Board of Aldermen 3-31-2020 Page 16
with the budget.
President Wilshire
Director Kleiner did you want to respond?
Kim Kleiner, Admin. Services Director
Well | certainly couldn’t have said it better than Alderman Dowd. It cannot continue, we can’t continue on the
course we are on. | do believe that with the processes that we are putting in place, all the additional
measures, as well as moving everyone over to the HSA even though it may take time to negotiate these into
contracts, we can still move people on annual enrollment. | mean we can still do it through employee
education while we are negotiating contracts. WBS estimated $6.8 million dollar savings and | think that is
what we strive for.
Alderman Dowd
| just got another thing on-line while we were discussing and that is what is going on now with the pandemic
and City Hall closed. Is there any way we can extend the sign-up period or even make it an on-line system
because otherwise you could have a problem with people signing up period.
Kim Kleiner, Admin. Services Director
So again Alderman Dowd raises a really good point because we just had a phone conversation on that this
morning, Director Budreau and | and his benefits team. It is going to be a challenge this year. We are
reaching out to WBS to see what they have in their wheelhouse, what products we can rely on. We will be
working with IT to see what recommendations that they have. But there’s a conference this Friday that we
know of that because people are starting to discuss this, now your open enrollment becomes a virtual one
because of the on-going situation. So we will have to work through those challenges.
Alderman Dowd
OK | am all set.
President Wilshire
Thank you, Alderman Dowd. | have Alderman Jette.
Alderman Clemons
And can | speak when you have a chance too, this is Alderman Clemons, thank you.
Alderman Cleaver
Alderman Cleaver as well.
President Wilshire
OK | have Alderman Jette, Alderman Clemons and Alderman Cleaver.
Alderman Jette
This is Alderman Jette can you hear me?
