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• 7 <br /> 1 NEW BUSINESS <br /> 2 RESOLUTION RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE FOR RETIREES ADOPTED <br /> 3 Mr. Childs' August 7th memorandum advised the Mayor 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 /> IW0 The City Manager then reiterated his recommendation that the Council <br /> 21 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 /> �37 urged to see what he could do about the Army dragging its feet in <br /> 38 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 />