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these employees enroll in health insurance With these limited numbers the City cannot <br /> insured and must therefore be part of a larger pool of lives through an organization like?EiP~.:ii'i:i <br /> LoGIS. By becoming part of a larger pool, insurance carriers reduce their risk and. ~:i~'pically' ? <br /> able to offer rich plans ($10 copayment/100% hospitalization) at a lower premiX'i;: .i~lly, the <br /> Labor Manaaement Committee noted that employees like to have a choice ¢~:iinsurane~:.i~arriers <br /> (HealthPartn~rs and Preferred One) versus other insurance plans whict~;!~uld req'i~,~all <br /> employees to use one carrier. Very often individuals and families estal~tli~.h ;[elationship~<~ <br /> their doctors or clinics and it is very difficult to force employees to.:~itch ifi~ek doctor is ~a~t ~-. <br /> represented in the carrier's network. At the request of the Labor..~an~ent'~rfittee, Sean'~!-51i:?~i'~:: <br /> Byrne with Marsh Advantage America (administrators for PE~:~):~d Bd~:e Torgersen with the <br /> Minnesota Department of Employee Relations came od~c'?~d condUCted two employee <br /> information programs. Following the programs, the Lab~EManage~. Committee requested <br /> the employees complete a brief, non-binding survey.:~Is~e they indi'~iif~ their preference of <br /> health plans with variOus levels of copayments and h~kpE~I~ation covcr~'~(~ Based on employee <br /> responses, the Labor Management Committee recommend~:;~ma!p(h~Wi~:'~the' existing PEIP <br /> plan design of $10 copayments/100% hospitalization. '~t~f'.~i~: <br /> <br /> Motion by Councilmember Connolly, seconded by Chairperson And~o.n, ~0(:~ommend that <br /> City Council authorize staff to enter i~{$ ia: ~o year contract with pEI~':~'~ff~t/~e September 1, <br /> '~ ~2'¢~,.~:-_ '~,..~.: .:~:5~ ,~.'~.?~x~:~~' <br /> <br /> Motion carried. Voting Yes:'~hairpe;'~}~:~i Anderson,:;~::~ss~*~~er Connolly. Voting No: <br /> <br /> COMMITTEE INPUT:,.. ~; ". 4:i~~ I~ <br /> <br /> Motior' by C;~hcilm~'rnls~::'~¢~5iiy~;~d~nded by Chairperson Anderson, to adjourn the <br /> meeting. :<~t~_!~} ?? <br /> <br />.~;7.:?>'~*~'~;~{~!'0'imded. Votin~:~bs: C~airperson Anderson and Councilmember Connolly. Voting No: <br /> The regular meeting ofth~'?ersonnel Committee adjourned at 5:35 p.m. <br /> <br />Rhonda Heryla <br /> <br />38, <br /> <br />Personnel Committee/July 11, 2000 <br /> Page 4 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br />