Health Insurance Premium Contribution. The District will make available and continue to contribute eighty percent [80%] of the cost of a Health Insurance plan [such as Simply Blue Plus Platinum 2] at the applicable level [single, two-person, parent/children, or family], with the employee paying the remaining twenty percent [20%].
Health Insurance Premium Contribution as related to retirement calculation – The City’s contribution toward employee health insurance will be added to the employee’s gross pay for purposes of computing retirement compensation. As part of this collective bargaining agreement, employees are required to authorize a payroll deduction from the employee’s gross pay equal to the City’s contribution toward employee’s health insurance. This deduction from the employee’s gross pay will be paid to provide health insurance benefits for employees. The purpose of including the City’s contribution toward employee’s health insurance in the employee’s gross pay is solely for the purpose of augmenting the employee’s eventual retirement benefit. The purpose of including the City’s health insurance contribution is in the employee’s gross pay is not to result in additional net income to the employee. It is hereby acknowledged that both employee and employer retirement contributions will be required on this additional gross income – causing a decrease to the net income of the employee. The City’s additional expenses due to rolling health insurance into the base pay for purposes of retirement computation shall be recognized as part of the base for wage parity comparison purposes with other jurisdictions. It is also acknowledged that the inclusion of the City’s health insurance contribution in the employee’s gross pay does not by its nature affect overtime compensation, future pay increases, or other similar benefits. In the event that any subsequent law, court, arbitrator, or other lawful authority determines that the inclusion of the City’s health insurance contribution in the employee’s gross pay affects overtime compensation then the parties agree that there will be a corresponding adjustment to the affected hourly rate, pay, or benefit, to carry out this provision. The intent of such adjustment will be to result in the least net financial effect on both the employee and the employer.
Health Insurance Premium Contribution. Should the existing health insurance carrier cancel the coverage of the Village of Slinger or otherwise refuse to renew coverage under the health care plan during the term of the existing and successor collective bargaining agreement, the parties agree to meet and confer with respect to options available through which to replace the coverage. The Village shall provide Health Insurance under the Wisconsin Public Employer’s Group Health Insurance Program administered by the State of Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds. The Village shall pay ninety-two and one-half percent (92.5%) of the lowest cost qualified plan and the employees will pay the balance of the premium seven and on-half percent (7.5%) through payroll deduction. The Village will maintain an IRS, Section 125 Conversion Plan. If an employee is insured by a provider outside of Washington County at a rate less than the lowest cost qualified plan in Washington County, The Village shall pay fifty (50%) of the premium difference to the employee in December of each year. During the term of this agreement, the Village of Slinger may elect to participate in the deductible HMO Standard Plan offered by the State and which provides a $1,000 family/$500 individual deductible. Said plan will become the available insurance plan. If the deductible plan is implemented, the Village will contribute at the beginning of the calendar year, $800 for employees with family coverage and $400 for those with single coverage to a Section 125 Flexible Spending Account (FSA). Said contribution may be used to pay all qualified medical expenses. All contributions which are not used for the purposes set forth above during the calendar year in which they are incurred shall revert to the Village. Employees will have until March 15th of the following year to file claims for the preceding year’s qualified expenses. Employees without health insurance must self fund all FSA contribution and costs.
