18-060CITY OF SHOREWOOD
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 18 -060
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WHEREAS, the City of Shorewood regularly reviews the Shorewood Personnel Policy
for compliance with local, state and federal regulations and best practices; and
WHEREAS, for benefit plans beginning in 2016 employers may be subject to penalties
if the organization meets the requirements and does not comply with Affordable Care Act
(ACA) requirements to offer minimum essential health care coverage; and
WHEREAS, in order for organizations to avoid penalties they must understand which
employees are considered `full time' employees; and
WHEREAS, In the year 2016, the ACA determined that a full -time employee is an
individual reasonably expected to work at least 30 hours per week.
WHEREAS, in review of Shorewood's Personnel Policy it was found that Section 7.01
Benefit Eligibility and 7.02 Group Insurance was never updated to include this 30 -hour
full -time, benefit eligible status, but rather had it set at 32- hours.
WHEREAS, this resolution updates the Shorewood Personnel Policy to bring the policy
into compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Shorewood hereby approves the updates to the Shorewood Personnel Policy, Section 7.01
and 7.02 changing the full -time benefit eligible status from 32 hours to 30 hours in
compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 12th
day of June 2018.
ATTEST:
Sandie Thone, City Clerk
Deb Siakei; Mayor Pro Tem