HomeMy WebLinkAboutPolice Benevolent Association- TCCOG Health Plan.PDFCayuga Heights Police Benevolent Association
836 Hanshaw Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607)2s7-I0t I
(607)257-3474 FAX
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To the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees
Attached to this letter is an olficial offer for the Village of Cayuga Heights Police
Benevolant Association to move from the Teamsters Benefit package to the TCCOG
Flealth Care plan. This is to serve as an Official offer to change our benefits plan.
i look forward to you reply in this matter, and hope that this can be resolved.
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David C. Lanning Jr.
President
Cayuga Heights Police Benevolent Association
836 Hanshaw Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607)257-101 I
(607)257-3474 FAX
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1. CHPBA agrees to switch health care plans to the '|CCOG Consortium Group
Health Insuranoe plan as soon as practical;
Eftbctive June 1 ,2015, and June 1,2016, the CHPBA will receive an 1 .5o/owage
increase for patrolman, and a0o/o increase for the Sergeant.
Effective June 1, 2014 to May 3 1,2015 all current employees will make a
7.5o/o contribution of the health insurance premium for the ooverage
selected on a bi-weekly basis deducted from payroll.
Effective June 1, 2015 to May 37,2016, all curent employees will make a
10olo contribution of the health insurance premium for the coverage
selected on a bi-weekly basis deducted from payroll.
Effective June 1, 2016 to May 3 I,2017 , all current employees will make a
12.5% contribution of the health insurance premium for the coverage
selected on a bi-weekly basis deducted fiom payroll..
d. The insurance contributions shall be run through and IRS 125 Plan.
At no time shall an employee total amount they contribute increase more than
10% ofthe previous year.
The CHPBA does not waive or transfer any of its Taylor rights to the Consortium,
it agents, assigns or members.
The village's annual contribution to the CHPBA Health and Wellare fund will be
increased as follows.
June 1,2014to $1200.00
June 1 ,2015 to $ 1400.00
June 1. 2016 to $1600.00
For all new employees hired after the agreement is reached, the retiree health
insurance provisions of the agreement will not apply (12.14,12.15,12.16).
Instead, at retirement an employee may return all of his/her accumulated sick
leave-compensatory time-vacation time to the Village for the purpose of
obtaining health insurance coverage during retirement. Each day (B hours) of
leave time returned to the Village will entitle the employee to one (i) month of
health insurance coverage. The health insurance benefits available to the
employee will be the plan in effect for regular employees during the employee's
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retirement. On exhaustion of the accumulated benefit time, the retired employee
Cayuga Heights Police Benevolent Association
836 Hanshaw Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607)257-10r I
(607)2s7-s474 FAX
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may continue the Village's health insurance by the direct, full payment of the
health insurance premiums to the Village. Employees who do not elect this
insurance coverage may cash out unused sick time in exoess of 680 hours.
a. Credited benefit hours will subtracted in the tbllowins order:
i. Compensatory time
ii. Vacation time
iii. Sick leave
If; after retirement an employee dies prior to the exhaustion of their
accumulated benefit time, their spouse will have the option to continue
receiving the health insurance pursuant to this section (until tirne is
exhausted), or
By written request, cash out any remaining benefit time the employee might
have credited.
i. Cash out remaining hours will be governed by the sections of this
agreement as if the employee was retiring. (6a above)
8. The Village will inform the AAA that the arbitration proceeding can be cancelled,
the CHPBA will withdraw the Improper Practice charge filed with PERB, and any
appeal/arbitration from the Stage 2 Grievance will be dropped.
'l'liis is NOT final contract language but presented as a "working document" from
which contract language will be developed. Further, this offer is tended without
prejudice to either party's positions in the pending disputes.
Sgt. Jercy Wright. Secftres.
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