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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Authorization of health insurance benefits to Electric Services temporary employee RESOLUTION NO. 15-062 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING OFFER OF HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS TO ELECTRIC SERVICES TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS, on November 12, 2013, the City Council voted to convert the City's Power Plant from coal to natural gas, and implementing that decision requires a significant amount of engineering, installation of equipment, and modification and construction in the Power Plant; and, WHEREAS,one of the critical tasks involved with this conversion is doing precise,detailed drawings and schematics for the project, and for the past year, a temporary employee has been assisting the Electric Engineering staff in accomplishing this work; and, WHEREAS,this employee was originally hired on a"temporary"basis, and will only remain employed through completion of the Plant conversion next year; and, WHEREAS, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that the City offer health insurance benefits to employees who work over 1,560 hours in a year; and, WHEREAS, that threshold will soon be surpassed, and since the services of this employee are now needed full-time, and it is anticipated that this individual will work through April of 2016; and, WHEREAS, the ACA requires the employer to offer health benefits to the employee, but does not require the employee to accept that offer, and in the event that this employee does accept that offer,the anticipated cost to employ this individual on a temporary basis with health insurance included is projected to cost approximately$64,854 over the next 15 months; and, WHEREAS,this employee will be offered full open enrollment in the City's health insurance program with the same cost sharing options as permanent City employees, and funding will come from the Electric Engineering and Electric Administration budgets. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that authorization to offer health insurance benefits to a temporary employee in Electric Services to complete the aforementioned special project in support of the Power Plant fuel conversion is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 10`h day of February, 2015. OAJi�_R-LAfa& A. tom• ��� Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Nelson Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 10'day of February, 2015.