2003-224RESOLUTION NO. 03R- 224
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM APPROVING A LETTER OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION, CLERICAL UNIT, AND THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim and the Anaheim Municipal Employees
Association, Clerical Unit, have met and conferred and reached an understanding to
amend Article 51.1 of the Memorandum of Understanding regarding employee Health
Insurance; and;
WHEREAS, the Anaheim Municipal Employees Association, Clerical Unit
is in agreement with the recommendation contained in said Letter of Understanding;
and
WHEREAS, as a result thereof, the Letter of Understanding dated
November 20,2003 between the parties has been prepared and signed; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim does find that it is in
the best interest of the City of Anaheim to approve said Letter of Understanding.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Anaheim that the Letter of Understanding dated November 2.o_, 2003 between the
Anaheim Municipal Employees Association, Clerical Unit and the City of Anaheim, a
copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, is hereby
approved.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Anaheim this 2 day of December 2003.
MAYOR OF THE ClTY~:~F)ItCNAHEIM
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ATTEST:
APPRpVED AS TO/F~RM: /"
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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDZNG
between the
ANAHEZM MUNZCPAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCZATION, Clerical Unit
and the
CITY OF ANAHEZM
The Anaheim Municipal Employees Association, Clerical Unit (AMEA), and the City of
Anaheim (ANAHEIM) have met and conferred and have reached an agreement concerning
employer contributions towards the costs of medical benefits for calendar year 2004 and
thereafter.
AMEA and ANAHEIM agree that, for calendar year 2004, ANAHEIM shall contribute
towards the monthly cost of health coverage to the various medical plans as
follows:
Single Two-Party Family
Kaiser HMO $232.26 $464.52 $657.30
Blue Shield HMO $265.71 $536.30 $746.65
Blue Shield PPO $274.49 $543.74 $750.65
Blue Shield High Deductible $273.41 $541.30 $747.29
AMEA and ANAHEIM agree to amend Article 51.1 of the Memorandum of
Understanding to reflect the following:
Health Insurance
ANAHEIM agrees to offer the Kaiser Foundat/on Health P/an and other prepaid and/or insured
health plans recommended by the Joint Committee on Medical Programs and approved by the
City Council. Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) benefit schedules shah be standardized to
the extent possible, and shah require a ~ $10 co-payment for outpatient and physician
51,1.1.1 Effective 2005. AIVAH£IM shall increase it~ contribution to the
premiums for the various health plans each ~7anuarv. This
COntribution shall be based on the Consumer Price Xndex. Ail
XMm$ Xndex- Urban Wa=e ffarner$ and Clerical ffmulovee$ (CPI-
W), for the area identified as Los Angeles - Riverside - Oranoe
County. The increase in AIVAHL:XIq'~ contribution shall be e=ual
to the percent chanae for the year endina Iqa¥ of the Drior
calendar year =lu$ seventy five percent £75%) of any amount
above the CP~-W. (For examole, the ¢it¥'$ increase in
contribution for calendar year 2005 shall e=ual the =ercent
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51.1.1.2
51.1.1.3
chanqe in the CPI-W for the year endinq I~lay 2004 p/us 75% of
the amount of the health premium lncrease that exceeds the
percent chanqe in the CPI-W for the year endinq t~lav 2004). ~
Emolovee_~ shal/ be required to oav anv difference between the
total monthlv co~t of the health ~lan ~elected and the ANAHEIM
contribution ~et forth in ~ffon $1.1.1.l. Fo; --'--~ ....... ~
Effective July l, 2001 2004, ANAHEIM and AMEA agree to meet and confer
concerning a cafeter/a plan for employee benefits to be effective January l,
200~, 2006. ANAHEIM and AMEA agree that any agreement reached shall
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51.1.2
51.1.3
51.1.4
51.1.5
be reached shall be created Letter of Understanding and submitted to the
Ob/Council for determination.
51.1.1.4 Employees who are covered by other health plans may present proof of
such coverage in order to receive $',00 $12$ per month in lieu of hea/th
benefits provided herein. In the event an employee who has elected this
option loses health coverage for any reason, and notifies ANAHEIM of such
loss within five (5) working days, he/she may enroll immediately in any p/an
offered by ANAHEIM. Employees may re-elect the "opt-our"option annually
during open enrollment, or may enroll in a City sponsored health p/an.
51.1.1.5 ANAHEIM shall during the term of this Memorandum pay an amount equal
to 100°~ of the current monthly Safeguard rate. In the event the Safeguard
Dental P/an is canceled during the term of this agreement, ANAHEIM shall
during the remaining term of this agreement pay the rate in effect at the
time of cancellation.
51.1.1.6.1 Employees who select a denta/ p/an other than Safeguard wi//
be required to contribute an amount equal to 100% of the
excess amount over the 1984 5afeguard monthly rate.
For all medica/ p/ans, married Anaheim employee coup/es shall be allowed only one
medica/ p/an and only one denta/ p/an to cover all family members, and married Anaheim
employee coup/es covered by a single enrollment sba//pay no health insurance premium
while both spouses are employed by ANAHEIM, or may alternatively elect the "opt-out"
payment provided in section 50.1.1.~.
Proof of marriage wi//be required of all employees enrolled in any City Medical p/an to
enroll a dependent spouse.
The Master contract between ANAHEIM and the p/an administrator sba# govern in the
event of any disputes over any matter within the provisions of the contract.
The benefit schedules for the prepaid HMO health plans wi//not be modified unilaterally
by ANAHEIM, except that each company may, from time to time, make revisions to
master contract language or impose minor benefit modifications.
STAFF OFFZCZALS of the CTTY OF
ANAHEZM, a Municipal Corporation
By:
ANAHEZM MUNZCZPAL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCZAT~ON, General & Clerical Units
,
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, SHERYLL SCHROEDER, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2003R-224 was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of
the Anaheim City Council held on the 2nd day of December 2003, by the following vote of the
members thereof:
AYES: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: Pringle, Tait, Chavez, Hernandez, McCracken
NOES: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
'I'~IE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)