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The goal of this meeting based on previous decisions made by the committee was to <br />develop a Cafeteria Plan to submit to the City Council. We had much discussion about <br />how this plan should be designed. After all was said and done, we decided to think on it <br />a couple more weeks and bring suggestions to our next meeting. Some of the points <br />brought up during the discussion were: <br /> <br />1) <br /> <br />Offering dual options for health coverage. This would give the employee the <br />choice between a deductible plan and a copay plan - possibly more levels. We <br />are at the mercy of the insurance companies when it comes to this, and if you read <br />the minutes fi.om our last meeting, we feel lucky to get whatever we can get. Lori <br />has spoken with our insurance representative about this and he feels that if we <br />stick with Medica we would be able to offer dual options for 2001. <br />Unfortunately, insurance companies usually don't make any decisions as to <br />premium rates and such until November or December. This makes the inclusion <br />of this option difficult to plan. <br /> <br />2) <br /> <br />There was discussion about whether a cafeteria plan was the best option to benefit <br />all employees. Will a cafeteria plan help the very few employees who are paying <br />the high family premium? Most of the employees do not take family coverage. <br /> <br />3) <br /> <br />It was agreed that the committee has to propose a plan that will be acceptable to <br />the City Council. There was discussion on what may or may not be acceptable to <br />the Council. <br /> <br />4) Committee members discussed what "fair" benefits means to different groups of <br /> employees. What seems fair to one may not seem fair to another. <br /> <br />Lori asked that each committee member rethink his or her position on what type of <br />benefit changes the committee should present to the Council for consideration keeping in <br />mind the reason(s) the benefit package is being reviewed and that the proposal needs <br />Council approval. At the next meeting, each member will be asked to present and <br />e.xplain his or her proposed benefit plan. <br /> <br />The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, March 3a at 11:30. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Lauren Wipper <br /> <br />S:k2-18-O0.DOC <br /> <br /> <br />