REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 24, 2019
FROM: JEFF CARDELL, Director
Personnel Services Department
BY: KEN PHILLIPS, Labor Relations Manager
Personnel Services Department
SUBJECT
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***Approve the amended City of Fresno Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) Plan Document (Subject to Mayor's veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that Council approve the amended City of Fresno Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) Plan Document, effective October 24, 2019.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Pursuant to the Memoranda of Understanding between the City and Fresno Police Officers Association (FPOA), Non-Supervisory Police for Unit 4 and Police Management for Unit 9, effective June 24, 2019 respectively, Council is asked to approve the amended HRA Plan Document to allow for HRA accounts to be used for reimbursement of post-retirement out-of-pocket qualified medical expenses.
BACKGROUND
On March 1, 2006, Council approved and adopted the HRA Plan Document. The Plan was established to provide a means for reimbursing plan participants for their post-retirement health insurance premiums. In January 2019 Council approved and adopted an amended Plan Document which was revised to provide clarity, implement updated language, and incorporate general clean up.
In June 2019, Council approved a successor Memoranda of Understanding between the City and FPOA for Unit 4, Non-Supervisory Police, and Unit 9, Police Management. The MOUs include a provision for the City to amend the HRA Plan Document to allow for HRA accounts to also be used for reimbursement of post-retirement out-of-pocket qualified medical expenses, and present the document to Council within 120 days of adoption of the MOUs for its consideration to allow HRA accounts to be used for reimbursement of qualified medical expenses. Currently, FPOA Basic and Management are the only units requesting plan participants, with Council approval of the amended Plan Document, to use HRA acc...
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