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ORDINANCE D-1643-03
(As Amended)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARMEL, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 3, DIVISION II,
SECTION 2-38 OF THE CARMEL CITY CODE
WHEREAS, on August 17, 1998, the Carmel Common Council passed
Ordinance D-1377-98, by which the City agreed to pay a portion of the health insurance
premium for retirees with 20 or more years of service to the City; and
WHEREAS, the intent of that ordinance was to reward long-term employees for
their service to the City by relieving the financial burden health insurance costs place on
a retiree; and
WHEREAS, the maximum monthly health insurance premium mount paid by
the City has remained at $350 since 1999, while the actual premium cost to retirees has
risen by more than 150% since then; and
WHEREAS, the amount ora retiree's health insurance premium paid by the City
should be adjusted periodically to reflect the rapidly rising cost of health insurance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City
of Carmel, Indiana, as follows:
Section I: Chapter 2, Article 3, Division II, Section 2-38(c) of the Carmel City
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-38 Health Insurance.
"(c)
Retiree insurance. The City shall contribute 50% of the monthly employee-
spouse premium for retirees who have 20 years of active service with the City,
plus an additional 1% for each additional six months of service, up to a maximum
of 75% of the employee-spouse premium (or 75% of the employee-only premium
if the employee is unmarried or the spouse is not covered by the City plan),
provided that the City's insurance premium contribution shall not exceed $600
per month or $7,200 per year. Coverage for other eligible dependents may be
continued at the retiree's expense.
The Carmel Common Council shall review the amount and the terms of retiree
insurance contributions no less frequently than every four years during the year of
the general election of City officials."
Section II: The remaining provisions of Carmel City Code Chapter 2, Article 3,
Division II, Section 2-38 are not affected by this Ordinance and shall remain in full force
and effect.
Section III: All City ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with any provision
of this Ordinance are hereby repealed, to the extent of such inconsistency only, as of the
effective date of this Ordinance.
Section I¥: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on January 1, 2004.
.PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Ind_~jla this lO day
of ~C1 ~_%JC 2003, by a vote of "-{ ayes and fi~_) nays.
COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL
~4i~E. Carter
M.L.,Rundle - ~.. , ~
Wayne Wi~ls0n
ATTEST:
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//l~iana L. ~ordray, IAMCJClerk-Treasurer
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of C~el, ~di~a this
2003, at. 1¢:~ fi.M.
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~lVl. 3ohnso~,
Clerk~or
Diana L. erk-Treasurer
Approved_b~ me~/layor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this
2003, at ~[~_.M.
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