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RESOLUTION NO. R06- /33
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, RATIFYING
A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE
PALM BEACH COUNTY PBA (LIEUTENANTS)
REGARDING INSURANCE RATES AND PREMIUMS;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City and the Palm Beach Country PBA have met to discuss annual
changes in insurance rates and have agreed to changes to the current collective bargaining
agreement as set forth in the attached memorandum of understanding.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as
being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution upon adoption
hereof.
Section 2. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida does
hereby ratify the a memorandum of understanding with the Palm Beach County PBA
(Lieutenants) regarding insurance rates and premiums, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit "A".
Section 3.
This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this --L day of August, 2006.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WITH REGARD TO ALL FULL-TIME LIEUTENANTS
WITH THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
POLICE DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE BARGAINING UNIT DEFINED BY
PERC CERTIFICATION NUMBER 1375.
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH (hereinafter, "the City") and the PALM
BEACH COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, INC. (hereinafter "the '" k?""'I
PBA") agree that effective October 1, 2006, and con~inlJlag in full force and effect "'S ~ 'f"
through and including September 30, 2007, that Article ~'f the Collective Bargaining
Agreement of application to the subject PERC certified bargaining unit shall be modified
to provide acceptance of the following:
1. That dependent medical insurance premiums under the present Blue Care
HMO and Blue Choice PPO plan coverage provided to bargaining units
members are expected to increase by 10.5% and 44.6%, respectively;
2. That the City shall make available to covered bargaining unit members a
certain "Blue Options PPO" group medical insurance plan under which the
premiums for dependent insurance coverage are expected to decrease by 1 %.
3. That as a result of the aforementioned anticipated changes in present
dependant insurance coverage premiums, the premiums for dependant
insurance coverage no longer will be "blended" so as to be the same under
covered employees' Blue Care HMO, Blue Choice PPO, and Blue Options
PPO Group Medical Insurance plans;
4. That the premiums for dependent insurance under covered employees' present
Blue Care HMO, Blue Choice PPO and Blue Options PPO Group Medical
Insurance plans shall be independent of each other and at rates as determined
respectively by the medical insurance carriers;
5. That the City shall continue to pay the full amount of covered employees'
individual medical insurance premiums under any and all group medical
insurance plans available to bargaining units members;
6. That by this Memorandum of Understanding the PBA is not waiving any
rights to collectively bargain with regard to all bargaining units members'
medical insurance pursuant to law and/or the respective Collective Bargaining
Agreements;
7. That all other provisions of the Parties' Collective Bargaining Agreements not
subject of this Memorandum of Understanding shall remain in full force and
effect; and;
8. That the Parties have full legal authority to enter into this Memorandum of
Understanding.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, the Parties have caused this Memorandum of Understanding
to be signed by their duly authorized representatives on the 8 day of ~, 2006.
FOR THE CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH
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Kurt Bressner, City Manager
FOR THE PALM BEACH
COUNTY PBA
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