HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-18-2017 Minutes City of Auburn Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Disabili4y Board
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - 10:00 AM —Conference Room 2
flAIIVUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Pro Tem Bill Petersen called the special meeting to order at 11:05 a.m. in
Annex Conference Room 2 located on the second floor of the City Hall Annex at
1 East Main Street in Auburn. Members present included Chair Pro Tem Bill
Petersen, Member Yolanda Trout-Manuel, and Member Bob Baggett: Chair Jim
Kelly was excused and Member-at-large David Cook was absent. Also present
were Human Resources and Risk Manager Rob Roscoe, Human Resources
Manager Janelle Tarasewicz, Human Resources Analyst Terry Mendoza, LEOFF
1 Fire Fighter Rudy Peden, Natalie Schiro of Brown & Brown (City's medical
insurance broker), and Board Secretary Danielle Daskam.
II. nAEDICAL UPDATE
The purpose of the special meeting was to discuss changes to the medical
insurance program for LEOFF 1 members. ,
Human Resources and Risk Management Director Roscoe advised the Board
fhat City is looking to change the LEOFF 1 Medicare eligible members medical
coverage from a Medigap plan to a Medicare Advantage plan on January 1,
2018. Director Roscoe stated the benefits are greater or the same under the
new plan. He noted the Silver Sneakers program is part of the new plan. There
is no group nefinrork with the Medicare Advantage plan and any provider who
accepts Medicare will accept those covered by the Medicare Advantage plan.
No enrollment form will be required, and the transition should be seamless.
Those who are not Medicare eligible will continue under the Premera plan.
III. ADJOURNflAENT
There being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 11:24 a.m.
APPROVED this 7� day of � , 2017.
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J M KELLY, CHAI Danielle Daskam, Board Secretary
LEOFF Board Minutes
October 18, 2017
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