bear only their portion of the premium. The City will work with those electing continued health care coverage to facilitate expeditious, convenient payment of the portion of the premium, including arranging for the deduction of that portion of the premium from any paycheck the covered employee may be entitled to receive under Section III hereof. The City shall not charge an administrative fee to the covered employee or his or her dependents for any activities or services undertaken by the City pursuant to this Section. The availability of continuing dependent health insurance coverage, as provided in this Section, is subject to COBRA and all rules, and regulations promulgated thereunder, and interpretations thereof. SECTION IV - PERF 1. It is the City's understanding that, pursuant to I.C. 5- 10.3 -7 and I.C. 36- 8 -5 -7, as applicable, each covered employee shall continue to accrue PERF service credits during his or her period of active duty. Final decision on this matter rests with the respective PERF Board of Trustees. However, the City urges such an interpretation of the respective PERF statues. 2. It is the City's understanding that, pursuant to I.C. 5- 10.3 -7, each covered employee shall accrue such service credits throughout his term of active duty until one hundred twenty (120) days after the termination of active military duty with respect to covered employees who are regular City employees, and within sixty (60) days, with respect to sworn members of the Police and Fire Departments. The final decision on the matter rests with the respective PERF Board of Trustees. However, the City urges such an understanding of the PERF Statute. 3. To the extent allowed by the respective PERF Board of Trustees, the City shall, during each covered employee's term of active military duty, continue to pay its share of PERF for each covered employee based upon the covered employees "compensation ", as provided for in I.C. 5- 10.2 -3 or other relevant statute. To the extent allowed by law and by the respective PERF Board of Trustees, the covered employee may elect to continue or not his PERF contribution. The City shall cooperate with each covered employee to assist in the expeditious, convenient payment of any allowable employee PERF contributions by deducting the same from any paycheck over the covered employee under Section II, hereof, if so desired by the covered employee. SECTION V