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<br />years at the time of disability determination. Costs associated <br />with retirement under this tier shall be 75% of the city cost. <br /> <br />2. The retiree and dependent coverage will be primary for those <br />participants not yet qualified for Medicare. The coverage will be <br />secondary for those retirees and retirees' dependents who are <br />Medicare eligible. The Retiree and dependant coverage will be <br />secondary for Retirees with 30 or more years tenure with the City <br />of La Porte, who have employer sponsored health coverage <br />available through their new employer, or for retirees reemployed <br />with the City of La Porte, as hereinabove provided. If a covered <br />retiree dies, dependents may continue coverage until the earlier of the <br />date the surviving spouse remarries, obtains group insurance, or <br />becomes entitled to Medicare, or until any unmarried children <br />financially dependent upon the covered retiree is 25 years of age. <br />Surviving dependents shall pay the appropriate contribution toward <br />dependent coverage as established in this chapter.:. <br /> <br />3. Retirees who work for another employer offering health coverage shall <br />not be eligible for retiree health coverage from the City after their <br />subsequent employment ends, regardless of the length of service with <br />the subsequent employer. <br /> <br />4. Retirees who delay their retirement annuity shall not be eligible for <br />retiree health coverage from the City. <br /> <br />5. Premiums: The City of La Porte utilizes a self-funded medical plan so <br />there are no formal premiums paid for health coverage. Each year, <br />during the budget process, an amount is determined for each <br />employee to cover claims and administration of the medical fund. <br /> <br />The Total Premium Cost is the Total annual dollar allocated each <br />year by budget as approved by City Council for the City of La <br />Porte for Health Insurance for each employee, including employee <br />and employer contributions. <br /> <br />Costs to the retiree. retiring on or after January 01. 2006. shall be based <br />on a cost schedule determined by years of service. outlined below. Under this <br />schedule. a retiree pays a oercentage of the city's contribution to the olan <br />particioant's health coverage. based on years of service. but oays the entire <br />cost of dependant coverage. regardless of years of service. <br /> <br />At least 20 years of service Retiree oays 60% of city cost <br />+ Dependent premiums <br />At least 21 years of service Retiree pays 55% of city cost <br />+ Deoendent premiums <br /> <br />Employee Policies Handbook/Page 42 <br />