Number
080491
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. MURPHY
Title
Substitute resolution authorizing the City to provide an additional health care plan for City Medicare retirees only.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Department of Employee Relations in cooperation with Employee Retirement System and the City Attorney’s office to provide an additional health care plan based on benefits, network and lower cost.
Body
Whereas, The City desires to control health care costs for all employees and for all retirees; and
Whereas, The City desires to control the monthly health care premiums paid by City retirees over 65 with Medicare; and
Whereas, City retirees have been leaving the City health plans and selecting a Humana Medicare Gold plan or a Secure Horizons Medicare Complete plan with different benefit structures but lower monthly premiums than the City plans; and
Whereas, City retirees would desire a Medicare supported plan that provides the same benefits and networks as the City plans; and
Whereas, The Secure Horizons Medicare Complete plan has proposed a plan that reduces the monthly premium while maintaining the benefit level and network provider level; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Department of Employee Relations is authorized to add an additional health care plan for the category single with Medicare or the category two with Medicare in 2009.
Requestor
Department of Employee Relations - Employee Benefits
Drafter
DER
MB
7/21/08