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TENTH AMENDMENT
TO THE CITY OF CARMEL
EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of Carmel "Plan Sponsor by action of its governing body, adopted the City
of Carmel Employee Health Benefit Plan (the "Plan effective February 1, 1992, and
subsequently modified the Plan by a full restatement effective January 1, 2004, and a First,
Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Amendment to the restated Plan;
and
WHEREAS, Plan Sponsor wishes to amend the restated Plan; and
WHEREAS, authority to amend the Plan is granted therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, effective January 1, 2012, the Plan is amended as follows.
I. Under ELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS, section #4 is added to read:
4. The spouse and /or dependent child(ren) of an employee who dies "in the line of duty as
defined by City policy, and who:
a) was a participant in the Plan on the date of the employee's death; and
b) is not eligible for Medicare.
Only the spouse, or, if there is no spouse, the oldest child, will be classified as an eligible
employee; all others will be classified as dependents.
II. Under ADOPTED CHILDREN /LEGAL GUARDIANSHIPS, the first sentence is amended to
read:
An adopted child of an employee or a registered domestic partner will be eligible for coverage
as of the date of legal placement for adoption, or the date of actual adoption, whichever
occurs first.
III. The section EFFECTIVE DATE FOR NORMAL ENROLLMENT is amended to read:
The employee must file a written application with the Employer for himself and his eligible
dependents within thirty (30) days of his full -time hire date. (The employee must enroll for
employee benefits in order to also enroll for dependent benefits.) The effective date of
coverage under this Plan as the result of normal enrollment will be the first day following
the satisfaction of the waiting period.
The employee is responsible for timely forwarding to the Employer the application for
enrollment. If the employee fails to enroll for coverage for himself or any eligible dependents
within thirty (30) days, he will be able to enroll only during an Open Enrollment period unless
he qualifies for enrollment under the Special Enrollment provisions below.
IV. Under CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE FOR RETIREES AND EARLY RETIREES, the first
paragraph is amended to read:
An employee who qualifies as a retiree or an early retiree (hereinafter jointly referred to as
"retiree may elect to continue coverage for himself and his eligible dependents if he notifies
the Plan Administrator of his intent, in writing, within ninety (90) days after his retirement date.
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The employee must be a Plan participant at the time of retirement in order to be eligible for
retiree coverage. If an employee declines coverage at the time of retirement, he is not
eligible for reenrollment at a later date unless he is reemployed by the City in a full -time
capacity.
V. Under TERMINATION OF EMPLOYEE COVERAGE, section #5 is amended to read:
5. the Medicare eligibility date, if covered as a retiree or an early retiree, or as the spouse of
an employee who dies in the line of duty; or
VI. Under TERMINATION OF DEPENDENT COVERAGE, section #2 is amended to read:
2. the date the dependent ceases to qualify as an eligible dependent under the Plan (a
spouse will not cease to be an eligible dependent until the participant provides written
proof of divorce or legal separation; a child who is classified as an eligible employee due
to the death of a parent/employee in the line of duty will be subject to the age restrictions
imposed on all other dependents);
In all other respects the Plan remains unchanged.
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