HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 3-1984RESOLUTION NO. 3-R4
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ENROLLMENT AND
PREMIUM PAYMENT OF CERTAIN QUALIFIED RETIREES
IN CITY HEALTH INSURANCES
WHEREAS, employees who retire directly from service with the City of South
San Francisco are provided the ability to continue their health insurance enroll-
ment with the City's health insurance carriers and receive the benefits of the
City continuing to pay the insurance premium for the retiree only; and
WHEREAS, the continuation of health insurance coverage and City payment of
the retiree's premium is a benefit that has been provided to retirees since
1978; and
WHEREAS, there are former employees who retired prior to 1978 and who have
served the City for a substantial part of their working lives; and
WHEREAS, those former employees who retired prior to 1978 are not able to
enroll in City health insurance programs, nor do those former employees receive
the benefit of City payment of their insurance premiums; and
WHEREAS, health insurance coverage and the costs of insurance coverage are
matters of significant concern to persons on fixed incomes and who are over the
age of sixty-five (65);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco that:
(1) The City Council hereby determines that effective January 11, 1984, the
following former employees who retired directly from the City's service shall be
authorized to enroll in the City's health insurance programs and shall receive
the benefit of the City paying the retiree's insurance premium under the terms
and conditions of the contracts with insurance carriers held by the City with
insurance coverage to become effective upon the first day of the month following
the month of enrollment:
(a) Retirees not now receiving insurance benefits from the City or
City payment of the retiree's premium and who are sixty-five
(65) years of age or older and who were employed by the City
for fifteen (15) years or more; or
(b) Retirees who retired on a disability retirement and who are not
receiving insurance benefits from the City or City payment of
the retiree's premium and who were employed by the City for ten
(10) years or more and whose personal income currently falls
below the poverty level as established for the County of San
Mateo.
(2) The enrollment of qualified retirees in City health insurance programs
and payment of health insurance premiums by the City for said retirees only is
hereby authorized and approved by the City Council and shall remain in effect
unless and until subsequently modified by City Council action.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and
adopted by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular
meeting held on the llth day of January , 1984, by the following vote'
AYES: Councilmembers Mark N. Addiego, Emanuele N. Damonte, Richard A. Haffej/,
Gus Nicolopul°$; and Roberta Cerri Teglia
NOES: None
ABSENT- None
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