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Home My WebLink AboutO-2006-016 COBRA Coverage Survivor Benefits ORDINANCE NO. 2006-016 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO PARTICIPATION IN GROUP INSURANCE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE CITY WILL PAY HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS OF FEDERALLY REQUIRED "COBRA" COVERAGE ON BEHALF OF SURVIVING MEMBER BENEFICIARIES OF A DECEASED GENERAL EMPLOYEE FOR A MAXIMUM OF SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF DEATH OF A RETIREE; FURTHER, AMENDING SECTION 18-29.1 TO CLARIFY CODE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO FUTURE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Sec. 18-1 of the Dania Beach Code of Ordinances is amended to read as follows: Sec. 18-1. Participation in group insurance. All retired City officials; and employees are authorized to enter into such agreements as are necessary to provide that retired officials-, anger employees or both of the City may participate in the group medical, hospitalization, and life insurance plan of the City, provided that one-third (1/3) of the cost of any such continued participation in any such group insurance plan shall be paid by the retired employee. However, retired employees and employee beneficiaries receiving benefits from any City Retirement Plan and Trust shall be eligible for an annual health insurance subsidy as provided in Sections 18-29.2(k)_and 18-42(10) herein; and provided further, however, that the City will pay health insurance premiums of federally required "COBRA" coverage on behalf of surviving member beneficiaries of a deceased general employee for a maximum of six months after the date of death of the retiree. Such survivors are eligible for continued group health coverage in accordance with COBRA ,legislation. Premiums for such coverage will be made by the City for the first 6 months following the death of the covered retiree; thereafter, the cost of COBRA coverage will be the responsibility of the survivor. Retired city officials and employees not receiving benefits from any City Retirement Plan and Trust shall be eligible to participate in the City's group insurance plan at their own expense. Section 2. That Section 18-29.1 of the City Code is amended to read as follows: (6). a. Each elected public official in office on October 1, 1984, may elect not to become a member of the plan, in which case he shall be forever barred from future membership in the plan. This election by such elected public officials must be made by December 31, 1984. Any such elected public official who elects to enter the plan and who could have been a member of the prior plan (which was in effect up to June 23, 1981) but declined to join said prior plan shall have the option of buying back his service prior to October 1, 1984. The amount and terms of this buy back shall be according to subsection 18-29.1(d)(2). In the absence of this buy back, service credit for such elected public officials shall commence on October 1, 1984. Any elected public official in office October 1, 1984, who was not eligible for membership in the prior plan shall receive service credit prior to October 1, 1984, without the requirement of buying back such previous service. b. Each elected public official whose initial term in office commences after October 1, 1984, shall become a member of this plan on a mandatory basis, just as is the case for employees of the city. C. In no event may an elected public official whose initial term in office begins later than his fifty-fifth birthday become a member of the plan. • b-d. Any elected official elected on or before February 28, 2006, shall have the option to elect in writing to either remain in the City plan or to join the Florida Retirement System on March 1 2006 (the "election notice"). Further, any elected official electing to join the Florida Retirement System shall designate one of the following choices on the election notice: (i) The elected official's contributions shall remain in the City plan and the elected official will retain any vested membership credit in the City's plan. The elected official will be ineligible to purchase past service credit in the Florida Retirement System to the extent that the elected official retains vested membership credit in the City's plan. (ii) The elected official is withdrawing all of the elected official's contributions, with interest, from the City's Plan and the elected official is not retaining any vested membership credit with the City plan. Subject to the rules of the Florida Retirement System, the elected official may be eligible to purchase .past service credit in the Florida Retirement System utilizing the elected official's contributions. Any elected official who fails to submit an election notice to the City within the timeframe established by the City Manager, is deemed to have elected to become a member of the Florida Retirement System. e. Any elected public official whose initial term in office begins on or after March 1, 2006 shall become a member of the Florida Retirement System unless in accordance 2 ORDINANCE#2006-016 . with the rules of the Florida Retirement System, as amended from time to time, the elected official is permitted to opt-out of membership in the Florida Retirement System. Section 3. That all sections or parts of sections of the Code of Ordinances, all ordinances or parts of ordinances, all charter sections or parts of sections, and all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with this Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such conflict. Section 4. If any word, phrase, clause, subsection, or section of this Ordinance is for any reason held unconstitutional or invalid, the invalidity shall not effect the validity of any remaining portions of this Ordinance. Section 5. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption. PASSEL) on first reading on April 25, 2006. PASSEL) and ADOPTED on second reading on May 9, 2006. • PATRICIA FLURY MAYOR—COMMISSIONER ATTEST: �,q� l --d-�c-� no LOUISE STILSON, CMC CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM ND CORRECTNESS: BY: . T OMA9 J. �k'NSBRO CITY ATTORNEY 3 ORDINANCE#2006-016 z e s r • i CITY OF DANIA BEACH MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and Commission CC: Ivan Pato, City Manager Mary McDonald, Human Resources Director/Risk Manager Patty Varney, Finance Director FROM: Tom Ansbro DATE: April 19, 2006 RE: General Employees' Pension Ordinance Amendments: Health Insurance • Subsidy; Clarification of Elected Officials' Participation in FRS Attached is a proposed ordinance which will address the health insurance subsidy for survivors of deceased retirees. The other amendment is a clarification of the provisions applicable to participation by future elected officials in FRS (this clarifies the FRS ordinance amendments adopted recently). • NOTICE OF HEARING BEFORE CITY COMMISSION • CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, REGARDING ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED ORDINANCES: NOTICE IS GIVEN that on May 9, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, the City Commission of the City of Dania Beach, Florida, will conduct a public hearing in the Commission Chamber at Dania Beach City Hall, 100 West Dania Beach Boulevard, Dania Beach, Florida,to consider the proposed adoption of the following Ordinances: ORDINANCE 2006-015 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA CREATING ARTICLE IX OF CHAPTER 17, WHICH CHAPTER IS ENTITLED "OFFENSES-MISCELLANEOUS" OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, SUCH ARTICLE TO BE ENTITLED "ON SITE SHOPPING CART RETENTION SYSTEM-REQUIRED", TO REQUIRE ANY BUSINESS THAT USES TWENTY OR MORE SHOPPING CARTS AT A BUSINESS LOCATION TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AN ON-SITE SHOPPING CART RETENTION SYSTEM; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ORDINANCE NO. 2006-016 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO PARTICIPATION IN GROUP INSURANCE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE CITY WILL PAY HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS OF • FEDERALLY REQUIRED "COBRA" COVERAGE ON BEHALF OF SURVIVING MEMBER BENEFICIARIES OF A DECEASED GENERAL EMPLOYEE FOR A MAXIMUM OF SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF DEATH OF A RETIREE; FURTHER, AMENDING SECTION 18-29.1 TO CLARIFY CODE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO FUTURE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Copies of the proposed Ordinances are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 100 West Dania Beach Boulevard, Dania Beach, Florida, and may be inspected by the public during normal business hours. Interested parties may appear at the aforesaid meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed. Any person who decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at this hearing will need a record of the proceedings and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act, persons needing assistance to participate in any of the proceedings should contact the City Clerk's Office, 100 West Dania Beach Boulevard, Dania Beach, Florida 33004, (954)924-3622 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. /s/Louise Stilson City Clerk • Run in Sun Sentinel: April 28, 2006