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M termination of employment by transfers to other agencies, and WHEREAS, providing health care for retired employees and their dependents will promote trained personnel to remain in City service. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Colton resolves as follows: Health insurance after retirement shall be provided as follows: Effective January 1, 1985, the City shall provide employees of the Executive, Fire Management, and Police Management Units, who retire from City employment (either in connection with a service or disability retire- ment), City paid health insurance in an amount equal to the amount paid, from .m time -to -time, by the City. City paid health insurance shall include coverage for the retired employee's eligible dependents. Eligible Retiree: Defined as an employee with twenty (20) or more years of service and is retired from employment with the City of Colton. After January 1, 1985, as a regular, duly appointed, holder of a position, listed in "Exhibit A" attached, other than on an act- ing temporary or probationary status. Eligible Dependent: Defined as those legal dependents covered under an eligible retiree's health plan. If at the time of retirement, the retiree is enrolled in either employee only or employee plus one or more dependent coverage, then the City will continue payments for such coverage to the same extent that it does for continuing employees. Cessation of Payments: Upon the death of the retired employee, the City shall cease payment of health insurance premiums for the retiree's dependents. However, the dependent may elect to continue 'W coverage under the City's health insurance if the premiums are paid by the dependent. If in the future, greater premium amounts are paid by the City to members of the Executive, Fire Management, and Police Management Units, then the higher City payments will be provided to those individuals eligible for retirement health insurance benefits in accord with this article. However, in no case shall the dollar amount of City paid premiums be decreased. Further, the City will maintain the retiree in the plan that the retiree was enrolled in at the time of retirement. If the insurer will not permit continued coverage, then the City shall provide other insurance coverage which is at least of equal benefit. The dollar amount shall be only the cost for health insurance premiums. Health and welfare benefits, including health insurance coverage, shall be provided at City expense for former City Clerks, City Treasurers, City Attorneys, and for former elective members of the legislative body of the City who serve in office after the effective date hereof and whose total ..r service at the time of termination of service is not less than twelve years per Government Code 52301. OPTICAL PLAN Effective January 1, 1985, the City shall provide to each employee in the Executive, Police Management and Fire Management Units, Members of the Legisla- tive body, City Clerk, City Treasurer, and City Attorney an optical plan which will include the following.