Los Angeles Municipal Code § 4.306 Authorization to Expend Funds

From funds appropriated for the purpose, the Personnel Department is hereby authorized to expend toward a portion or all of the costs of any benefit program which the Personnel Department is authorized to contract for or accept on behalf of the City of Los Angeles or approve pursuant to the authority of Sections 4.303, 4.304, and 4.305 of this article the sum specified in Section 4.307 or the cost to the officer or employee for the officer’s or employee’s self and dependents, if any, whichever is less for each officer or employee of the City of Los Angeles, as specified in Sections 4.303, 4.304 and 4.305 hereof, except as provided in Section 4.306.1 of this article for sworn members of the Fire Department and Section 4.306.2 of this article for sworn members of the Police Department. Payment may be made by the Department of Personnel directly to the persons, firms, associations or corporations furnishing such benefits, or at the discretion of the Personnel Department to sponsoring groups, associations, organizations, or corporations who have contracted for or provide such benefits. Such payment may be made by the Controller as part of any salary payroll deduction when so authorized by the Personnel Department.

SECTION HISTORY

Based on Ord. No. 131,678. Amended by: Ord. No. 137,466; Ord. No. 138,673, Eff. 5-21-69; Ord. No. 140,308, Eff. 4-24-70; Ord. No. 142,735, Eff. 12-22-71, Oper. 4-1-72; Ord. No. 145,054, Eff. 8-31-73; Ord. No. 146,382, Eff. 8-29-74, Oper. 7-7-74, Ord. No. 146,398, Eff. 8-31-74; Ord. No. 146,659, Eff. 10-24-74, Oper. 7-7-74; Ord. No. 147,604, Eff. 8-20-75; Ord. No. 148,590, Eff. 7-16-76.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the Personnel Department is authorized to expend funds on behalf of any member of the Fire Department as defined in Section 4.181, toward a portion of all of the cost of a health insurance program for the member and the member’s dependent or dependents, if any. Such expenditures are authorized for any health insurance program the Personnel Department is authorized to contract for or accept on behalf of the City of Los Angeles or approve pursuant to the authority of Sections 4.303, 4.304 and 4.305 of this article. The Personnel Department is authorized to expend the sum specified in Section 4.307 or the cost to the member for the member’s self and dependents, if any, whichever is less. Payments may be made as provided by Section 4.306.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 146,398, Eff. 7-29-74. Amended by: Ord. No. 147,605, Eff. 8-20-75; Ord. No. 148,590, Eff. 7-16-76.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the Personnel Department is authorized to expend funds on behalf of any member of the Police Department as defined in Section 4.181, toward a portion or all of the cost of health insurance program for the member and the member’s dependent or dependents, if any. Such expenditures are authorized for any health insurance program the Personnel Department is authorized to contract for or accept on behalf of the City of Los Angeles or approve pursuant to the authority of Sections 4.303, 4.304 and 4.305 of this article. The Personnel Department is authorized to expend the sum specified in Section 4.307 or the cost to the member for the member’s self and dependents, if any, whichever is less. Payments may be made as provided by Section 4.306.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 146,397, Eff 7-31-74. Amended by: Ord. No. 147,606, Eff. 8-20-75; Ord. No. 148,590, Eff. 7-16-76.

(a) The Personnel Department is hereby authorized to expend the monthly sum necessary to cover the cost of a dental benefit program for each full-time unrepresented officer or employee of the City of Los Angeles including unrepresented sworn members of the Police and Fire Departments; provided, however, that non-represented sworn members of the Los Angeles Police Department may elect, in lieu of the City- sponsored dental plan, to have contributed by the City on their behalf the monthly sum necessary to cover the cost of the dental plan sponsored by the Los Angeles Police Protective League or the Los Angeles Police Relief Association Dental Plan in an amount not to exceed that provided for the City-sponsored plan.

(b) The Personnel Department is authorized to expend for each half-time employee following the effective date of this subsection, a

monthly sum equivalent to one half of the employee only coverage of the most expensive plan under the City-sponsored Dental Program.

A half-time employee, who prior to the effective date of this subsection, was receiving the full employee only subsidy shall continue to receive the full employee only subsidy as long as such employee does not have a break in service.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 148,193, Eff. 4-1-76, Oper. 4-1-76. Amended by: Ord. No. 150,272, Eff. 11-3-77, Oper. 10-1-77; Title and entire section, Ord. No. 154,343, Eff. 7-1-80, Oper. 7-1-80; In Entirety, Ord. No. 165,482, Eff. 2-1-90.

For non-represented employees on a Family or Medical Leave pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.129 of this Code, the Personnel Department is hereby authorized to expend the monthly premium subsidy necessary to cover the cost of continuing the dental plan benefit for non-represented employees of the City who are enrolled in a City dental plan prior to the beginning of the leave. Employees shall be eligible for the continuation of the monthly premium subsidy while on a Family or Medical Leave in accordance with Section 4.129; however, for any unpaid portion of a Family or Medical Leave, the dental plan subsidy shall be continued for a maximum of four months (nine pay periods.)

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 165,312, Eff. 1-6-90, Oper. 12-4-89. Amended by: In Entirety, Ord. No. 170,101, Eff. 11-17-94, Oper. 7-1-94; Ord. No. 171,780, Eff. 11-17-97, Oper. 11-23-97; Section Title and Section In Entirety, Ord. No. 179,999, Eff. 7-11-08, Oper. 7-1-07.