2008 0320 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting March 20, 2008 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida City Manager Szerlag said again that this is something that has been in one form or another for about eight years, but just to make an indication, this is something that the employees currently enjoy in terms of the benefits that are in this Manual. Mayor Edelcup said as Commissioner Goodman and him can attest we have been asking for review of this since we became Commissioners back in 2001, at least we now have a document in front of us to work with and now we can get into the details of it and try to come up with a fine plan for the City. City Manager Szerlag asked for additional time and to hear this at the May 15, 2008 City Commission meeting, and Mayor Edelcup said probably the way to do this may be to handle it as a special item because if we are going to be looking at lots of comparative data on lots of different kinds of benefits, he can see this becoming a meeting of its own, as a Special City Commission meeting rather than handle it at a general meeting. Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Brezin seconded a motion to defer this item to May, as a separate item in a Special City Commission Meeting. The motion was approved by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10J. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving the Selection of United Health Care as the City's Health Care Provider, Sun Life as the City's Dental Insurance Provider, and Neighborhood Health Plan as an Alternate Health Care Provider for a One-Year Period; Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into Agreements with these Providers, Provided Said Agreements are Approved as to Form and Legal Sufficiency by the City Attorney; Further Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: [City Clerk's Note: Alternative Health Plan (NHP) Incentive Proposal was distributed prior to the meeting) City Clerk Hines read the title, and Human Resources Director Tom Acquaro reported, and he thanked Bob Hollander of Brown and Brown Insurance, and staff for the work they put into this project. City Manager Szerlag presented an Alternative Health Plan Incentive Proposal as a voluntary option, and for employees that select the lesser coverage, the City will offer an incentive that the City will pay the employee one half of the City's savings of $246 for the family plan, of which $123 will go to the employee as the incentive. Public Speakers: Bob Hollander Mayor Edelcup asked about the single employee for the lesser plan, as the employee wouldn't have to pay anything on either plan, why would that employee take the lower value plan unless there is an incentive, and that is not noted here. City Manager Szerlag said that he would propose to give the employee $50 a month to take the lesser plan then the City saves $50, and Mayor Edelcup said then that the employee would end up with more money in his pocket. City Manager Szerlag said that the underpinning phraseology is that the incentive would be to pay the employee one half of the savings that the City enjoys, but the big savings for the employee is with the family because they would essentially go from paying $4l2 a month to $1 71 a month. Commissioner Brezin asked if the benefits of the lesser policy would be cut, and City I7