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ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES Q <br /> SPECIAL MEETING OF THE <br /> UTILITIES COMMISSION <br /> HELD AT UTILITIES CONFERENCE ROOM <br /> October 17,2016 <br /> Members Present: John Dietz,Chair;Al Nadeau,Vice Chair;and Daryl Thompson,Trustee <br /> ERMU Staff Present: Troy Adams, General Manager; <br /> Theresa Slominski,Finance and Office Manager; <br /> Mark Fuchs,Electric Superintendent; <br /> Eric Volk,Water Superintendent; <br /> Mike O'Neill,Technical Services Superintendent; <br /> Tom Sagstetter,Conservation&Key Accounts Manager; <br /> Michelle Canterbury,Executive Administrative Assistant; <br /> Jennie Nelson,Customer Service Manager <br /> 1.0 CALL MEETING TO ORDER <br /> John Dietz called the October 17,2016 meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. <br /> 1.1 Pledge of Allegiance <br /> 2.0 DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON HEALTH INSURANCE RENEWAL OPTIONS <br /> John Dietz shared that the reason he requested the special meeting was because it became <br /> apparent at the last Commission meeting that there was some confusion between what the <br /> overall percentage of increase was for the company versus the percentage of increase for <br /> employees on the two different insurance plans. He stated that his understanding was that the <br /> company and all of the employees were going to see an increase of 13.28%across the board, <br /> and that the way it was voted on at the last Commission meeting,the employees on the Aware <br /> Gold would realize a 6.9%increase in premiums while the employees on the HSA would be <br /> realizing a 19%increase in premiums. John Dietz stated that the purpose of this meeting was to <br /> have the opportunity for further discussion on which Aware Gold deductible they wanted to go <br /> with and if there should be a separate or across the board increase to employees. <br /> Theresa Slominski shared that typically when we receive our health care renewal,we receive <br /> and present it as an across the board increase for the company and employees. She explained <br /> that this year,in an effort to lower the cost to the company,we were picking and choosing from <br /> a combination of different plans therefore the increase had not been blended. Theresa presented <br /> a spreadsheet with the Health Insurance Comparisons. The spreadsheet reflected a fairer <br /> representation with the increase blended across the board and the impact those would have on <br /> Page 1 <br /> Special Meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br /> October 17,2016 <br />