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RESOLUTION NO. 'J3
SERIES OF 2009 --
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZrNG AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLLECT IVE
BARGArNJNG AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ENGLEWOOD POLICE BENEFIT
ASSOCIATION AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY I,
20 IO THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 20 10, PERT A[N[NG TO "ARTICLE 22 -INSURANC E."
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Englewood authori zed "The Collective Bargaining
Agreement" with the Englewood Poli ce Benefit Association (EPBA) for the years 2009 and 20 I 0,
by thr passage ofResoluti<>n ,S6. Series of 2008: and
WHEREAS, the passage of thi s Resolution will authorize amending "Article 22 -Insurance"
provisions of the "Collective Bargaining Agreement" between the Englewood Police Benefit
Association and the City of Englewood for the period of January 20 IO through December 20 IO ;
and
WHEREAS, Article 22 -Insura11ce -(,' I Medical, of this Englewood Police Benefit
Association (EPBA) Collective Bargaining Agreement provides for the employees to pay a set
percentag e of the premium cost for medical insurance for each le,ol of cove. 1ge, i.e . employee,
employee plus one or family coverage; and
WHEREAS, the EPBA and the Ci ty recognize the projected revenue shortfalls of the City for
the fiscal year 20 IO ; and
WHEREAS, the City and EPBA agree to amend the Agreement in connection with the
employees' percentage of the medical insurance premium lo provide for a "two plan" model; and
WHEREAS, the prentium percentage designated in the Co ll ecti ve Bargaining Agreement will
cover the basic medical plan (HMO) but may not cover the "two plan" (PPO) medical iru.urance
coverage; and
WHERE/\S , thi s Amendment will allow employees to use the current percentage contribution
and have medi ca l insurance coverage wider the bas ic medical plan (HMO) or to "buy up" to th e
(PPO) plan by paying th e difference in th e premium costs which may exceed the current contract
percentage .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO, Tl-!AT:
Section I. The Cit y Co un cil of th e Cit y of Englewood , Co lora do hereby ap proves the
amendment of "Art icl e 22 -Insurance" 10 the Co ll ective Bargaini ng Agreement be tween th e
Eng lewood Poli ce Benefit Assoc iati on and the City of Englewood for th e period Jan uary I, 20 I 0
through December 3 1, 20 I 0, a co py of wlti ch is atta ched hereto as Ex hibil A.
AD OPTED AND AP PROVE D thi s 5ili day ofOctober, 2009 .
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MEMOR;.NDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
The City of Englewood and Englewood Police Benefit Association enter into this
Memorandum of Understanding whereby the provisions of Article 22. Insurance, A. Medical
will be amended to read as follows for the period effective January 1, 20 10 through December
31, 2010:
A. ME01CAL
The City will pay $322.36 of the monthly pr~um cost for "employee only" coverag~,
$672.84 of the monthly premium cost for "employee plus one" coverage and $954.70 of
the monthly premium cost for "family" coverage for employees who participate in the
medical insurance plans offered by the City. Employees enrolled in the. "City Plan",
(HMO Only) will pay either $3.82, $25.18 or $62.95 per pay period toward the premium
cost, depending on the level of coverage . Employees enrolled in the "Buy-Up Plan",
(Triple ()ption) will pay either $28 .2 1, $78.84 or $143 .44 per pay period toward the
premim.. cost, depending on the level of coverage.
• Dnted this ~5.,,,,, day of .?'E/'Tt!::#(1.&,le. , i009 .
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ENGLEWOOD POLICE BENEFIT
ASSOCIATION
By.~~
Ace! D. Rowley, President
CTIY OF ENGLEWOOD
By. ____________ _
. James K. Wood ward, Mayor
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
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Date: Agen da Item : Subject:
October 5, 2009 11 C iv Memora ndum of u nderstanding ame nding the
Coll ec ti ve Bar 5aini ng Agreem en t Be tween th e City
and th e EPBA for 2009-20 1 O
Initiated By: I Staff So urce :
Huma n Res ourcPs Depar tment Su e Eaton, Direc to r of Hum an Reso urces
COUNCIL 1,QAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Th e Coll ec ti ve Bargainin g Agree men t with the Engl ewood Police Benefit As sociation was approved
by Coun cil fo r 2009-2010.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff requests Cou ncil's approval of a Memorandum of Understa nding (MOU) amending th e
provisions of Article 22 (In surance) of the 2009-20 10 Coll ective Bargaining Agreem ent with th e
Engl ewood Police Benefit Associa tion .
BACKGROUND, ANA LYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
Th e City's collective bargain in g ag reem ent for 2009-2010 w ith th e EPB A refers 10 em ployee
premi um pa rticipati on in "sing le p lan" medica l insuran ce offerin g. Th e MOU outlin es th e
contribution leve ls for a "two p lan" m odel. Emp loyee contri buti ons for the base "City Plan " w ill b e
7.5% lower than th e p erce ntages desc rib ed in th e co ntract. Employees choosin g the "Bu y Up" pl an
wi ll pay th e differen ce b etwee n th e premium cos ts of th e two plans.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Th e finan cial impact of th e M emorandum o f Understandi ng (when th e provisions are appli ed 10 all
Gen eral Fund employees) w ill b e a $1 23,000 sav in gs lo th e Gen eral Fund.
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Proposed Reso lution