Columbus, Georgia

Georgia's First Consolidated Government

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Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
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Council Members

AN ORDINANCE

NO.





An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 14-25 by repealing Section 33 of that

ordinance in its entirety and substituting a new Section 33 pertaining to

retiree health insurance; and for other purposes.



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THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY ORDAINS:



SECTION 1.



Section 33 of Ordinance 14-25 is hereby repealed in its entirety and a

new Section 33 is hereby adopted to read as follows:





?SECTION 33.



All retirees who are Medicare eligible and were hired on or after

July 1, 2001 will not be eligible for participation in the Columbus

Consolidated Government (CCG) Employee/Retiree Self Funded Medical Benefit

Plan. To the extent the City identifies and offers a Medicare compatible

insurance plan for Medicare eligible retirees, 100 percent of the costs

associated with that plan will be borne by those participants, and the City

will assume no liability for any benefits payable to participants under that

plan.



All employees who were hired on or after July 1, 2001 who retire while

enrolled in the CCG Employee/Retiree Self Funded Medical Benefit Plan and begin

to draw pension benefits prior to becoming Medicare eligible, and any

non-Medicare eligible dependents covered at the time of the employee's

retirement may remain a part of the CCG Self Funded Medical Benefit Plan until

they become Medicare eligible; provided however, the premiums for plan members

in this category will be set in accordance with the guidelines set forth in

section 31 above.



Any retiree who discontinues his or her participation in the CCG Self

Funded Medical Benefit Plan or any Medicare compatible insurance plan offered

by the CCG will forfeit any future right to re-enroll himself or any dependents

in either plan with the exception that any retiree who has maintained his

participation in the CCG Self Funded Medical Benefit Plan or Medicare

compatible insurance plan may add a new dependent within thirty days of the

event making that person a dependent (birth, marriage, adoption or legal

guardianship). In addition, the dependent of an enrolled retiree who applies

within 30 days of losing health insurance coverage with his employer may enter

or return to the plan.





Section 20 of Ordinance No.01-49 and Section 33 of Ordinance No. 14-25 are

specifically repealed and replaced by this section.?



SECTION 2.



All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance

are hereby repealed.





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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the

23rd day of September, 2014, introduced a second time at a regular meeting of

said Council held on the ______ day of ______________, 2014, and adopted at

said meeting by the affirmative vote of ________ members of said Council.





Councilor Allen voting____________.

Councilor Baker voting____________.

Councilor Barnes voting___________.

Councilor Davis voting____________.

Councilor Henderson voting________.

Councilor Huff voting_____________.

Councilor McDaniel voting_________.

Councilor Pugh voting_____________.

Councilor Thomas voting___________.

Councilor Woodson voting__________.







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TINY B. WASHINGTON TERESA PIKE TOMLINSON

CLERK MAYOR

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