ORDINANCE NO. 240999
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Sponsor: Councilmember Andrea Bough
Authorizing the City Manager to execute on behalf of the City an Agreement with the Missouri Fire Fighter Critical Illness Trust and Pool to provide critical illness benefits to I.A.F.F Local No. 42 bargaining unit members; reducing the Contingent Appropriation in the General Fund by $47,520.00 and appropriating that same amount in the General Fund for the Missouri Fire Fighter Critical Illness Trust and Pool; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, Sections 320.400 and 537.620 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri authorizes the creation of a critical illness benefits pool to assist first responders in the fire service with the financial burden caused by serious health issues by providing cancer and behavioral health benefits to such first responders and help public sector agencies control rising costs due to critical illnesses; and,
WHEREAS, Sections 320.400 and 537.620 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri requires that administration of the critical illness benefits pool be by an entity formed by agreement of at least three public sector agencies and such entity has been created and approved by the Director of the Division of Commerce and Insurance and the Missouri Secretary of State called the "Missouri Fire Fighter Critical Illness Trust and Pool," which is a separate body corporate and trust under the oversight of a Board of Trustees; and,
WHEREAS, the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City and I.A.F.F Local No. 42, adopted by this Council on August 15th, 2024, requires the City to join the Missouri Fire Fighter Critical Illness Trust and Pool to provide critical illness benefits to I.A.F.F Local No. 42 bargaining unit members; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the City hereby affirms its intent to become a member of the ...
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