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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBPW-01-06-93CARMEL BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 6, 1993 6:15 P.M. ONE CIVIC SQUARE/COUNCIL CHAMBERS The meeting of the Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety was called to order by Mayor Ted Johnson. Member Rick McKinney was in attendance. Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Janice L. Hope was also in attendance. Mayor Johnson named Steve Brown as a member of the Board of Public Works and Safety replacing Vaughn Story. Johnson expressed his pain and loss at the death of his dear friend, neighbor, Board member and City patriot, Vaughn Story. Johnson stated Mr. Brown would join the Board at the next regular meeting. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE McKinney made a motion to amend page 3 of the APPROVAL OF MINUTES: minutes of December 23, 1992, to reflect that each elected official must adopt an employee substance abuse policy similar to the policy adopted by the City. The motion was seconded by Johnson. All members voted aye. Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular session of December 23, 1992 as amended. The motion was seconded by McKinney. All members voted aye. NEW BUSINESS: CARMEL POLICE DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF NEW EMPLOYEE HIRE: Based upon the recommendation letter of Carmel Police Chief, Roger C. Conn, Johnson made a motion to approve the hire of new employees Larry J. Collins and Donald C. Snow as full time 3rd Class Officers of the Carmel Police Department effective January 16, 1993 with a bi-weekly salary of $1,011.20 contingent upon passing all required testing. The motion was seconded by McKinney. All members voted aye. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO ADD FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE TO CITY HEALTH Johnson made a motion to approve INSURANCE - LOUIS COPPINGER: adding Firefighter Louis Coppinger to the City Health Insurance based on his ability to obtain the proper re-insurance or establishment of a cap for Coppinger limiting the potential for loss by the City for re-insurance. The motion was seconded by McKinney. All members voted aye. 1 Johnson DISCUSSION REGARDING CITY EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE: discussed the new PPO Health Insurance Plan which would be introduced to the City employees on January 7, 1993. Johnson stated the plan would be administered by Nyhart and be available at a cost equivalent to HMO. Johnson stated the PPO would offer all of the same services as HMO, however, if employees decided they would choose not to use the PPO doctors under the co-pay program, they would not be burdened by additional costs and would simply have the current benefit of 80/20. Johnson stated the new policy would be less costly to approximately 70% of the City employees and equal to or slightly higher to about 30% of the City employees, depending on their insurance usage. Johnson stated incentives were built into the program to allow employees options to reduce costs based on their choices of treatment and diligence in their review of their bills. Johnson stated the $300,000 saved in 1992 would be used as seed money to protect the City in the early stages of the new program. Johnson emphasized Sagamore's only involvement with the program would be a fee paid to them for use of their group for physicians, hospitals, and clinics. Johnson stated their group has the most appealing and diversified choices in those areas. Johnson stated all other administration of the program, its benefits, and benefit payment policies belonged strictly to the City of Carmel, since it was self-insured retaining Nyhart as its administrator. Discussion ensued among Board members and public participants Alan Potasnik and Robert Hoyt regarding the proposed new City health insurance policy. Johnson stated the final draft of the new policy would come before the Board upon completion. REQUEST FOR STREET LIGHT INSTALLATION AT 106TH AND LASALLE ROAD: Johnson made a motion to approve installation of a street light on the north side of 106th Street opposite LaSalle Road. The motion was seconded by McKinney. All members voted aye. There being no other business before the Board the meeting was duly adjourned. Respectfully submitted, ______________________________________ 2 Janice L. Hope, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Board of Public Works and Safety Minutes - January 6, 1993 Approved: ________________________________ T. E. Johnson, Presiding Officer ATTEST: ______________________________________ Janice L. Hope, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer 3