Addressing the Terms and Conditions of Employment of City Employees Called to Active Military Duty in Persian Gulf or Persian Gulf Crisis

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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 statutes. 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 This Resolution shall be in full force and effect up /n its adoption by the Council and execution by the Mayor. Common Z`ouncil z JPM /ORD- RES2:RES -MLTLV r USENTE . ( -) NOT APPRMfL °TFr ( I `(- \ 1 1 41991