ADMINISTRATION OF BENEFIT PROGRAMS

SEA-MC tit. 4, ch. 4.50

in effect

Seattle Mun. Code § 4.50.010 Administration of certain benefit programs

4.50.010 - Administration of certain benefit programs Consistent with annual budgets of the City and other applicable City law, the Seattle Human Resources Director is hereby authorized and directed to: A. Enter into agreements for medical, vision, dental, health care programs, life, long-term disability, and voluntary accidental death and dismemberment insurance benefits with such providers as he or she may determine to be the most responsive providers for such benefits; B. Administer and make such modifications to the City's group life, long-term disability, and voluntary accidental death and dismemberment insurance coverages for the betterment of eligible City officers' and employees' health and welfare for represented employees whose unions have negotiated benefit changes, and for nonrepresented employees as the Seattle Human Resources Director deems appropriate, provided such modifications fall within biennial budget limitations established by the City Council; C. Enter into agreements with one (1) or more medical and hospitalization benefits providers, at least one (1) of which shall be a health maintenance organization; D. Administer and make such modifications to the City's medical plans and group dental plans, for the betterment of eligible City officers' and employees' health and welfare as may be agreed upon by the Joint Labor-Management Health Care Committee for employees whose union representatives are a party to the memorandum of understanding forming that committee, for represented employees whose unions are not a party to the memorandum of understanding but have negotiated benefit changes otherwise, and for nonrepresented employees as the Seattle Human Resources Director deems appropriate, provided such modifications fall within biennial budget limitations established by the City Council; and E. Administer medical and dental health care plans on a self-insured basis pursuant to authority of Chapter 48.62 RCW. (Ord. 124567, § 76, 2014; Ord. 119762, § 2, 1999; 119214, § 1, 1998; Ord. 115365, § 1, 1990.)

Seattle Mun. Code § 4.50.020 Health Care Fund

4.50.020 - Health Care Fund There is created in the City Treasury a Health Care Fund into which are paid all City employee and eligible retiree contributions to the medical, vision, dental, employee assistance, flexible spending accounts including dependent care assistance and health care spending, and any additional health care programs contemplated by ordinance, all money otherwise accruing to the City under such programs, and such other revenues as may be authorized by ordinance, and from which special funds shall be paid all liabilities incurred by the City by reason of such medical, vision, dental, employee assistance, flexible spending accounts including dependent care assistance and health care spending, and any additional health care programs, and such other expenditures as may be authorized by ordinance. A separate reserve of the Health Care Fund is hereby created to hold the reserves necessary to obtain and maintain approval by the State of Washington Risk Manager for the City's self-insured medical care program authorized under chapter 48.62 RCW. Beginning with the 2005-2006 biennium, the reserve shall maintain a balance equal to at least the program's actuarially determined incurred but not reported liability (which in 2002 is estimated at two months and ten days of projected health care claims and non-City administrative costs under the self-insured plans), and shall be administered in compliance with applicable law including State of Washington self-insurance regulations, chapter 200-100 WAC. (Ord. 125492, § 33, 2017; Ord. 120996, § 1, 2002; Ord. 120861, § 1, 2002; Ord. 120626, § 2, 2001.)

Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT4PE_CH4.50ADBEPRFetched: 11/1/2026