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465.98 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CHANGE IN GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE OPTIONS FOR TOWN RETIREES AND ESTABLISHING TOWN RETIREE CONTRIBUTION SCHEDULE FOR ITS GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE OPTIONS RESOLUTION NO.: 465.98 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Douglas Irish WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Pliney Tucker WHEREAS, eligible retired Town of Queensbury employees contribute toward the premium and receive group health insurance and prescription drug coverage provided under the Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Matrix Plan, the Kaiser Permanente Plan (formerly the Community Health Plan HMO) or the Blue Choice HMO plan, and WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury has authorized a change in group health insurance options for its employees such that effective January 1, 1999, the Town will offer its employees the option of selecting the Empire Blue Cross & Blue Shield Deluxe PPO Health Plan with $5/$15/$25 Drug Card in addition to the other health insurance plans offered by the Town, and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to make this Plan available to its retirees and establish a retiree contribution schedule for all group health insurance options, and WHEREAS, the Town Controller has prepared a retiree contribution schedule for the various group health insurance options and has recommended that the Town Board adopt this schedule, a copy of which is presented at this meeting, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby authorizes a change in group health insurance options for its retirees, such change being that effective January 1, 1999, all retirees shall have the additional option of selecting the Empire Blue Cross & Blue Shield Deluxe PPO Health Plan with $5/$15/$25 Drug Card in addition to the Town’s other group health insurance plan options, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby establishes a retiree contribution schedule for the Town’s group health insurance options as proposed by the Town Controller and presented at this meeting, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Controller’s Office to sign any documentation and take any and all steps necessary to implement the terms of this Resolution. th Duly adopted this 7 day of December, 1998, by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Turner, Mr. Irish, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Merrill, Mr. Champagne NOES : None ABSENT: None