Ord 36-2014 8/5/2014ORDINANCE NO. 36-2014
Ordinance amending the Employee Benefit Trust Agreement to
update titles of trustees and delete an unfilled trustee position
WHEREAS, on September 27, 1983, the City Council, by adoption of Ordinance
No. 128-83, created the Employee Benefit Trust (EBT);
WHEREAS, on December 6, 2005, the City Council modified the EBT Agreement
to increase the number of trustees to five, adding a person who has expertise in the
healthcare and insurance industry, but the City was unable to recruit an appropriate
person with “expertise in the healthcare and insurance industry” to serve without
additional compensation, and the EBT contracted with an entity to provide such
expertise to the EBT;
WHEREAS, the “Director of Human Resources” position has been retitled to be
the “Human Resources Manager”; and
WHEREAS, to ensure the efficient operation of the Board, the City Council
desires to reduce the number of trustees and update the title of the Human Resources
representative.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 4.1 of the Employee Benefit Trust Agreement is hereby amended to
read:
4.1. Trustees. The Health and Welfare Program and Trust shall be administered by a
trust committee of five four trustees. The Trust Committee shall consist of the City
Manager, Director of Finance, City Attorney, and Personnel Officer (Human Resources
Manager) Director of Human Resources, and an individual appointed by the City Council
who, if possible, shall have expertise in the healthcare or health insurance industry.
Trustees shall be selected by the City and may resign or be removed at any time. An
alternate trustee may be appointed, who shall serve in the absence of any regular
Trustee. In the event of the removal, resignation, legal disability, or death of any Trustee,
the City shall designate a successor to such Trustee, who, upon acceptance of his
appointment in writing, shall succeed to the legal interest of the predecessor member of
the Trust Committee and have the same powers and duties.”
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 5th day of August, 2014.
M A Y O R
ATTEST:
City Clerk