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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—NOVEMBER 5, 2018 2 <br /> benefits received are non-taxable. The City does offer a deferred compensation plan but this is all <br /> employee funded, no City contribution is made. No changes are recommended in those areas. <br /> Finance Director Bauman stated that Health and Dental was discussed the most by the FPAC. <br /> The information was received from the benefits consultant in early November and they committee <br /> has met twice since that time. The study noted that single healthcare insurance premiums are paid <br /> entirely by the cities surveyed. Larger jurisdictions used a flat dollar amount for many years for <br /> benefits and that amount can be used like a cafeteria plan to cover the premium for whatever the <br /> employee chooses. Arden Hills has been paying 100% of single, a portion of family and a <br /> contribution to the HSA plans. Cities with HSA's usually contribute a portion of that dollar <br /> amount to the HSA with the rest going to premium. Single coverage is normally provided at no <br /> cost to the employee. Family coverage is where the limits or target come into play. In the survey <br /> a range of$1,075 to $1,205 is what cities that were surveyed paid in 2018. NFP brought options to <br /> change to Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medica, Preferred One and PEIP. The committee narrowed it <br /> down to our current plan and PEIP. The PEIP program offers three different plans: Advantage, <br /> Value and HSA plans. The Advantage and Value plan premiums are a bit more expensive but <br /> have different benefits and lower out of pocket maximums. There is a significant price difference <br /> in the PEIP HSA plan versus the current plan but it is more limited in care options, higher <br /> deductibles and higher max out of pocket. <br /> Finance Director Bauman discussed the premium breakdown charts provided. She stated that <br /> the committee would like to get away from the percentage based premium payments and go to a <br /> flat based amount. The union contract states that the employer will contribute the same <br /> contribution as approved for non-union employees. <br /> Councilmember Brenda Holden noted that several surrounding counties and cities are in the <br /> PEIP plan, and having that large of a group minimizes the premium fluctuations. <br /> Finance Director Bauman said the City could look at just the HSA plan. If an employee wanted <br /> to take the Value or Advantage plan the employee would pay the difference in cost. After picking <br /> the plan the employee would choose the network, either HealthPartners, Blue Cross Blue Shield <br /> or Preferred One, and then choose a primary clinic. Primary care clinics are listed at different <br /> levels, 1-4. One is the least expensive, four is the most expensive. The chart provided was based <br /> on level 2. <br /> After discussion, the Council was in agreement with the FPAC recommendation to change to the <br /> PEIP insurance plan. <br /> Finance Director Bauman questioned how the city contribution would be handled for union <br /> employees since they City was going to a flat amount. She recommended raising the contribution <br /> to include the HSA contribution. <br /> After discussion, the Council decided to raise the union employee's contribution to $1,025 and <br /> discuss further at the next union negotiations. <br />
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