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)/ ;` �� // it �� frtI iGr //fIIkIU 9l %AD r � fl�l fl%rr iiV J�r� r�r rr � r r i i��7lr�l 'I /r %/r i I'�f / /)� .,,; ✓ �`jl � i/ �'�l ��,/ �/ri/ I(Fi /i ,�F�i % % % / //� i�rX�` ➢�� . /��i � �i�. � Date: 07/21/03 g i M Health Care Imm # 4 1 • Beets, Manager FROM: # o I= Bacon, Human Resources Manager z Current City Employee Overview Recently Human Resources has been directed by you and the City Council to review current benefits and City procedures surrounding the payment of health insurance premiums and benefits covering illness severe enough to require a leave of absence from employment. &rent and Past ractices have been that the City covers the City contribution of employee health insurance through the 90 day Family Medical Leave (FMLA) period at a minimum. If an employee has built up enough paid leave time to keep them p__ aid at a status that they were hired at (full -tithe or part - time) then they would continue to receive and accrue benefits including the City health insurance contribution. This is continued until the employee has depleted their paid leave bank, At such a time that the paid leave bank is depleted and the FM LA period is over the employee, if granted an extended leave, ( City policy states this can be granted for up to one year) the employee will pay the entire premium. This continues until the employee leaves employment, in which a COBRA extension is offered, or the employee returns to work and the City begins to contribute again. In addition, during this timefratne while the employee is on a qualified leave time is elapsing toward eligibility far Long Term Disability a ents. The qualifying timeline is 60 days. On the sixty first day the qualified employee will receive 60% of their gross income up to a cap of $6,000 per month. Currently the City pays the full amount to cover long term disability insurance for R111- time regular City staff. This amount is taxable when the employee receives the benefit. This benefit continues until the employee is able to return to work, no longer needs the benefit, or reaches social security eligibility.