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choices we may have in levels of coverage, meaning whether we can offer employees the <br />choice between a copay plan and a deductible plan. Joan and Cheryll will do a survey of <br />"Group 6 Cities" to see what they offer. There was discussion as to when the full <br />cafeteria plan should be implemented. Mid year implementation does not provide <br />flexibility or any benefit to employees who have already made insurance decisions for the <br />year unless they are currently taking employee only coverage. Cheryll would like to see <br />it implemented July 1, 2000. Lori was not sure if that would allow us enough time to <br />implement the program. January 1, 2001 seems like a more workable date but the <br />ultimate decision will be made by the City Council. <br /> <br />Next we talked about what should be offered through the full cafeteria plan. There are <br />two types of benefits to be considered - Core Benefits and Voluntary Benefits. The Core <br />Benefits are the insurances that an employee will be required to carry. We decided that <br />single health, single dental, and $25,000 of life and AD&D coverage should be Core. <br />The Voluntary Benefits should include family medical, family dental, Flexible Spending <br />Account (Sect. 125), supplemental life insurance, and long- and short-term disability. <br />Based upon the way a full cafeteria plan works, employees will be able to put the <br />remainder of their monthly amount into deferred comp. or receive it on their paycheck. <br />(The latter of the two would of course be considered taxable income.) <br /> <br />The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, February 18th at 9:00. We will be going over <br />the surveys collected by Joan and Cheryll and developing a plan to submit to the City <br />Council. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted <br />Lauren Wipper <br /> <br />G ABENECOMMSI-28-00.DOC <br /> <br /> <br />