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City Council Minutes <br />March 4, 2019 <br />Page 7 <br />wellness programs are important, but asks why there continue to be staff benefit <br />improvement items brought to the council. <br />Mayor Dietz stated he is more concerned about having healthy employees that show <br />up for work. <br />Mr. Portner agreed the health of employees drives health care costs. <br />Mayor Dietz asked if health information would go to the insurance company and <br />help with insurance rates. <br />Ms. Wipper stated rates are affected by claims. <br />Councilmember Westgaard wondered if health plans could be modified to promote <br />participation. <br />Ms. Wipper explained there are currently different health plan options. <br />Mayor Dietz wondered if there could be a specific dollar amount for each health <br />marker based on medical categories. <br />Ms. Wipper talked about a health and wellness person on staff for their insurance <br />broker. According to this person, health programs are moving away from biometrics <br />and focusing on "full life health." Biometric screening numbers aren't perfect and it <br />is expensive for companies to hire an outside source to perform them. <br />Mayor Dietz asked if there was a way to more closely mirror the Police WIP. <br />Ms. Wipper said some areas are similar. The Police WIP currently awards points for <br />Physical Fitness, Wellness, Education, Community Service, and Skills. <br />Mayor Dietz likes the Police WIP because it seems simpler. <br />Councilmember Westgaard added there will probably always be people looking for <br />ways to "skirt the system" without actually doing any of the activities. Because it <br />seems cumbersome from an administrative standpoint, eventually the city may stop <br />capturing the data and it would become a given instead of promoting health and <br />wellness. <br />Mayor Dietz asked how it would affect Union employees since their contract has not <br />yet been signed. <br />Mr. Portner explained it would depend on the timeline and an addendum to the <br />Union contract could be made. <br />Mayor Dietz recommended staff come back at another work session with revisions. <br />POIlf oil B1 <br />NATURE <br />