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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 4 of 2006
(Enacting Section 2.52.100 of the Salt Lake City Code
Pertaining to Benefits for Employee Dependents)
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING SECTION 2.52.100,SALT LAKE CITY CODE,
RELATING TO BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEE DEPENDENTS.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City,Utah,as follows:
SECTION 1.Section 2.52.100 of the Salt Lake City Code,pertaining to certain benefits
for employee dependents,shall be and hereby is,enacted to read as follows:
2.52.100 Benefits for Dependents of Employees:
A. The City shall provide for the participation of an employee's spouse and children in
the employee benefit programs for medical,dental,life,accidental death and dismemberment,
long term care,home,auto,or legal insurance,and employee assistance and for the continuation
of such benefits. In addition,an unmarried employee may designate one"Adult Designee"and
the"child"or"children"of the Adult Designee. The option to designate an"Adult Designee"
(and the Adult Designee's children)shall not apply to retirement benefit programs under the state
retirement system,to benefits provided under the federal Family Medical Leave Act or to
medical and dependent care flex accounts programs established under federal law.
An"Adult Designee"is an individual who is not the spouse of the employee and meets all of the
following criteria:
(a) has resided in the same domicile with the eligible employee for at least the past
consecutive twelve(12)months and intends to remain so for a period of time;
(b) is at least eighteen(18)years of age;and
(c) is directly dependent upon,or interdependent with the employee,sharing a common
financial obligation. Acceptable documentation shall include:
i. Any Internal Revenue Service("IRS")form defining the Adult Designee
as a dependent;or
ii. Any three of the following five documents:
1. A joint loan obligation,mortgage,lease,or joint ownership of a
vehicle;
2. A life insurance policy,retirement benefits account,or will
designating the Adult Designee as beneficiary thereto,or will of the
City employee or the Adult Designee which designates the other as
executor;
3. A mutually granted power of attorney for purposes of healthcare or
financial management;
4. Proof showing that the City Employee or Adult Designee is
authorized to sign for purposes of the other's bank or credit account;
5. Proof of a joint bank or credit account.
(d) the employee agrees to sign a notarized statement with attached documentation listed
in(b)(i)or(ii)herein which shall be filed with Human Resources and shall attest to the
authenticity and truthfulness of the documents and the statements as set forth in(a)
and(b)above.
B. Section 2.52.030 notwithstanding,this section shall apply to elective officials,their
administrative assistants,their personal secretaries,and heads of departments. This section shall
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also apply to civil service personnel of the police and fire departments through the applicable
agreements of their certified bargaining representatives with the City.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the date of its first
publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City,Utah this "7 day of t y ,
2006.
C AIRPERSON
ATTEST:
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Transmitted to Mayor on February 8. 2006 •
Mayor's Action: Approved. X Vetoed.
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Published: March 3, 2006 Salt lake City Attorney'sOffice
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