Association-Sponsored Dental Insurance. Employees may elect to be covered by one of the Association-sponsored dental insurance programs instead of by the City-sponsored dental insurance plan. The amount to be remitted for each employee covered by an Association sponsored plan shall be a maximum of forty-nine dollars and eighty-four cents ($49.84) monthly. Enrollment in the Association plans shall be available to all employees regardless of Association membership or affiliation. Employees may not receive a subsidy for more than one of the City-sponsored or Association-sponsored dental plans. The parties mutually understand that the City will expend the above noted funds only for those employees who enroll in these plans and remain on active payroll status with the City, and that the City retains all rights to any unused funds which may be allocated for the purpose of implementing this Article/Section. The parties mutually understand that the City will provide to the separate EAA dental carriers an aggregate amount equal to the sum of the subsidy paid for those employees enrolled in the Association-sponsored programs who are on the payroll during each payroll period for which the subsidy is paid together with a list of those employees for whom the subsidy was paid during said payroll period. Remittance of this aggregate amount will be made within 30 working days after the conclusion of the payroll period in which the subsidy was paid. For those employees enrolled in an Association-sponsored program, who authorized the City Controller to make a payroll deduction to cover any additional costs of said dental insurance plan, the City will remit to the carrier a separate amount and appropriate deduction list. The parties further agree the City is not responsible for, nor expected to provide, any additional accounting, administrative, bookkeeping, clerical or other services except as provided for in the above paragraphs, and that the Association assumes all responsibility for any services which may arise out of the administration of the Association-sponsored programs. The Association shall indemnify, defend and hold the City harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability that shall arise out of or result from any action taken by the City for purposes of complying with this Section, or by failure of the Association or its dental insurance carrier to provide the coverage and services agreed to between the Association and the carrier. Management will retain all duties and r...
