Board of Aldermen 3-31-2020 Page 27
President Wilshire
That is an Explanation of Benefits.
Alderwoman Lu
OK. Great. So that’s something that you receive to explain how much you owe and how the City picked up,
correct?
President Wilshire
Correct.
Alderwoman Lu
Thank you. On the invitation that was sent to the members of the Unaffiliated Group, it was sent out on
March 9". What date were they invited to come and learn about this proposal?
Kim Kleiner, Admin. Services Director
They received an e-mail from the Mayor directly on the 9" for a meeting on the 12".
Alderwoman Lu
| see, so they had a 3-day notice, but only a few came, right?
Kim Kleiner, Admin. Services Director
No, we had a fantastic attendance, | would say roughly 60 to 70 attended the meeting with the Mayor.
Alderwoman Lu
Oh OK it must’ve been the Director’s Meeting that | am remembering that only a few came to. So 60 or 70 of
the 135 we able to come and discuss it and learn about it? Is that right?
Kim Kleiner, Admin. Services Director
That is correct. Yes it was held in the City Auditorium.
Alderwoman Lu
OK and just the Fire Department it has been mentioned that they have a large enrollment in the High
Deductible. But it is not the same plan is it? | mean we are not talking about the same plan. There are a
Union and they probably have some kind of a slightly, you know, every plan is specific is that correct? So
when we say a lot of them have signed up, we don’t mean a lot of them have signed up for this particular
plan? Correct?
Kim Kleiner, Admin. Services Director
The High Deductible Health Plan with the Health Savings Account is the exact same plan across the City.
Alderwoman Lu
Oh OK is that true of — so going forward is that how these plans work. Are they sometimes, | was under the
