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<br />Retirees re-emploved after retirement from the City of La Porte <br />that have emplover sponsored health care coverage available <br />through the new emp/over may not continue health coverage <br />with the City of La Porte. except for those with 30 years or <br />more tenure with the City of La Porte. If an employee works <br />30 years or more with the City of La Porte they may <br />maintain the City of La Porte sponsored health plan as <br />secondary. which workinQ for a new employer offerinQ a <br />health plan option. All applicable costs of the plan will still <br />apply. In the case of Retirees that are reemploved bv a new <br />emplover. and who subseauently retire from the new emplover. <br />a one time deferral shall be allowed whereby the retiree may <br />reioin the City of La Porte health plan as a retiree participant. <br />regardless of age. If a aualifying retiree carried a spouse as a <br />dependant at the time of their initial retirement. a retiree who <br />reioins the City of La Porte health plan as a retiree participant <br />under the one time deferral may include their spouse as a <br />dependant. consistent with allowances made under Federal <br />COBRA law. Retirees who are self-emploved are eligible for <br />medical coverage. but occupational illnesses or iniuries shall not <br />be covered. Annual contributions bv retirees to the health plan <br />will be based on current active emp/ovee/dependent rates. <br /> <br />B. City employees who retire from the City of La Porte employment <br />on or before December 31, 2005, as a qualified annuitant under <br />the Texas Municipal Retirement System; who retire in <br />accordance with the City of La Porte Employee Policies <br />Handbook; who complete at least 10 years of service with the <br />City of La Porte, and are currently employed by the City of La <br />Porte at the time of their retirement. Retirees re-employed after <br />retirement from the City of La Porte that have employer <br />sponsored health care coverage available through the new <br />employer may not continue health coverage with the City of La <br />Porte, except for those with 30 years or more tenure with <br />the City of La Porte. If an employee works 30 years or more <br />with the City of La Porte they may maintain the City of La <br />Porte sponsored health plan as secondary, which working <br />for a new employer offering a health plan option. All <br />applicable costs of the plan will still apply. In the case of <br />Retirees that are reemployed by a new employer, and who <br />subsequently retire from the new employer, a one time deferral <br />shall be allowed whereby the retiree may rejoin the City of La <br />Porte health plan as a retiree participant, regardless of age. If a <br />qualifying retiree carried a spouse as a dependant at the time of <br />their initial retirement, a retiree who rejoins the City of La Porte <br />health plan as retiree participant under the one time deferral <br /> <br />Employee Policies Handbook/Page 40 <br />