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Finance Director Lund asked what the private contract says about whether the State was to change <br />the rates. <br /> <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher shared that she is attending a webinar tomorrow in regard <br />to this RFP with MetLife. She said they have been told that they will be eligible for a two-year rate <br />cap, and it is not being portrayed as a contract. She noted that Staff is looking for direction from <br />the Council on whether they are supportive of Staff looking into the private option through <br />MetLife. <br /> <br />Councilmember Peters asked if there are any other private vendors who offer these services. <br /> <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher said yes; however, MetLife is the superior product with <br />lower prices. <br /> <br />The consensus of the Council was to direct Staff to move forward with looking into MetLife for <br />paid family medical leave services with a 50% cost share. <br /> <br />2.02: Preliminary 2026 General Fund Budget/Levy Review - Please Note: at the meeting, <br />the consensus was to move this case to 2.2. <br /> <br />Finance Director Lund reviewed the Staff report concerning the 2026 general fund budget and <br />levy. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman asked if they are currently only paying interest on the Public Works building. <br /> <br />Finance Director Lund said yes and explained that once the City Hall building is paid off, they will <br />begin paying on the Public Works building. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman shared that when he came up with the pavement management plan in 2021 to <br />increase by 5% every year, the idea was that they would be able to reduce this as they caught up <br />on roads. He asked if they would ever catch up on the roads. <br /> <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby stated road conditions are getting better, but he is <br />not sure when or if they will catch up. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley asked how much the health insurance will increase. <br /> <br />Finance Director Lund said it will increase by 6.1%. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht asked what the current increase would be if they did not add anything new <br />to the budget. <br /> <br />Finance Director Lund said it would be over a 4% increase. She reviewed the personnel requests <br />for each department. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / July 8, 2025 <br />Page 2 of 9 <br /> <br />