Subject: 21655/CafeteriaPlan/Ratify&ConfirmAdoption
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1992 10:24:00 -0500


                              RESOLUTION NO. 21655
                
                
                 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING THE
                 ADOPTION BY THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA OF A
                 CAFETERIA PLAN EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1998.
                
                
                                                    
                
                
       	    	 WHEREAS, the City of Chattanooga has maintained Group
       Health Benefit Plans ("Group Health Plans"); and
       	    	 WHEREAS, the City wishes to adopt the attached City of
       Chattanooga Cafeteria Plan (the "Plan") to insure compliance with 

       Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code, and to enable its
       employees to choose between qualified benefit plans under the 
Plan
       on a tax-excludable basis and/or taxable cash compensation; and
       	    	 WHEREAS, the City Council desires to ratify and confirm
       the actions of the Mayor and the Department of General Services 
in
       the implementation of this Plan to be effective as of January 1,
       1998;
       	    	 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
       THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, That it hereby ratifies,
       confirms and adopts the City of Chattanooga Cafeteria Plan
       (consisting of the Cafeteria Plan document, and component benefit 

       plans and policies), effective as of January 1, 1998;
       	    	 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the operation of the City
       of Chattanooga Group Health Plans will continue and all employee
       contributions thereunder will be made pursuant to the elections
       under the Plan; and
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       	    	 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Administrator of
       General Services be and is hereby authorized to take any and all
       actions as may be necessary to effectuate this resolution.
      
       ADOPTED:	 January 13, 1998
      
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