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<br /> <br />Retirees who are self-employed are eligible for medical <br />coverage, but occupational illnesses or injuries shall not be covered. <br />Annual contributions by retirees to the health plan will be based on <br />current active employee/dependent rates. <br /> <br />C. City employees who retire from City of La Porte employment on or <br />after January 01,2006 and (1) who have a combination of years of <br />service with the City of La Porte, plus age, totaling 80; and (2) who <br />retire as a qualified annuitant under the Texas Municipal Retirement <br />System; who retire in accordance with the City of La Porte Employee <br />Policies Handbook; who complete at least 20 years of service with the <br />City of La Porte, and are currently employed by the City of La Porte at <br />the time of their retirement. Retirees re-employed after retirement <br />from the City of La Porte that have employer sponsored health care <br />coverage available through the new employer may not continue health <br />coverage with the City of La Porte, except for those with 30 years or <br />more tenure with the City of La Porte, or for retirees re-employed with <br />the City of La Porte. If an employee works 30 years or more with the <br />City of La Porte they may maintain the City of La Porte sponsored <br />health plan as secondar , while workin for a new emplo er offering a <br />health plan option. <br /> <br /> <br />. All applicable costs of the Plan will still apply. For <br />those retirees who are self-employed, occupational illnesses or injuries <br />shall not be covered. Annual contributions by retirees to the health <br />plan will be based on a cost schedule determined by years of service, <br />as established under Section 5, "Premiums", of this chapter. <br /> <br />D. City employees meeting the eligibility requirements for (1) disability <br />retirement under the Texas Municipal Retirement System Act and (2) <br />have been declared permanently disabled under the Social Security <br />Act, and have elected to receive Medicare, Parts A and B, shall be <br />eligible for medical benefits, which shall be secondary to Medicare <br />benefits, provided they have worked for the City of La Porte for ten <br />