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deductibles, office visit copays, coinsurance, out of pocket maximum, and prescription drugs. John Dietz shared his opinion on the 100%Aware Gold plan that is currently offered, and suggested that it may be time to move over to a plan that offers 80%to 90%coverage to help mitigate our costs. John was also in favor of keeping the benefits of the HSA plan as close as possible to what it is currently offered if the goal is to incentivize employees to migrate over to that plan. There was discussion. The Commission inquired as to how much the company contributes annually towards the HSA. Staff responded that ERMU contributes $650 for single, $1,985 for single+1, and$1,985 for family coverage. Troy gave some background on the reasoning behind the company contribution to the HSA, and indicated that the contribution still costs the company less than the increased premiums they would be paying on the Aware Gold had the employees not switched over. There was further discussion. Daryl Thompson requested that staff provide a cost comparison on what the savings are on seeding the HSA compared to the larger premium payments ERMU would be paying for the Aware Gold,to help determine if we want to keep the same contribution amount or possibly increase it. Staff responded that they would bring that information back to next month's Commission meeting. Theresa informed the Commission that a decision on the insurance options would need to be made at the October Commission meeting in order to meet the deadline and encouraged the Commissioners to individually reach out to her before the next Commission meeting on any questions they may have on the information that was presented. 2017 Cost of Living Adjustment-The Wage and Benefits Committee reported that there have been some challenges with compiling information for the benchmarking as almost all of the other utilities we typically poll are up for renewals on union contracts; so there is no information available. Staff is exploring some other options for gathering the data needed and will report back to the Commission once they have more information. John Dietz shared what the city is proposing for their 2017 COLA. 6.0 OTHER BUSINESS 6.1 Staff Updates Troy Adams shared that he received an email from Great River Energy(GRE)formally stating that they want out of the Electric Purchase Power Agreement for Landfill Gas Plant in 2018. In Mike O'Neill's staff report he had noted that as of August 22,2016,ERMU's security system sales and installation department had been shut down and that WH Security would be handling all of the service and sales calls until the October 1 transfer date.The Commission asked if there had been any pushback from the affected customers. Staff responded. Tom Sagstetter provided an update on the insurance claim with the League of Minnesota Cities Page 5 Regular Meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission September 13,2016 29