A. The City Manager is authorized to establish the MERP for the purpose of reimbursing participants for qualified medical expenses and promulgate any and all rules and regulations necessary or appropriate to implement the MERP.

B. The City Manager is authorized to enter into a Trust Agreement to establish the Trust to fund all or a portion of the City’s obligations under the MERP.

C. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the Trust Fund shall be used for the exclusive purpose of administering, staffing, managing, and funding the MERP. No expenditure shall be made from the Trust Fund other than those expenditures authorized by this Article. (Ord. No. G-5048, § 1, 2007)