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ORDINANCE NO,-�10/34Q-/
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO HEALTH BENEFITS
FOR RETIRED MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, Act 644 of 1995 (Ark. Code Ann. §24-12-129) permits any municipal
official or municipal employee age fifty-five (55) or over who has completed twenty (20)
years of service to the municipality and who is receiving a retirement benefit from the
Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System, Arkansas Public Employees
Retirement System, or a Local pension fund to continue to participate in the
municipality's health care plan; and
WHEREAS, The Arkansas State Legislature passed and enacted Act 1279 of 2009 (Ark.
Code Ann. §24-12-132), which requires municipalities to establish the criteria for
eligibility as a retiree;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, THAT;
SECTION 1: A retired employee or official age fifty-five (55) or over who has
completed twenty (20) years of service to the city and his or her family is eligible for
retiree coverage under the city's health plan if they are otherwise qualified under Act
1279 of 2009.
SECTION 2: Pursuant to Act 1279 (Ark. Code Ann. §24-12-132), the city council
hereby declares that a retired employee or official age fifty-five (55) or over who has
completed twenty (20) years of service to the municipality or a retired employee or
official of any age who has completed twenty-seven (27) years of service to the
municipality,may participate in the municipal health care plan if he or she:
1. Is eligible to receive retirement benefits from the Arkansas Local Police
and Fire Retirement System, Arkansas Public Employees Retirement
System. or a local pension fund;
2. Pays both the employer and the employee contribution to the health care
Plan;
3. Is not covered at any time during retirement by another health care plan;
and
4. Notifies the city within thirty (30) days after the official date of retirement
of his or her intent to participate in the city's health care plan.
SECTION 3: Passage of this Ordinance is necessary to assure the orderly and
productive administrative of the City's policies concerning all its employees. It is
essential that City employees receive prompt notification concerning the benefits
available to them upon retirement, and such notice should be made at the earliest possible
moment. Accordingly, this Ordinance shall become effective January 1, 2014. This
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Ordinance shall remain in effect unless or until repealed or the City's health plan no
longer permits.
SECTION 4: The various provisions and parts of this Ordinance are hereby declared to
be severable, and if any section or part of a section or any provision or part of a provision
herein is declared to be unconstitutional, inappropriate, or invalid by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or affect the remainder of this
Ordinance and to that extent the provisions hereto are declared to be severable.
SECTION 5: All ordinances, resolutions, or other acts of the City in conflict with the
terms hereof are repealed to the extent of any such conflict.
Passed and Adopted this day of ( l'�.` z- , 2013
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May City Clerk