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THE CITY OF ELK RIVER <br />BENEFITS COMMITTEE <br />FEBRUARY 18, 2000 <br />MINUTES <br /> <br />Members Present: Scott Harlicker, Cheryll Edinger, Marc Nevinski, Joan Frick, Bob <br /> Mahutga, Lauren Wipper, Loft Johnson, Steve Tillman <br /> <br />The minutes from our January 28t~ meeting were distributed along with the survey results <br />from Joan and Cheryll and two articles from Medica titled Understanding the True Cost <br />of Illness and Employers, Employees Benefit from Work-site Health Improvement. The <br />survey results are included with these minutes and the articles were distributed to <br />employees with the January 28 minutes. <br /> <br />Lori went <br /> <br /> 2) <br /> 3) <br /> 4) <br /> s) <br /> 6) <br /> <br />over the things we wanted to cover today which include: <br /> Input from employees <br /> Minutes from last meeting <br /> Survey results (Joan & Cheryll) <br /> Dual Option Coverage <br /> Next Step/Time Line <br /> Other Benefits <br /> <br />Loft asked what kind of suggestions and concerns we've received from our departments. <br />Cheryll said she's heard a lot of requests for long-term disability. Bob's staff'is <br />concerned that the plan we propose will benefit us for more than just one year. They <br />suggested using a percent method rather than a flat dollar amount for the City's <br />contribution. It was felt that the Council wouldn't go for this method, as they prefer to <br />review this annually. <br /> <br />It was mentioned that Riverway Clinic (Mork) is now down to two doctors. It can take a <br />week to get in for an appointment. Lori suggested an employee could call Medica to see <br />about changing clinics if this is an issue for them. Riverway is the only clinic in Elk <br />River that is an Elect provider. Lori said that a member could go to any clinic they <br />choose even if it's not in the Elect provider network, but the member would receive <br />decreased benefits. You will pay a deductible and 20% of the expenses after that for <br />most services. Employees should call Medica Member Services or consult their benefit <br />packet from Medica for further details before going outside the network. <br /> <br />Joan and Cheryll went over the survey results. (See attached) Of the Cities surveyed, <br />they listed those that have some sort of a Cafeteria Plan. What we felt the results showed <br />is that we have quite a bit of flexibility in how we design our plan. Information on the <br />number of cities that offer a cafeteria plan and those that do not was not available. <br /> <br /> <br />