[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of North Hills 2-25-2009; amended in its entirety 7-17-2019. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Village shall pay for health insurance benefits for its
employees (including certain paid elected officials) on the following
terms and conditions:
A.
Applicable to Village employees and elected officials whose initial
hire date is prior to April 1, 2019: For all Village employees (including
elected officials who are paid at least $2,000 per annum), and for
all appointed public officers whose compensation from the Village
is at least $12,500 per annum, who are eligible to participate in
the New York State health insurance program and elect to do so, the
Village will contribute 100% of the cost of such health Insurance
coverage for individual and dependent coverage;
B.
Applicable to Village employees and elected officials whose initial
hire date is on or after April 1, 2019: For all Village employees
(not including part-time employees) who are paid at least $5,000 per
annum, elected officials who are paid at least $25,000 per annum,
and all appointed public officers whose compensation from the Village
is at least $12,500 per annum, who are eligible to participate in
the New York State health insurance program and elect to do so, the
Village will contribute 100% of the cost of such health Insurance
coverage for individual and dependent coverage;
C.
For all retired Village employees (not including paid elected officials),
and appointed public officers whose compensation from the Village
is at least $12,500 per annum, who are eligible to continue coverage
in the New York State health insurance program, who have less than
eight years of service with the Village, who have reached retirement
age, and who are members of a New York public retirement system, the
Village will contribute 50% of the cost of individual coverage and
35% of the cost of dependent coverage;
D.
For all retired Village employees (not including paid elected officials),
and appointed public officers whose compensation from the Village
is at least $10,000 per annum, who are eligible to continue coverage
in the New York State health insurance program, who have eight or
more years of service with the Village, who have reached retirement
age, and who are members of a New York public retirement system, the
Village will contribute 100% of the cost of individual coverage and
100% of the cost of dependent coverage;
E.
All other retired Village employees (not including paid elected officials), and appointed public officers whose compensation from the Village is at least $12,500 per annum, who are eligible to continue coverage in the state health insurance program, who have not reached retirement age, and who are members of a New York public retirement system may continue coverage for themselves and their dependents at their own expense, with no cost to the Village, until such time as they shall reach retirement age, and thereafter the Village shall contribute such amount as may be indicated in Subsection C or D herein;
F.
For all paid elected officials who are paid more than $2,000 per
annum, who have at least five years of service, and who are eligible
to continue coverage with the state health insurance program, the
Village will contribute 100% of the cost of individual coverage and
100% of the cost of dependent coverage if such official has reached
retirement age, and if such official has not yet reached retirement
age, such official may continue such individual and dependent coverage,
at such official's sole cost and expense, as a vested employee
until such official reaches retirement age, at which time the Village
will commence contributing 100% of the cost of individual and dependent
coverage;
G.
For all survivors of deceased employees (including paid elected officials,
and including appointed public officers whose compensation from the
Village was at least $10,000 per annum at the time of such officer's
death) eligible to continue coverage under the New York State health
insurance program, the Village will contribute 75% of the cost of
dependent coverage for a surviving spouse where permitted to do so
by the rules of the New York State Government Employees' Health
Insurance Program;
H.
All of the provisions of this section shall be subject to the rules
and regulations of the New York State Government Employees' Health
Insurance Program and shall not be construed to grant any benefits
which are not permitted by such rules and regulations nor to make
any person eligible for insurance coverage or contribution where such
rules and regulations do not permit such coverage or contribution;
I.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, the domestic
partner of any Village employee or appointed public officer (including
paid elected officials) shall continue to be qualified for any benefits
or coverage to which such domestic partner is qualified pursuant to
previous resolutions of the Village Board of Trustees and the rules
and regulations of the New York State Department of Civil Service.
