Board of Aldermen 3-31-2020 Page 8
The last measure that we have put in place as of November of last year, is our CBA Strategy Team. So this
consists of members of our employer boards as well as members from city management. Last November we
started discussing health and wages. We started looking at how we strategically develop uniformed language
and proposals for all of our union contracts. | have to say that everyone has been very engaged, we have
had good conversations. We do believe that taking this team forward will build a very positive relationship
between not only our City Management and our Employer Boards, but just in how the City delivers wages and
health benefits to our employees.
So we wanted to let you know that while tonight we are talking about Plan Design, there is a lot of other things
that we have and that we are actively working on.
Larry Budreau, Human Resources Director
Could | have the next slide please? Thank you. Before | just rattle this off, | would like to let you know that |
come to this subject with quite a bit of experience actually. | have been a Human Resources Director for over
30 years; 15 years in public sector and 15 years in private. | also have had a high deductible health plan
myself for about 12 years now and | would not have it any other way. So when | come to this decision it is
both with the responsibility to the City, fiduciary responsibility to the City to try to provide employee benefits as
cost effectively as we can and also from the perspective of a user of a high deductible health plan, knowing
that it has been the best deal | ever could have had. Great health insurance, great coverage and the
opportunity for me to amass enough tax free savings that as | have aged and needed new glasses and dental
work and hearing aids, those thousands and thousands of dollars that | was able to achieve on a tax free
savings.
So | urge you genuinely, along with Mayor Donchess and Administrative Services Director Kim Kleiner, we
urge the Board of Aldermen to pass this Ordinance this evening. Thank you and Kim and | are available for
questions.
President Wilshire
Thank you Director Kleiner and Director Budreau, | appreciate your efforts in this and the presentation this
evening. | will open it up to the Board for questions. Does anyone have questions?
Alderman Teneza
Thank you very much Madam President, just a couple of questions just to clarify things to make sure |
understand correctly first about the HSA Plan and the out-of-pocket maximums per year that Director Kleiner
was talking about. The $4,000.00 deductible, that is per household and not per individual, per household?
Kim Kleiner, Admin. Services Director
That is correct.
Alderman Tencza
Ok so their exposure for a whole family or an individual is $1,000.00?
Kim Kleiner, Admin. Services Director
$4,000.00.
Alderman Tencza
$4,000.00 yes but with the $3,000.00 HSA Plan it would only be $1,000.00 out of their pocket?
