Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes - Delhi Township

75Trustee Duebber commented that compared to other local jurisdictions, he considered theTownship’s contribution to be very reasonable and in some cases less than some of ourneighboring communities. He stated that the self-directed HSA was a provision of thehealth insurance package that is currently being considered. He agreed with therecommended employer contribution, an equal percentage increase for the Township andthe employee.Mr. Lane stated that approving the resolution would allow the Township to enter intoagreement with Anthem, continue the HSA as defined within the agreement and certifiesthe amount required to meet the obligation fund and dollar amount in fiscal year 2011;technically the Board would not be approving the funding of the HSA for fiscal year 2012.He explained that the resolution certification only concerned the 2011 funds and accounts,however by approving the resolution the Board would be tied to the terms of the contractand other contractual agreements as entered into by Collective Bargaining over a multiyearperiod.Trustee Duebber stated that if the Township agreed to go with a different carrier, a meetingwould have to be conducted to educate the employees, the employees would be required toupdate and complete medical information on Enroll Excel, and the employees couldexperience a delay in the processing of medical claims.Trustee Duebber moved and Trustee Davis seconded to dispense with the second reading.Trustees Duebber, Davis and Luebbers voted YES.Trustee Luebbers stated that his upcoming vote was based on the uncertainty concerningthe 2012 budget and the HSA employer contribution commitment. He would have liked tohave had more time to review the terms of the agreement.Mr. Lane referenced a revision to the language of the resolution included under Section 1-Bthat could permit a modification to the HSA employer contribution amount.He pointed out a possible increase on the employee side if a provision in the CollectiveBargaining Bill to limit collective bargaining rights was approved; the provision wouldreduce the percentage of the health insurance employer contribution if not overturned.That would impact the employer HSA contribution by a formula to be determined.Trustee Davis stated that his vote was to provide the best health insurance benefit packagethat the upcoming budget would allow. He agreed that they may have to reconsider theemployer contribution amount if and when the Board would be forced to look at budgetcuts/reductions.Trustee Duebber stated that the Board had sufficient time to review the resolution becauseit had been presented several weeks ago; however, it was unfortunate that the review ofthe Anthem agreement had to be brief because the final quote was received in the office ofthe Human Resources Director this afternoon.