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RESOLUTION NO. 441G
DECEMBER 20, 1971
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°RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CITY PARTICIPATION
IN PREMIUM PAYMENTS FOR HOSPITALIZATION AND
MEDICAL INSURANCE FOR CITY EMPLOYEES JOINTLY
WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to increase the compensation of its
employees and to make available to them the benefits and advantages of
group insurance rates and coverage as authorized by Minnesota Statutes of
1959, Section 471.61, and
WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis Park and the County of Hennepin have
entered into a contract for joint participation in providing group
hospitalization and medical insurance for City employees in the group
insurance plan now in effect for County employees, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park that:
1. The City Manager and the Mayor after Council approval
be and they hereby are authorized to execute and renew
from time to time on behalf of the City various group
insurance contracts in the forms and for the purposes
authorized by law in M.S.A. 471.61 for the benefit of
the employees and officers of the City where execution
of such contracts is required and to approve such contracts
where approval thereof shall be required, provided, however,
that such contracts shall not be exclusive nor limit the
right of freedom of choice by the employees and officers
as to the selection of any one or more of them under the
terms of the various contracts.
2. The group insurance plans hereby authorized shall be limited
to those popularly known as Blue Cross, Minnesota Indemnity,
Inc. (MII), Group Health, and Minnesota Benefit Association.
3. The City shall pay to the insurers for the year 1972
commencing with the January 1972 installment on any such
approved group insurance coverage for its paid employees
or officers, permanent or probationary, regardless of their
manner of election or appointment, a sum of Sixteen and
80/100 Dollars ($16.80) of the premium for coverage under
the Blue Cross Hospitalization contract, MII Usual and
Customary Medical -surgical contract, Group Health contract,
or Minnesota Benefit Association's contract from the funds
of the City in accordance with M.S.A. 471.61.
4. The City shall pay to the insurers for the year 1972
commencing with the January 1972 installment, the sum
required for a single or family MII major medical
insurance plan for its paid employees or officers,
permanent or probationary, regardless of their manner
of election or appointment. If any paid employee or
officer does not desire or qualify for the major medical
insurance coverage he may in lieu thereof elect to
receive a sum equal to the premium for which he would
be entitled, towards purchase of additional insurance
described in Section 3 above.
5. The appropriate officers are hereby authorized and
directed to deduct the balance of any such premium
from the compensation of any employee or officer and
remit to the insurer under an approved contract the
employee or officer share of any such premium, upon
written authorization from such employee or officer
so to do.
Adopted by the City Council Decem-r 20, 197
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Attest:
44J2cT
ity Clerk
Reviewed for administration:
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Apprpved as to form and legality:
Cit 'ttorney