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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 17, Page 971, Ordinance Number 72-4-629A ORDINANCE NO. 72-4-629 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 2-28 AND 2-29 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: SECTION 1. That Section 2-28 "Group life insurance generally", be amended and reordained so that said section as amended and reordained shall hereafter read as follows: "Sec. 2-28. Group life insurance generally. (a) All full time permanent employees of the City of Paducah are hereby constituted a group for the purpose of obtaining the advantages of the group plan life insurance. Such insurance may be procured upon an application or contract which shall be signed for and on behalf of the City of Paducah by the Mayor thereof, and such group insurance shall continue to be in force as to each member of said group so long as his or her employment continues, and so long as he or she elects to receive the insurance. (b) The gross premiums shall be paid by the City of Paducah for all active employees with the City. All earned dividends on such insurance policy or policies shall be paid to the City and shall be and become a part of the General Fund. (c) The John Hancock Mutual_ Life Insurance Company of Boston, Massachusetts, having proposed a plan of such group life insurance and by the terms of which each member of said group of insurance as herein provided would have an insurance benefit on his life in the sum of $10,000.00, the Mayor is authorized to execute by signing, on behalf of the City, an application or contract for the procurement of such insurance. (d) Upon retirement an employee participating in the group insurance plan may continue his coverage in the amount of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for which the employee shall pay a monthly premium of $1.40. The City shall pay any amount in excess of $1.40 contribution by the retired employee up to an amount not exceeding 50% of the total monthly premium for the $2,000.00 policy. In the event the premium for a $2,000.00 policy should exceed the monthly amount of $2.80, the retired employee and the City shall pay one-half, but in no event shall the City pay more than 50% of any such premium." 971 972 SECTION 2. That Section 2-29 "Group life insurance for firemen and policemen", be amended and reordained so that said section as amended and reordained shall hereafter read as follows: "Sec. 2-29. Group medical insurance, generally. (a) All permanent and full time employees of the City of Paducah are hereby constituted a group for the purpose of obtaining the ad- vantages of a group medical insurance plan. Such insurance may be procured upon an application or contract which shall be signed for and on behalf of the City of Paducah by the Mayor thereof, and such group insurance shall continue to be in force as to each member of said group so long as his or her employment continues, and so long as he or she elects to have a single or family plan. (b) The gross premiums shall be paid by the City of Paducah, and any unmarried employee without dependent children must be limited to a single type plan, and any married employee or unmarried employee with dependent children may elect to have a family type plan. (c) The Kentucky Physicians Mutual, Inc. and Blue Cross Hospital Plan, Inc. are presently providing insurance benefits to city employees under the Blue Cross & Blue Shield and Major Medical Benefits plans, and the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute by signing, on behalf of the City, any new contracts as may from time to time be required to continue the existing coverage and services as provided by such insurance. SECTION 3. Section 1 amends Sectionsl-3 of an ordinance adopted May 22, 1951 and which was last amended by Section 1 of Ordinance No. 69-11-260 which was adopted November 11, 1969, Section 2 in effect repeals in part and amends in part Section 1-3 of an ordinance dated June 16, 1936, which was last amended by Section 1 of an ordinance adopted February 17, 1960. Section 2 further establishes a new provision not heretofore provided for in the Code of Ordinances City of Paducah, Kentucky. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and shall be retroactive to April 1, 1972. Mayor Passed by the Board of Commissioners April 11, 1972 Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, April 11, 1972.