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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSEA Employee Benefit FundAFSCME Local 1000, AFL-CIO EMPLOYEE BENEFIT FUND March 2, 2000 Ms. Jean W. Coclxran Town of Southold 53095 Main Road Southold. NY 11971 Dear Ms. Cochram Enclosed is your copy of the original contract between the Town of Southold and the CSEA Employee Benefit Fund for the Package 7 Plan. ~ We look forward to servicing our members and your employees during the term of this agreement. Sincerely, PATRICK REGAN, Supervisor Marketing & Communications PR:jb Enclosure cc: Lois Atkinson. UP Pat Curtin. LRS THIS RENEWAL AGREEMENT, madethis]b dayof P'~,2000, between TOWN OF SOUTFIOLD (hereinafter the EMPLOYER) with offices located at 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York 1 [971 and the CSEA EMPLOYEE BENEFIT FUND (hereinafter the FLrND), a Trus~, with offices located at One Lear Jet Lane, Suite One, Latham, New York 121 t0-2395. WI-I~R~AS, the parties have heretofore entered into an agreement dated November 13, 1990 (the "Agreement"), a cop3' of which is annexed hereto, for the provisionby the FUND of certain benefits t9 the EMPLOYER'S covered employees, which Agreement was most recently extended by Renev~a}lr:Agreement dated February 4, 1997, and WHEREA~ the.parties desire to continue the provision of said benefits upon the terms and conditions contained in said Agreemanr, except as modified hereby, NO'W, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. The FUND shall provide benefits to the EMPLOYER'S covered employees under the following benefit PLAN(S) established bythe FUND: PACKAGE 7 PLAN 2. The EMPLOYER shall pay or cause to be paid to the FUND the following amounts per covered employee per month: A. PACKAGE 7 PLAN (i) from January 1, 1999 to June 30, 1999, $72.13; (ii) from July i, 1999 to Jtme 30, 2000, $75.66; (iii) from July 1, 2000 to Jane 3C, 2001, $92.04; (iv) from July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002, $92.91; (v) from July 1, 2002 to December 31, 2002, $93.83. 3. This Renewal Agreement is effective as of January 1, 1999 and shall termina'te on December 31, 2002, unless sooner terminated by virtue of the decertification of CSEA as the representative of the employees in the bargaining trait required to be covered under this Agreement. 4. Except as expressly modified herein, the terms and conditions of the attached Agreement are hereby ratified and affirmed and incorporated by reference. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Renewal Agreement the day and year first above written. CSEA EMPLOYEE BENEFIT FUND Danny D/o~01~ue, Chairman TOWN OF SOUTHOLD Jea~vV. Cochran, Supervisor THIS RENEWAL AGREEMENT, made this I___6 day of F~ 2000, between TOWN O~ SOUT~OLD ~¢reinaf~er tlxe BMPLOYBR) with offices located, at 53095 Main Roa~ Southold, NM York 11971. and the CSEA 131~PL~EE BE~FIT FUND ~ereinafi~ me FUI~D), a Trast, with offices located at One Les Jet ~e, SUite One~ Latham, New York 12! 10-2395. WHEREAS, the parties have heretofore entered into an agreement dated November<13; 1990 (the "Agreement!'), a copy of wl-Jeh is annexed hereto, for the provision by the FUND of certain ben,fits to the EMPLO¥~EP,'S coYered employees, which Agreement was most [ecenatly extended by Renewal Agreement dated February 4, 1997, and WHEREAS~ the parties desire to continue the provision of said benefits upon the terms and conditions cunt~ed in said Agreement, except as modified hereby, NOW, THEP, EFORE, in consideration of the covenants and promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. The FUND ~all provide benefits to the EMPLOYER'S covered employees under the following benefit PLAN(S) established by the FUND: PACKAGE 7 pLAN 2. The EMPLOYEP, shall pay or cause to be pa/d to the FLTND the following amounts per covered employee per month: A, I~ACKAGE 7 PLAN (i) from January 1, 1999 to Jmae 30, 1999, $72.13; (ii) from July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000, $75.66; (iii) from July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2001, $92.04; (iv) from July l, 2001 to June 30, 2002, $92.91; (¥) from July 1, 2002 to December 31, 2002, $93.$3- 3. This Renewal Agreement is effective as of January 1, 1999 and shall terminate on December 31, 2002, unless sooner tem~inated by virtue of the decertification of CSEA as the representative of the employees in the bargaining unit required to be covered under this Agreement, 4. Excerpt as expressly modified herein~ the terms and conditions of the attached Agreement are hereby ratified and affirmed and incorporated by reference. 1N WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Renewal Agreement the day and year first above written. CSEA EM~PLOYEE BEN~FIT FLTND D~y,~hue, Chairman. TOWN OF SOUTHOLD J~J~ W, Cochran, Supervisor THIS RENEWAL ~GREE~ENT, made this ~--day of ' .' ~ . ~., t99~, bet~eea TOWN OF SOUTHOLD (hereinafter the E~4PLOYER) ~h ~f~ces located at Town Hail, 5309'5 Main Road, Southold, N~w York 11971 and the CS-EA E~4PLOYEE BENEFIT FI/ND (hereinafter the ~u/~D), a Trust, with offices located at One Lear Jet Lane, Suite One, Latham, N~w York 12110-2395. W}/EREAS, the parties have heretofore entered i~to an agreement dated April 21, 1992 (the "Asreement'r), a copy of which is annexed hereuo¢ for the provision by the FUND of certain benefits to the EMPLOYER'S covered employees, which Agreement was mos% recently e~tended by ~enewal Agre~men'~ dated May 31, 1994, amd W~EREAS, the parties desire to continue the provision o~ said benefits upon the terms and conditions contained in said Agreemenu, except as modified hereby, NOW, T~EREFORE, zn consideration of the covenants and prom~ses contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. The FUND shall provide benefits to the EMPLOYER'S covered employees under =he following benefit PLAN(S) established by the FL~ND: PACKAGE 7 PLAN 2. The EMPLOYER sha!I pay the FUND the following amounts per covered employee per men,h: PACKAGE 7 PLAN (i) from January 1, 1996 uo June 30, 1996, $64.00; (ii) from July 1, 199~ ~o June 30, 1997, $65.22; (iii) from July !, 1997 no June 30, 1998, $68.61; (iv) from July 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998, $72.13. and shall terminate on December 31, 1998. This Renewal Agreement is effective as of January !, 1996 4. Except as expressly modified herein, the terms and conditions of the attached Agreement are hereby ratified and affirmed and incorporated by reference. IN WITNESS WREREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement the day and year first above written. Renewal DanDy~E~ohue ~ Chairman TOWN OF $OUTHOLD J~n Cochran, Supervisor I THIS RENEWAL AGREEMENT, made this 315~ day of May . , 1994, between TOWN OF SOUTHOLD (hereinafter the EMPLOYER) with offices located am P.O. Box 1179-53095, Soutko!d, New York 11971 and the CSEA EMPLOYEE EENEFIT FUND (hereinafte-rthe FUND), a Trust, with offices located at One Lear Jet Lane, Suite One, Latham, New York 122~0-2395. WHEREAS, the parties have heremofore entered into an agreemenm dated November 13, 1990 (the "Agreement"), a copy of which ms annexed hereto~ for the provmslon by the FUND of certain benefits mo the EMPLOYER'S covered employees, and WHEREAS, the parties desire to continue the provision of said benefits upon the nerms and Conditions contained in saidkgreement, except as modified hereby, NOW, T~EREFORE. in consideration of the covenants and promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. The FUND shall provide benefits to the EMPLOYER'S covered employees under the following benefit PLA~(s) established by the FUND~ PACKkGE ? 2. The EMPLOYER shall pay the FUND the following amounts per covered employe~ per month: PACKAGE 7 PLAN (i) from January 1, 1994 to June 30, 1994, $61.60; (ii) from July 1, 1994 to June 30, 1995, $62.80; (iii) from July 1, 1995 to Decenfoer 31, 199S, 3. This Renewal Agreement is effective as of January l, 1994 and shall terminate on December 31, 1995. 4. Except as expressly modified herein, the terms and conditions of the attached Agreement are hereby ratified and affirmed and incorporated by reference. IN WITNESS wHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement the day and year first above writ~n. // / T~om~$ Wickham a~nazrman Supervisor Renewal THIS RENEWAL-AGREEMeNT, made this 21st day of April , 1992, between TOWN OF $OUTHOLD (hereinafter the EMPLOYER) with offices located at ~ain Road, Sou=hold, New York 11971 and the CSEAEM~LOYEE BENEFIT.~UND (hereinafter the FUND], a Trust, with offices located at 14 Corporate Woods Boulevard in Albany, New York 12211. WHEREAS, =he par=les have heretofore entered into an agreement dated November 13, 1990 (the "Agreement-), a copy of which is annexed hereto, for the provision by the FUND of certain b~efits to the ~LOYER'S covered employees, and WHE,P~A~, the parties desire to continue the provision of said benef'fts uPOn the terms and conditions contained in said Agreement, except as modified hereby, NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. The FUND shall provide benefits to the E~/PLOYER'S covered employees under the following benefit PLAN[s) established by the FUND: PACKAGE 7 2. The EM~PLOYER shall pay the FUND the following amounts per covered employee per month: A. PACKAGE 7 PLAN (i) from January 1, 1992 to June.30, 1992, $52.50; (ii) from July 1, 1992 to June 30, 1993, $56.08; (iii) from July I, 1993 to December 31, 1993, $59.92. 3. This Renewal Agreement is effective as of January 1, 1992 and shall terminate on December 31, 1993. 4. Except as expressly modified herein, the terms and conditions of the a=tached Agreement are hereby ratified and affi!-~ed and incorporated by reference. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, =he parties have executed thi~ Renewal Agreement the day and year first above written. CSEA EMPLOYEE BENEFIT FUND By: ~f~s~h E. /(cDerm~tt Cha~-rman' .. TOWN OF SOUTHOLD Scott Harris Supervisor THIS AGREEMENT, made this /~-~---~day of /~F~.-, 1990, beuw~en TOWN OF SOUTHOLD (hereinafter the EMPLOYER) with offices located a~ ~ain Road, Southold, New York 11971 and the CSEA EPLPLOYEE BENEFIT FUND (hereinafter the FU~D), a Trust, with offices located at 14 Corporate Woods Bouleva~ in Albany, New York i22tl. WHEREAS, the FUND has been established by the Board of Directors of The Civil Service Employees' Association, Inc. (hereinafter CSEA) by Trust Indenture aS an independent welfare fund to receive mon~es ~or th~ purpose of pa~ing and providSng benefits for s~ch eligible employees as the Trustees of the FUND shall, from time to time, d~termi~e; and WHEREAS, the Trustees of the FUND have established certain benefit plans available to employees of the State of New York, and municipal subdivisions of the State, including dental, prescription dru~ and vision care, and are empowered to enter into ~ontr~cts relating to such plans; and WHEREAS, the' EMPLOYER recognizes the establis~ent of the FUND and wishes to contract with =he FUND for the providing of various benefits ~o employees of the EMPLOYER in accordance with the benefit plans ~or ezmployees of the State of New ~ork, and municipal subdivisions of the State, as established, from time to time, by the Trustees of the FUND; NOW~ THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein~ the E~LPLOYER and the FUND agree as follows: I. DEFINITIONS 1. FUND shall mean the CSEA EMPLOYEE BENEFIT FUND; EMPLOYER shall mean TOWN OF SOUTHOLD; ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE shall mean every public sector employee validly appearing on the EMPLOYER's payroll who is not assigned to a bargaining unit represented by a union that competes with CSEA; ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES shall not include retirees. COVERED EMPLOYEE shall mean every.full-time public sector employee who is a member of the CSEA bargaining unit which has negotiated for the benefit(s) provided by the FUND and such other eligible employees designated by the EMPLOYER; COVERED EMPLOYEES shall not include retirees. 5. DEPENDENT shall mean: (a) the covered employee's spouse, provided that ~he parties are not legally separated and ~urther provided that the employee's spouse is not a It. covered employee under any benefit plan established by the FUND; (b) unmarried dependent children of the covered employee under the aqe of nineteen (19) years; (c) unmarried dependent children of the covered employee up ~o the age of twenty-five (25) years who are full-time students; (d) unmarried dependent children of the covered enrpley~e who were mentally or physically disabled b~fore-~eadhi~g the age cf nineteen (19) years and ~ho are incapable of sel~-suppor=. PLAN shall mean the benefit PLAN(S) established by the FUND and provided to covered employees by the E~PLO~ER pursuant to this A~r~ement. ENROLLMENT 1. The EMPLOYER requests, and FUND agrees, to enroli 100% of the full-=ime in the CSEA bargaining unit in the g benefit PLAN(S): PA£KA~E 7 The FUND shall enroll the cove the E~fPLOYER in the benefit covering certain employees of York and municipal subd accordance with the rules, benefit schedules adopted by FUND and amended by them from III. ELIGIBILITY All ~ull-time public sector members of a collective bare represented by CSEA, or any thereof/ which has negotiated provided by the FUND are under the PLAN(S); Every public sector employee v~ the EMPLOYER's payroll who is collectiv~ bargaining unit which competes with CSEA, is e] coverage. 3. No retiree is eligible for employees of (S) presently ~he State of New of the State, in ~lations and Trustees of the ~ime to time. )loyees who are ling unit :a! .or Unit [or benefits ~le for coverage ~lidly appearing on assigned to a 'esented by a union igible for 2 One h~ndred percent (100%) of the full-time p%tblic sector e~ployees who are members of the collective bargaiDing unit represented by CSEA, or or Unit thereof, which negotiated the PLAN{S) identified in Article II (!) above must be cowered under =he PLAN(S). 2. In addition, the EMPLOYER may cover other elig~le p~rso~s (such aa pa~-t.~im~ os . ma~ag~ment/confiden~i~.l ~£c s~Dr employees) No full-time or pact-time e~ployee who i~ a member of & collective barga~ikg'un~t represented b~ a ~nion whiq~ co~t~ with CSEA may b~ covered under the PL~i~(S)~ E~igible employees who leave th~ pgyroll on an ~p~ove~"I~ave o~ absence, c~ w~ ~r~' t~minated with the expectation of return may be covered under the PLAN(S) through direct payments at the discretion Of the FUND; Coverage under the PLAN(S) is limited to those employees on whosie behalf payments are currently being received bY the FUND; Enrollment in the PLAN(S) does not vest any right in the covered employee except the right to receive benefits under the PLAN(S) only so long as payments are being received by the FUND on behalf of the employee; Each employee in the PLAN(S) shall receive dependent coverage as defined under ARTICLE I; provided, however, that a covered employee under any benefit plan established by the FUND may not be covered as a dependent under any other benefit plan established by the FUND, and further provided that where both parents are covered employees under any benefit plans established by the FUND, their children may be claLmed only by one parent. v. ~IGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF TH~ E~PLOYER The EMPLOYER shall make timely payment o~ the amounts set forth in ARTICLE VII below, for the PLAN(S) identified in ARTICLE II (1); 3 There ~hall be no reversionary interest in the E~LOYER, or in any covered employee of the EMPLOYER, of any payments made pursuant to this The E~PLOYER represents to the FUND that the collective bargaining unit covered under the PLAN(S) is composed entirely of public employees; The E~PLOYER shall provide an original listing containing tke names, addresses and social security numbers o~ the eligible empl~yee~ to be covered by th~ PLAN(S); Thereafter, the EMPLOYER shall maintain a current, accurate lusting of eligible covered employees and, upon receipt of the monthly billing statement from the FUND, shall promptly submit a listing cf any additions or terminations of eligible covemed emploxegs ~or ~hg. current month. The monthly payments set forth in A~TICLE VII belo~ shall be based upon th~ printou~ listing supplied b~ the FUND which shall incorporate the additions or terminations furnished by the E~PLOYER for the preceding mo~th; The E~PLOYER shall advise the employees of their eligibility under the PLAN(S); The EMPLOYER shall make claim forms available to covered employees upon request; In the event that the benefits hereunder are deemed to be covered under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, EMPLOYER and FUND shall cooperate to develop such procedures as may be appropriate uo comply with the Act. VI. ~IGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF T~E ~ND Other than those duties of the E~PLOYER set forth in ARTICLEV above, the FUND shall be responsible for the'administration of the PLAN(S). The FUND shall handle a~l employee inquiries, concerning payment o~ claims, including diminution or denial of claims; The FUND shall have the right~ upon reasonable netice, to audit the employment records of the EMPLOYER to ascertain the accuracy of the information required'to.be supplied by the EM~L0¥ER under ARTICLE v above; 4 VII. VIII. The FUND sh~ll supply an annual fi~ancia! statement concerning the operatio~ of the to the E~PLOYER- SCHEDULE OF PAY~F~TS The EMPLOYER agrees to pay the ~ollowing amounts to the FUND in consideration of its enrollment of the employe~s in the benefit PLAN(S) set forth below: PACKAGE 7. (i) with respect to the period from January 1, 1990 to June 30, 1990, the amount of $45.92 per month per covered employee (based upon an annual rate of $551.00) payable on the first day of each month during the tarm of this contract;' '(ii~ 'with respect to the period' f~6m J~ly 1, 1990 to June 30, 1991, the amount of $49.08 per month per covered employee (based upon an ann~al rate of $589.00) payable on the first day of each month during the term of this contract; (iii) with respect to the period from July 1, 1991 to December 31, 1991, the amount of $52.50. per month per cove~ed employee (based upon an annual rate of $630.00) payable on the first day of each month during the term of this contract; INDEMNIFICATIQ~ 1. The FUND agrees to indemnify the EF~PLOYER and hold it harmless from any lawsuit, claim, proceeding, cause or causes of action against the EMPLOYER arising out of any negligence'by the FUND in the administration of the pLAN(S) and the obligations assigned to the FUND under this Agreement; 2. The EMPLOYER agrees to indemnify the FUND and hold it harmless from any lawsuit, claim, proceeding, cause or causes of action against the FUND arising out of any inaccuracies in the list of eligible covered employees required to be supplied by the EMPLOYER under ARTICLE V, or other obligations assigned to the EMPLOYER under this Agreement. 5 This Agreement shall take effect on January 1, 1990 and. shall terminate on December 31, 1991; If, at the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement guaranteeing benefits under the PLAN(S) no successor agreement has been negotiated between the EMPLOYER and the union, and the EN-PLOYER wishes to continu~ coverage in the PLAN(S]' identified in this A~eement, as is required under Section 209~a Of the. ~ivi!'Seruice La~ of the State of New YOrk, ~ E~P~0¥ER a~~ees to make the required payments ~o maintain coverage for its employees at't~e Cur~_n.t established rates then in effect fPr th~ P~AN(S) until a successor collective bargaining a~eement has been signed; In the event that this Agreement, or any provision thereof relating to a specifi~ benefit PLAN, expires prior to the expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement in effe~t between the EMPLOYER an~ the union, this Agreement may be extended beyond its termination date by w~itten agreement between the parties provided, howev~r, that the EMPLOYBR's pa~rment shall be ma~e at the current established rate then in effect for the ~DIFICA~ION AND WAIVER The terms o~ this Agreement represent the final intent o~ the parties and may be modified or waived only by written agreement between the parties executed and acknowledged with the same formalities as this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement this /~ day of /~V~L ' ~ 1990. CSEA E~{PLOYEE BENEFIT FUND TOWN OF SOUTHOLD Supervisor 6