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File #: 193427    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 6/21/2012 In control: City Council
On agenda: 6/21/2012 Final action: 6/21/2012
Enactment date: 6/21/2012 Enactment #: 193427
Title: That this Board requests that the Administration create a line item for a Health Care Assistance Fund of $175,000 to assist retirees with rising healthcare costs.
Sponsors: Thomas F. Taylor

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That this Board requests that the Administration create a line item for a Health Care Assistance Fund of $175,000 to assist retirees with rising healthcare costs.

 

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That this Board of Aldermen request that the Administration make arrangements to create a line item for a Health Care Assistance Fund of $175,000 to assist retirees with rising healthcare costs associated with the new Health Care Coverage through GIC, as many retirees are experiencing hardships with increased co-pays for medications, office visits and medical procedures; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That in addition to creating a Review Committee, the seed funding for this initiative come from the city’s Free Cash account, once it is certified in the Fall of 2012.