Board of Aldermen 3-31-2020 Page 35
President Wilshire
Thank you Director Kleiner and | know education is really an important piece of this Ordinance so | would
agree that the sooner we can get this done, the more time we have to educate employees and get the
Open Enrollment going. So thank you. Anyone else?
Alderman Caron
Me. Hello?
President Wilshire
Who is me?
Alderman Caron
Alderman Caron. Hi.
President Wilshire
Alderman Caron.
Alderman Caron
OK so we are talking about taking a vote today for an enrollment that is supposed to take place the
beginning of April for about a month or so. We don’t meet at the Board again for 2 more weeks. It is not
next Tuesday because that’s only the first Tuesday of the month and we usually meet the second. So this
is really going to make it difficult for HR to notify employees of these changes. So | think it is important that
we move forward with the vote. | have been looking at this all day and | have listened to the questions and
the answers and | think that it is important for the Board of Aldermen to do this vote tonight so that staff has
the time to get this ready for all its employees.
The other thing is that changes in benefits or deductibles happen all the time. That doesn’t preclude the
employees from staying in their HMO or moving to the high deductible insurance plan. I’ve seen it over the
years being an employee of the City. So | think it is important at this time that we look at what is good for
our employees and | will be voting “yes” on this particular piece of legislation. Thank you.
President Wilshire
Thank you, Alderman Caron. Anyone else? Seeing none, would the Clerk please call the roll?
Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd,
Alderman Caron, Alderman Clemons, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Tencza,
Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Laws,
Alderman Cleaver, Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 15
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
President Wilshire
And that motion carries. Ordinance 20-011 is duly adopted. | think that’s all the business we have before
us this evening. Alderman Dowd?
