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Alan Tandy, City Manager Jacquie Sullivan, Chair
Staff: John W. Stinson Patricia J. DeMond
Mark Salvaggio
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
pERSONNEL ,COMMITTEE
Monday, December 11, 1995
4:15 p.m.
City Manager's Conference Room
City Hall, Suite 201
1501 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301
1. ROLL CALL
Call to Order 4:25 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers Jacquie Sullivan, Chair; Patricia J. DeMond;
and Mark Salvaggio
2. APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 4, 1995 MINUTES
No action taken.
3. PRESENTATIONS
None
4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
None
APPROVED AS SUBI, IITTED DECEHBER 18, 1995 I'lL ['
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Monday, December 11, 1995
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5. DEFERRED BUSINESS
A. RETIREE MEDICAL PLAN
The Committee met to continue discussions regarding the issue of the Retiree
Medical Plan. The City Attorney distributed a legal opinion regarding the various
classes of eligibility for retiree medical benefits and a legal analysis of the various
options being proposed to address the Retiree Medical issue. Also presented
was a memorandum from Assistant City Manager John Stinson with staff's
recommendation to address this issue. The memo recommends unblending the
Fee-for-Service rates, providing an intensive educational and communications
effort for Retirees and offering a Medicare Risk option for Retirees eligible for
Medicare. In addition, staff is recommending limiting the Retiree Medical
subsidies for those employees not yet hired. Specifically, the elimination of the
42% subsidy and requiring twenty years' service for future employees to
participate in the Retiree Medical Plan. Limiting the benefits to employees not yet
hired is subject to meet and confer with the bargaining units. The Committee did
not take any formal action and asked to meet with staff and have some time to
review the materials presented. Another meeting was scheduled for Monday,
December 18, at 3:30 p.m. to continue discussions prior to making a
recommendation to the City Council at the January 10 Council meeting.
6. NEW BUSINESS
None
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
Staff present: City Manager Alan Tandy; Assistant City Manager John W. Stinson; City
Attorney Judy Skousen; and Finance Director Gregory Klimko.
Others present: Retiree Margaret Ursin; Fire Captain Ed Watts; Police Detective Harry
Scott; and Chuck Waide from the Kern County Public Employees Association, SEIU.
cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council
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