Common use of Health and Welfare Trust Clause in Contracts

Health and Welfare Trust. The Administration and the Union agree to continue the Health and Welfare Fund in effect as of the date of this Agreement. The board of trustees of the Health and Welfare Fund composed of an equal number of representatives of the Administration and the Union, shall determine in their discretion and within the terms of this Agreement and the Agreement and Declaration of Trust such health and welfare benefits to be extended by the Health and Welfare Fund to bargaining-unit members and/or their dependents. The contributions made by the Administration to the Health and Welfare Fund shall not be used for any purpose other than to provide health and welfare benefits and to pay the operating and administering expenses of the fund. 27.9.1 The Administration agrees to contribute, effective with the first pay period of July 2017, the amount of $16.50 per FTE bargaining-unit member per week to the Health and Welfare Fund. 27.9.2 The contributions for state-funded bargaining-unit members shall be made by the Administration in an aggregate sum within 45 days following the end of the calendar month during which contributions were collected. The amount of contributions for each fiscal year shall be based on the number of full-time equivalent bargaining-unit members as of the last payroll period in the month of October; provided, however, that for non-state funded bargaining-unit members the number of full-time equivalent bargaining-unit members may be surveyed quarterly during such fiscal year. 27.9.3 No dispute over a claim for any benefits extended by this Health and Welfare Fund shall be subject to Article 25,