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SERJES OF 2009
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A RESOLUTION AlITHORIZING AN AME NDMENT TO THE CO LLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ENGLEWOOD FIREFIGETERS LOCAL
NO. 1736 AND THECfP.' OF ENGLEWOOD FOR THE PERJOD OF JANUARY I, 2010
THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 20 10, PERTAINING TO ·'ARTjCLE 24 -INSURANCE ."
WHEREAS , the Cit y Co uncil of the City of Eng lewood authorized "Collective Bargaining
Agreement" between the Engl ewood Firefighters Locai No. 1736 (EFF A) for the years 2009,
20 10 and 20 11 , by th e passage of Reso lution 65, Series of 2008; and
WHEREAS , the passage ofthis Resolution will authorize amendi ng "Article 24 -Insurance"
provisions of the "Collective Bargaining Agreement" between the Englewood Firelighters Loca l
No . 1736 and the Cir/ of Englewood for the period of January 20 10 tltrough December 201 O; and
WHEREAS , Article 24 -Insuran ce -(A) Medica l, of this Eng lewood Firefighters Local \ 736
(EFFA) Collective Bargaining Agreement provides for the employees to pay a set percentage of
the premium cos t fo r medical insurance fr·r <ac h level of coverage, i.e . cmp loyee, employee plus
one or fami ly coverage ; and
WHEREAS , the EFFA and the Ci ty recognize the projected revenue shortfalls of th e City for
the fiscal year 2010 ; and
WHEREAS , the City and EFFA agree to amend the Agreement in conuection with th e
employees ' percentage of the medical insurance premium to provide for a "two plan " mode l; and
WHEREAS, the premium percentage designated in the Agreement will cover the basic
ml'dical plan (HMO) but ma y not cove r the "two plwi" (PPO) medical insurance coverage; wid
WHEREAS, this Ame ndment will al low employees to use tl1 e curre nt percentage contrib ut ion
and have medical insurWJce, overage uuder the basic medical plan (HMO) or to "buy up" to the
(PPO) plru by pay ing the dill ,rence in the premium costs which may exceed the current co ntract
percentage .
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO , THAT :
Secti 912.J.. The City Cc·.m cil of the City of Englewood, Colorado hereby a ppr ,ves the
amend ment of "Arti cle 24-Insurance" of the Co llccli vc Bargai nin g Agreement between the
Eng lewood Firefighters Loca l 1736 and th e Cit y of Eng lewood for the years 2009, 2010 , and
20 11 a copy of which is attac hed heret o as Exhibi t A.
ADO PTED AND APPROVED thi s 511' dny of October, 2009.
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vZcnshia A. Ellis , City Clerk
~ ··-----k i't _)4,<:::,-l (j James K. Woodward, May or
I, Loucrishia A. Elli s, City Clerk for ftzf '.ty of Engle ood,
above is a tru e copy of Reso lu tion No. / Series of2 09.
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MEMORAND UM OF UNDERSTAN DI NG
The Ci ty of Englewood and The Eng lewoo d Firefighters Lo cal 1736 en ter into this
Memorandum of Understanding whereby th e provi sio ns of Artic le 24. lnsuran ce , A. Medical
wi ll be amend ed to read as fo ll ows fo r the period effec tive Janu ary I, 20 I O through Dece mb er
31, 201 0:
A. MEDICAL
The City will pay $322.36 of tl1 e mon thl y premium cost fo r "empl oye e onl y" cove rage,
$672.84 of th e monthl y premium cost for "employ ee plus one" coverage and $95 4.70 of
the monthly prem ium cost for "family " coverage for emp loyees who participate in th e
med icai in suran ce plans offered by the City. Empl oyees enrolled in the "C ity Plan",
(HMO Only) will pay eith er $3 .82 , $25.18 or $62 .95 per pay peri od toward tb e premium
cost, de pending on th e level of coverage. Empl oyees enro ll ed in th e "Buy-Up Plan ",
(Triple Option) will pay eith er $28.21 , $78.84 or $143 .44 per pay period to ward th e
premium cost , depending on the level of co verage .
Dated thi s~3 u.1ay of J.,,J. .#,A., , 2009.
ENGLEWOOD FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 1736
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CITY OF ENGLEWOOD
By : -::------=-~c--:---c--c-----James K. Woodward , Mayor
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Date : Agenda Item: Subject:
O c toher 5, 2009 11 CV Memorandum of Unders tandin g amendi ng the
Coll ective Barga inin g Agreem ent Between th e City
and th e EFFA for 2009-2011
Initiated By: I Staff Source :
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Human Resources D epartment Sue Eaton , Director of Human Resources
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREV IOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Th e Coll ecti ve Ba rga inin g Agreem ent with th e Engl ewood Firefigh ters Asso ciati o n was approved by
Council for 2009-20 11.
RECOMMEND ED ACTIO N
Staff requests Council's approval of a 'vlernorandum of Understanding (MOU) amer,ding th e
provisi o ns of Article 24 (Insurance) of th e 2009-20 11 Collective Bar ga inin g Agreemen t with the
Engl ewood Fir efighters Association.
BACKGROUN D, ANALYS IS, AND ALTERNATIVES ID ENTIF IED
The City's coll ect ive bargaining agreement for 2009-201 1 w ith th e EFFA refers to employee
premiu m parti cipa tion in a "single plan" medi cal insura nce offe rin g. Th e MOU o utlin es the
contributi on levels for a "two pla n" m ode l. Emp loyee contribu ti ons for the bas e "City Plan " will be
7.5% lower th an th e perce ntages des crib ed in th e contrac t. Emp loyees choosing th e "Bu y Up"
plan w ill pay th e di fference betwee n the prem ium cos ts of th e two p lans.
FINANC IAL IMPACT
Th e financia l impac t of th e mem orand um of und ers tanding (when th e prov i sions are applied to all
Genera l Fund employees ) w ill b e $123,000 sav in gs to th e General Fund .
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Proposed Reso luti on