Healthcare and insurance benefits available to retired Employees, survivors, certain contract Employees, Elected Officials and disabled Employees.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 40-202
in effect§ 40-202. - Healthcare and insurance benefits available to retired Employees, survivors, certain contract Employees, Elected Officials and disabled Employees.
Pursuant to the provisions of 11 O.S. § 23-108 and the applicable ordinances and contracts of the City, hospital and medical benefits, accident, health, dental and life insurance or any of the aforesaid provided to active Employees shall be made available to retired Elected Officials, officers, Employees of the City, contract Employees to whom the City has by contract extended benefits and to Employees of Participating Public Trusts of which the City is a beneficiary, who have served in an official or employment capacity the required period of time and made the required contributions to a Retirement Program and qualify by membership in one of the following classes:
(1) Elected Officials who have served eight or more years of service with the City.
(2) Employees of the City, or a Participating Public Trust, who receive a continuing benefit immediately after termination of employment, pursuant to the provisions of the:
a. Employee Retirement System of The City of Oklahoma City, a retirement system established pursuant to 11 O.S. § 48-101 et seq. and defined in Section 40-51(25) of the Oklahoma City Municipal Code, or any successor plan; or
b. Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, a Retirement System established pursuant to 11 O.S. § 49-100.1 et seq., as amended, or any successor plan prior to January 1, 2003; or
c. Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System, a Retirement System established pursuant to 11 O.S. § 50-101 et seq., as amended, or any successor plan.
(3) Employees who:
a. have served with the City, or a Participating Public Trust, for a period of five or more years, the last five of which have been consecutive and are at least 55 years of age; or
b. have served with the City, or a Participating Public Trust, for a period of 25 or more years, the last five of which are consecutive, regardless of age; or
c. are disabled due to an in-the-line-of-duty injury while employed by the City or a Participating Public Trust and are unable to continue similar employment; or
d. become disabled for any reason after 15 years of service, and are unable to continue similar employment; and
e. have made the required contributions to the Money Purchase Plan and Trust defined in 40-51 (15) or (16).
(4) Survivors of Elected Officials under Paragraph (1), of this section, who were eligible to make the election to receive benefits; and survivors of retired Employees under Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this section who were eligible to make the election to receive benefits as determined in accordance with the applicable rules of the Retirement Program from which said retired Employee was qualified to receive benefits. Provided that survivor shall also mean the surviving spouse or the surviving minor child or children of a person who was an Employee or Elected Official on or after July 1, 1992, and who continuously participated in the hospital and medical benefits plan of the City at the time of the death of said Employee.
(5) Contract Employees to whom the City has by contract extended benefits.
(Ord. No. 21916, § 2, 2-12-02; Ord. No. 22175, § 2, 3-11-03)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH40PERESY_ARTIIIPERE_DIV5HEINBERESUDIEM_S40-202HEINBEAVREEMSUCECOEMELOFDIEMFetched: 10/28/2026