ORDINANCE
NO._____
An Ordinance authorizing ?working spouse? eligibility for coverage in the
Columbus Consolidated Government Employee/Retiree Self Funded Medical Benefit
Plan conditioned upon payment of a monthly surcharge of $371.45; replacing
applicable chart in FY15 Budget Ordinance; and for other purposes.
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THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY ORDAINS, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Ordinance No. 14-25 is hereby amended by deleting Section 31 in its
entirety and by substituting a new Section 31 to read as follows:
SECTION 31.
?Health Plan Premiums Changes ? Effective January 1, 2015
Active Employees
HMO Monthly Rate Rate With Spousal Surcharge Active Employees
POS/PPO Monthly Rate Rate With Spousal Surcharge Active Employees
HWC Monthly Rate Rate With Spousal Surcharge
Employee $145.89 $134.93 $122.53
Employee + Spouse $274.26 $645.71 $253.67 $625.12 $230.36 $601.81
Employee + Child(ren) $255.30 $236.13 $214.43
Family $404.09 $775.54 $373.76 $745.21 $339.41 $710.86
Pre-65 Retirees
HMO Monthly Rate Rate With Spousal Surcharge Pre-65 Retirees
POS/PPO Monthly Rate Rate With Spousal Surcharge Pre-65 Retirees
HWC Monthly Rate Rate With Spousal Surcharge
Employee $227.57 $216.62 $204.22
Employee + Spouse $504.61 $876.06 $484.03 $855.48 $460.71 $832.16
Employee + Child(ren) $469.72 $450.56 $428.86
Family $743.50 $1,114.95 $713.17 $1,084.62 $678.82 $1,050.27
*Effective with the plan year beginning January 1, 2015, any ?working spouse?
shall be eligible for coverage in the Columbus Consolidated Government
Employee/Retiree Self Funded Medical Benefit Plan conditioned upon payment of a
monthly surcharge of $371.45. Working spouse shall mean spouses of employees
and non-Medicare retirees who have access to health care coverage provided by
their employer.
Plan Benefit Changes ? Effective January 1, 2015
HMO and POS/PPO Deductibles $1000/$2000 (Individual/Family)
HWC Deductible $500/$1,000 (Individual/Family)
HMO and POS/PPO Out of Pocket Maximums* $6,350/$12,700 (Individual/Family)
Prescription Co-pays $20/$40/$60
*No change to HWC Out of Pocket Maximum
Other Plan Benefits not listed remain unchanged.?
SECTION 2.
Ordinance No. 14-25 is hereby amended by deleting Section 32 in its entirety
and by substituting a new Section 32 to read as follows:
? SECTION 32.
Effective with the plan year beginning January 1, 2015, any ?working spouse?
shall be eligible for coverage in the Columbus Consolidated Government
Employee/Retiree Self Funded Medical Benefit Plan conditioned upon payment of a
monthly surcharge of $371.45. For purposes of this Section, ?working spouse?
shall mean spouses of employees and non-Medicare retirees who have access to an
employment based health benefit plan as defined by the Affordable Care Act.
The dental and vision coverage is fully funded by employee premiums. Employees
may continue to include ?working spouses? on these insurance plans without any
additional surcharge.?
SECTION 3.
All ordinances or 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 12th day of August, 2014; introduced a second time at a regular
meeting 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 Thomas voting .
Councilor Pugh voting .
Councilor Woodson voting .
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SANDRA T. DAVIS TERESA PIKE TOMLINSON
DEPUTY CLERK MAYOR
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