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RESOLUTION NO.3386
A RESOLUTIONADOPTING THE ASSOCIATION OFWASHINGTON CITIES
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST HEALTH CARE PROGRAM
RECITALS:
1.The AssociationofWashington CitiesEmployee BenefitTrust(theTrust") isanentitytowhich
contributions by cities and towns and non-city entities organized and existing under the
Constitution or laws of the State of Washington and who are members of the Trust
(Participating CitiesandTowns," and"Participating Non-City Entities")andtheiremployees can
be paidandthroughwhichthe Board ofTrustees ofthe Trust ("Trustees")providesone ormore
insured health and welfare benefit plans or programs to Participating Cities and Towns'and
Non-City Entities'employees, theirdependents and other beneficiaries ("Beneficiaries"),on
whose behalf the contributions were paid.
2. The Trust qualifies as a voluntary employee beneficiary association within the meaning of
Section 501(c)(9)ofthe Internal Revenue Code,providing forthe payment of life,sick, accident
or other benefits to Beneficiaries.
3. The Trust and Participating Cities and Towns and Non-City Entitieshave determined that itis
inthe best interest of Participating Cities and Towns and Non-CityEntitiesto jointly self-insure
certain health benefit plans and programs for Beneficiaries through a designated accountwithin
the Trust, while at the same time having the Trust continue as the entity to which other insured
health and welfare benefit program contributions are paidand through which insured health and
welfare benefit plans and programs are provided to Beneficiaries.
4. It appears economically feasible and practical for the parties to do so.
5.Chapter 48.62 RCW provides that two or more local government Entities may,by interlocal
agreement under Chapter 39.34 RCW,jointly self-insure health benefit plans and programs,
and/or jointly hire risk management services for such plans or programs by any one or more
of certain specified methods.
6.The Association of Washington Cities Employee Benefit Trust Interlocal Agreement (the
"interlocal Agreement")attached hereto creates a jointself-insured health and welfare benefit
program (the "HealthCare Program")to be administered by the Trustees forthe purposes of
providing self-insured health benefits to the Beneficiaries.
7. WAC 200-110-030 requires everylocal government entity participating in ajoint self-insurance
healthand welfare benefit program to adoptsuch program by resolution.
8.Chapter 48.62 requires Health Care Program assetstobe managed consistent with existing
authority over useof municipal funds in RCW35.39.030.The Trust will manage Health Care
Program reserves in compliance with Chapter 48.62 RCW, RCW 35.39.030,andthe Health
Care Program Investment Policy.
9.All premium contributions for usein the Health Care Program are deposited into a designated
account within theTrust,the Health Care Program Account (the "HCP Account"),and the HCP\j Account represents apool of funds that is independent of all other Trust or AWC funds.
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10.The Trust intends to manage the HCP Account assets in compliance with federal and
state laws and the Interlocal Agreement.
11.The City of Moses Lake believes itis in the best interest of the Health Care Program to
allow the Trust to manage the HCP Account.
RESOLVED:
1.The Interlocal Agreement creating the Health Care Program is hereby adopted.
2. By adopting such Agreement,the City of Moses Lake acknowledges that itshall be subject to
assessments as required by the Health Care Program.
Adopted by the CityCouncilon September 10,2013.J
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