<br />Exhibit A
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<br />9 A Retiree Medical Coverage
<br />,1. The following persons are eligible for retiree medical coverage:
<br />A. Present retirees of the City of La Porte' receiving retirement annuities
<br />as a qualified aIim~itan~ under the Texas MunicipallZetirement System;
<br />,who have retired in accordance with the City of La Porte Employee
<br />Policies I:tandbook~ and were employed by the City of La Porte at the
<br />time of their retirement. Retirees ,re-employed after ~etirenient from ,
<br />the City of La Port~ that have employetsponsored health care
<br />,coverage available through the new emploY~rJ1iay riot ccintlnue health
<br />coverage with the City of La Porte unless ie-employed with the .City 9f
<br />La, Porte. Retirees who, ate self-empJ:oyed are eligiple for medical '
<br />coverage, but occupational i1lnesses~r inju.ries sh,all bot be covered.
<br />Aru:tlial contributions by retirees to the health plab. will be based on
<br />current active employee/dependent rates,
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<br />B. City employees whoretire from the City of La Porte emPloyment on
<br />or before December 31, 2005, as, a qualifiedai1IJ.llit~1itiindert1ie Tex~
<br />MuniciPal R~trrement System; who retire inacd#d?riiyew1ililhe City
<br />'; ofLaJ>orte Employee PQ1icies Hatldbpo,k; who, ,C()liiplete"~t le~t i'd, . .
<br />yearsqf seJ,Viyy;withihe City o~LaP()rte'aJ1datecili1:6n~Yempioyed '
<br />by the City o,~LaPorte ',at th~ time of th~ir ret~~lI1ent.::.'Retie~s re~
<br />employedafier r~tirement from'the, qty of La Porte'tha(!i1~:ve
<br />employer sponsored health care .coverageavmlabletbrduglithe new
<br />emp1oyerJIl~YI1ot9ontinue h~althy6veta,g;ewitli theCit~_oftJ.a P~rte; .
<br />unlessre-employe.d ,with t~eCity of~aPott~,,~,~tiiees~,#)1i:are 'se1f- ..:
<br />employed are eligible for medic.al coyera:ge,h'llt,96S~p~~?H~I~esses
<br />ot injuries, shall riot be covered. AnnU:al'contriBi:fti6n$:Bft~tiiees to
<br />the health plan will be based on current active enipl()yeeldEij)eridenf
<br />rates.' '
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<br />C. City employees who retire from City of La Forte emp16Yfuent 'On or .
<br />afterJanuaiy 01, ~006 .and (1) who have a combination ofyeat~,of ,
<br />service with th~+~ity .of taPort~"plus(tge~ t()taliI1g~O} 'c1Hd'(2) who
<br />retire as a qualified. annUitant bnderithe.Te~~sMug1~jpaIRetirement
<br />System; who retire in accordance:wlili,the' Cltyofr;a)?o~eEIiipioyee ,
<br />Policies Handbook; ",ho complete 'at least 20 y~ars:otsefv16lWlth the
<br />City of La Porte;?-nd,arecurrentlyeIllplqyeq,byJheCity qfLaPorteat
<br />the time of fueirTetireIllent 'Retir~es 're-e.wpI9)T~4'after i~t{retnent
<br />frbmtheCityofLa)>9n:e that have eipplqj~yr"spolls~r~,aJtdt1fucare
<br />coverage available, through the new e-mp1oyer mayn6fcontmue health
<br />coverage with the ,Cio/,of La Porte~ex~ept fQr thbsewith30yefu-S or
<br />mote tenUre with. the City of La Porle, or Jor retirees're-elriployed with .
<br />the City ofLaPorte.;rf ~eIi1piqyee, W:9rks30 yeaf~or ;mote With th~
<br />City of La Porte they may maintain the CitY 6fLa Porte sponsored
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