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To the Mayor and Members of the City Council March 20, 2018
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SUBJECT: FIRE FIGHTER HEALTHCARE UPDATE
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This Informal Report is the fifth in a series of updates regarding the negotiations with the International
Association of Fire Fighters Local 440 ("Association") and their proposal to manage a healthcare plan for
the benefit of firefighter recruits, actives and pre-Medicare retirees, plus their spouses and dependents. As a
reminder, the guiding principles of the negotiation are:
• Association will assume responsibility of healthcare for all recruits, active fire fighters and pre-
Medicare retirees
• Separation of firefighter plan will not have a negative financial impact on the City; Association will
cover all transition costs
• City's exposure to liability will be minimized to every extent possible
• Association assumes all accountability for the success of their plan
Since the last update, the City and the Association held a collective bargaining session on 2/5/2018. Below
is the status of the various tasks.
Action Item Responsible Com- Status
Party plete
1. City contribution and City
transition costs
finalized
2. CBA amendment City and On 2/20/2018, final documents from the City's
language approved Association perspective were sent to the Local 440 with
permission to hold a member vote at their
discretion.
3. Employee vote to Association To be scheduled by the Local 440.
amend CBA
4. Waiver language City and
approved Association
5. Retiree waivers Association At last report, the Association has received an
received(100%) estimated 199 of 239 required signatures. No further
updates have been provided by the Local 440.
6. City Council approval City Will be scheduled for City Council once 1-5 are
of CBA and healthcare complete.
contract
7. Association create Association
Trust including
fiduciary coverage,
contract with trust
company, fidelity
bond and banking
arrangement.
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INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 10052 s/b
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To the Mayor and Members of the City Council March 20, 2018
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8. Association plan Association
contracts (TPA, PBM,
RBP); premiums
finalized
9. Data interfaces with City and The City provided a calendar that accurately reflects
City and FWERF Association the implementation schedule once all documents are
final. It will require a minimum of 120 days and
will be subject to blackout periods for the City's
open enrollment processes depending on the final
date.
10. Transition and City and See 99.
enrollment plan Association
As of 2/20/2018, there has been no further action for the City until the Association completes their
responsibilities related to active and retired fire fighter approval.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS