7-32-4117 . Group insurance for police officers -- funding. (1) Cities of all classes, if they provide insurance for other city employees under Title 2, chapter 18, part 7, shall: (a) provide the same insurance to their respective police officers; (b) notwithstanding Title 2, chapter 18, part 7, pay no less than the premium rate in effect as of July 1, 1980, for insurance coverage for police officers and their dependents; (c) provide for collective bargaining or other agreement processes to negotiate additional premium payments beyond the amount guaranteed by subsection (1)(b). (2) Subject to 15-10-420 , the administration of this section is declared a public purpose of a city, which may be paid out of the general fund of the governing body and financed by a levy on the taxable value of all taxable property within the city or town.
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