HomeMy WebLinkAboutInsurance Committee Minutes 12.03.2008MINUTES
Insurance Committee
December 3, 2008 3:40 pm
Public Works Conference Room
Present: Bud Arnold
H.P. Nuerenberger
Mark Guy
Jason Wells
Chris Rosenberg
Kurt Markegard
Cheryll Lund (non-voting member)
The meeting was called to order at 3:40 pm by Chairman Bud Arnold.
After a discussion it was decided that Mark Guy will contact 5 insurance companies
regarding getting quotes for employee health insurance. The companies that he will
contact are: EBMS, B1ueCross/Blue Shield, Humana, New West and Mega. Those
companies will be instructed to contact the City for employee information needed for
completing a quote.
A motion was made by Mark Guy, seconded by Bud Arnold to amend the by-laws of
the Insurance Committee to; two (2) non-union representatives; two (2) Local 316
representatives; and, two (2) Local 303 representatives.
(The intent of the motion is to change the 6 voting members so that each entity will have
2 voting members and not eliminate the non-voting City Council delegated member).
A discussion was held on the amount of representation each of the three city entities
have. In the past there were 7 representatives: 3 representatives from Local 316; 3
representatives from non-union employees; and, 1 non-voting delegate designated by the
City Council. With the creation of Local 303 it was felt that each union needed separate
representation because of (possible) different needs for each union. The non-union
representatives went down to 2 with the resignation of Mike Zuhoski this year.
The discussion carne down to the fact that every one of the representatives on the
Insurance Committee have the same goal of trying to find the best and most cost effective
health insurance for employees, while keeping the costs to the City of Laurel as low as
possible, no matter how many representatives each entity has.
The question was called for and the motion was carried by a 5-1 vote with Kurt
Markegard voting Nay.
It was decided that future meetings of the committee will be held at 5:00 pm as it was in
the past.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
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Cheryl Lund, Secretary