RETIRED EMPLOYEES AND DEPENDENTS. A firefighter who is removed from the City’s active payroll because of retirement as a deferred pensioner, retirement from active service, or disability retirement, shall have such rights to continued coverage under the City’s group medical plan as are provided by State statute, currently codified as 215 ILCS 5/367f. In addition, except as otherwise provided in Section 18.4A and/or Article XIX of this Agreement, the City will bear the cost of the total premium of the employee only coverage to age sixty-five (65). Further, should any employee under the age of fifty (50) opt for retirement after twenty (20) years or more of service with the City of Galesburg and who also meets the service requirements for pension benefits under the provisions of the various City pension plans, then that employee may remain in the City’s medical plan at his own expense to age sixty-five (65). If any covered person attains the age of sixty-five (65), be it the retired employee or a dependent, then said employee or dependent is eligible for coverage secondary to Medicare as described in the first paragraph of Section 18.1. That person at the age of sixty-five (65), be it the retired employee or dependent, immediately becomes eligible for the coverage secondary to Medicare and all other coverage is terminated in regard to that person.
RETIRED EMPLOYEES AND DEPENDENTS. Except as otherwise provided in Article XX of this Agreement an employee who is under age sixty-five (65) but retired from the City's service as a result of becoming eligible to retire because of having served the required number of years and having reached the required age of retirement under the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund may retain the same medical plan of coverage he had as a City employee. The City will bear the cost of the total premium for the employee only medical coverage to age sixty-five (65). Should the employee choose to continue dependents coverage, the employee will pay the full premium for dependents coverage. Further, should any employee under the age of fifty-five (55) opt for retirement after twenty (20) years or more of service with the City of Galesburg and who also meets the service requirements for pension benefits under the provisions of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, then that employee may remain in the City's health medical coverage plan at his own expense to age sixty- five (65). If any covered person attains the age of sixty-five (65), be it the retired employee or a dependent, then said employee or dependent is eligible for coverage secondary to Medicare as described in the first paragraph of Section 17.1. That person who attains the age of sixty-five (65), be it the retired employee or a dependent, immediately becomes eligible for the coverage secondary to Medicare and all other coverage is terminated in regard to that person.
RETIRED EMPLOYEES AND DEPENDENTS. Upon retirement or resignation with 20 or more years of service, an officer may retain the same insurance plan he had as a City employee. Unless he exercises his opt-out right under Section 18.6 of this Agreement, the City will bear the cost of the total premium for the employee-only insurance to age sixty-five (65). If an insured person attains the age of sixty-five (65), be it the retired employee or a dependent, then said employee or dependent is eligible for coverage as described in the first paragraph of Section 18.1. Any insured person who attains the age of sixty- five (65), be it the retired employee or a dependent, immediately becomes eligible for the supplement to Medicare insurance and all other insurance is terminated in regard to that person.
RETIRED EMPLOYEES AND DEPENDENTS. Upon retirement or resignation with 20 or more years of service, an officer may retain the same insurance plan he had as a City employee. Unless he exercises his opt-out right under Section
