HomeMy WebLinkAboutEXECUTIVE SESSION - 02/03/2014 - Executive Session Minutes Personnel EXECUTIVE SESSION- PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
February 3, 2014
11:05 a.m.
Chernick Conference Room
TOPIC: ❑ LITIGATION X PERSONNEL ❑ LAND ACQUISITION
COMMITTEE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT STAFF PRESENT
J. FRANKE R. RUMMEL
Village Trustee Village Manager
J. PETRI M. KRCIK
Village Trustee Human Resource Director
C. PROCHNO
Village Trustee
Pursuant to a duly made and approved motion and a majority vote at a regularly
scheduled meeting of the Personnel Committee on February 3, 2014, this Executive
Session was called to consider a Personnel matter.
Number of pages attached: 1
Date(s) of review for release: September 2014
Date of approval for release:
February 3, 2014
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Personnel
The Personnel Committee meeting was called to order at 11:05 a.m. and entered into
Executive Session upon unanimous roll-call vote.
The Village Manager and Human Resource Director discussed the offering of a new
Medicare supplemental medical plan. The plan has considerably more benefits for
Medicare eligible retirees at a far less cost than the Village's current supplemental
medical plan. The plan covers Medicare Part D and Part F. It also covers the
prescription doughnut hole with a fully ensured prescription plan.
The new supplement is approximately 25% cheaper than the current offering with lower
deductibles and no co-pay. The retiree pays 100% of the cost of the premium for the
supplement.
The Committee discussed several examples of how the plan would impact specific
employees, retirees, and retirees in general. At first, all Medicare eligible retirees would
be put into the new Hartford plan. There will be several meetings and mailings to explain
the new Hartford plan to the retirees. Retirees could then choose to either stay in the
Hartford (new fully insured plan) or switch back to the Blue Cross (self-insured) plan.
Only 2% of retirees from 10 other communities switched back to the Blue Cross plan.
Retirees would still be able to switch between either the Hartford or Blue Cross Medicare
supplemental plans at the annual open enrollment.
The ultimate goal is to reduce the premiums of the Blue Cross PPO plan by moving
higher users of health insurance services over to a fully insured Hartford plan.
The consensus of the Committee was to recommend approving the Medicare
supplemental plan during the February 11, 2014 Village Board meeting with the plan
effective on May 1, 2014. This early approval will provide plenty of time to fully
educate retirees about the new Hartford program.
The meeting unanimously adjourned at 11:45 a.m.