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7 <br /> 1 NEW BUSINESS <br /> 2 RESOLUTION RELATING TO 'HEALTH INSURANCE FOR .RETIREES. :ADOPTED <br /> Childs' August 7th -memorandum. advised' •the. May,or.:and .Councilmembers <br /> 4 ' that. a problem with- the City' s-- policy of allowing retirees -.to remain. on <br /> 5 the City' s health insurance plan at their own expense had. arisen. when- <br /> 6 Hennepin..County changed its regulations to ,require .St. Anthony to pay <br /> 7 the .employee's. share;of.• health insurance if retirees. are to be allowed <br /> 8''in the- program. The City -is .a participant- in the .County program but, its. <br /> 9 policy had always- been not to pay retiree insurance .costs. <br /> 10 The City Manager indicated the two retirees who have taken advantage of <br /> 11 the option the City offered them of paying their own insurance costs <br /> 12 would -be grandfathered into• the City' s plan but- that option could- .no <br /> 13 longer be offered to future retirees . Mr. Childs: indicated the other <br /> 14 municipalities had voted down the proposal to allow retirees on the <br /> 15 plan,- : arguing that since employees are allowed to- retire at age 55 , , <br /> 16 anyone who couldn't get other. health insurance coverage .might. be a "drag <br /> 17 on the system. " He added that the City staff had to negotiate strongly <br /> 18 to keep the two retirees who are on the City' s plan now-•in the program <br /> 19 after the specifications were changed... <br /> The City Manager then reiterated his recommendation that the Council <br /> pass the resolution he had attached to.-his memorandum in the agenda <br /> 22 packet to avoid any employee misunderstandings about the City' s policy <br /> 23 on the matter. <br /> 24 Council Action <br /> 25 Motion by Marks, seconded by -Makowske to adopt Resolution 87-026 . <br /> 26 RESOLUTION 87-026 <br /> 27 A RESOLUTION RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE <br /> 28 PROVISIONS FOR RETIRED EMPLOYEES <br /> :29 INVALIDATING RESOLUTION 84-052. <br /> 30 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 31 UNFINISHED. BUSINESS <br /> 32 Congressman Sabo Petitioned to Continue to Help the City 'Get. Its Water <br /> 33 Supply Cleaned Up <br /> 34 Mr. Childs . reported he, Councilmembers Marks , Enrooth; and Makowske, ,.-, <br /> 35 and -Dave McDonald of Briggs and Morgan met• with the .Congressman that day. .. . <br /> 36 to discuss two . issues related. to the above .problem. ,. the .congressman was ... <br /> 4J7 urged to see• what. he could do about the Army dragging its feet :in <br /> 8 negotiating a settlement' for damages the City -has suffered- since the <br /> 39 plume of contaminants from the Twin City Army Ammunition Plant had <br />