HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-106 (one year pilot program for 2020 offering cash in lieu of opt out option city of stillwater group health insurance plan for benefits eligible city employees) RESOLUTION 2019-106
APPROVING A ONE YEAR PILOT PROGRAM FOR 2020 OFFERING CASH IN LIEU OF
OPT OUT OPTION CITY OF STILLWATER GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN FOR
BENEFITS ELIGIBLE CITY EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS,the City of Stillwater, as an employer, offers group health insurance to its
benefits eligible employees; and
WHEREAS, the City's Labor Management Insurance Work Group evaluated an opt-
out concept and found the City may experience annual net savings on premiums paid for
employee group health insurance by offering a $250 per month cash in lieu of payment to
employees who opt out of group health insurance provided by the City because they are
enrolled in 2020 group health insurance coverage through their partner, and
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges its support of potential annual net savings in
premiums paid for employee health insurance if employees can obtain coverage through
their partner's group health insurance plan; and
WHEREAS,City Staff and the Insurance Work Group will evaluate the results of actual
net health insurance premium savings to the City resulting from a pilot program offering a
cash in lieu of opt out of City health insurance during the 2020 insurance open enrollment
period and provide those results to the City Council for inclusion in the final 2020 budget.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Stillwater
hereby approves a one-year pilot program for 2020 offering a $250 per month cash in lieu
of payment to employees who opt out of City SWWC Blue Cross Blue Shield group health
insurance coverage because they are covered on their partner's plan.
Adopted by the City Council this 1 day of October, 2019.
Ted Kozlowski, Mayor
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Beth Wolf, City Cler