Resolution 751
RESOLUTlON NO. 751
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY
ESTABLISHING A LIFE AND MEDICAL INSURANCE PROGRAM
FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF GILROY AND
AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT.
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the present medical insurance
program with Cal ifornia Physicians Service does not provide the desired
coverage for the City employees; and
WHEREAS, an acceptable life and medical insurance program was
developed by the Personnel Commission and an Employee Medical and Life
Insurance Committee; and
WHEREAS, the City Council on December 17, 1962 approved the
proposed life and medical insurance program and authorized it to be
advertized for bid, and
WHEREAS, twenty-two bids on the proposed life and medical insurance
program were received on January 21, 1963 and referred to the Personnel
Commission for study and recommendation, and
WHEREAS, the Personnel Commission studied the bids and proposals
and did recommend to the City Counci I on March 18, 1963 that the proposal
of the California-Western States Life Insurance Company did conform to the
specifications and provided the lowest premium rate, and
WHEREAS, the City Council did accept the Personnel Commissions'
recommendation and did refer the insurance proposal to the city employees
for their study and recommendation, and
WHEREAS, the city employees did hold two meetings with representa-
tives of the California-Western States Life Insurance Company and did
elect to accept the original life and medical insurance proposal with the
exception that a $100 deductible feature be substituted for the $50
deductible feature as requested in the original proposal,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Administrator be
authorized to contract with the Cal ifornia-Western States Life Insurance
Company, at the prevailing rates for the proposed life and medical
insurance program as follows:
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I. Life Insurance, for each full time employee.
a. $2,000.00 life insurance
b. $2,000.00 accidental death and dismemberment insurance
2. Basic Medical Benefits, for each full time employee and
his dependents.
a. Hospital room and board benefit, per day, for 31 days, $20.00
b. Special hospital services 400.00
c. Ambulance benefit 25.00
d. Surgical benefits (schedule of operations) 500.00
e. Medical expense benefits
(I) Hospital calls @ $4.00 per call 124.00
(2) Office calls @ $4.00 per call and Home calls
@ $6.00 (for employees only) 200.00
f. Diagnostic x-ray and laboratory benefits 50.00
g. Additional accident expense benefits 300.00
h. Polio benefits 5,000.00
3. Supplemental Benefits, for each full time employee
and his dependents.
ao Major medical expense benefits
b. Deductible, over and above amounts paid
under "Basic Medical Benefits" (2).
c. Maximum hospital daily room allowance considered
to be covered "Covered Expenses"
d. Percentage of "Covered Expenses" pa i d over
"Basic Benefits" (2) and deductible (3-b)
$10,000.00
100.00
35.00
80%
4. All other benefits and provisions as outlined in the
bid specifications and those benefits and provisions
which are considered standard by the California-Western
States Life Insurance Company.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Gi Iroy shall pay the premium
costs for its employees and the employees shal I pay the premium costs of
their dependents.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the contract with California-Western
States Life Insurance Company shall become effective on the 1st day of
Ju ly, 19630
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
6th
day of
May
, 1963, by
the following vote:
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Duffin,Eckard,Goodrich,Jordan,Quartirol i ,
and Wentwortho
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
AYES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Petersen
APPROVED:
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Protempore
ATTEST:
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SUSANNE E. PAYNE
, City Clerk of the City of
Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 751
is an original resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the
City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the
6th
day of
May
, 19~, at which meeting
a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and af-
fixed the official seal of the City of Gilroy, this 7th day
of
May
, 19 63 .
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~ity Clerk of the City of ~.