HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-23-1992SPECIAL SESSION
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF JEFFERSONVILLE~ INDIANA
JANUARY B3, 1998
The Common Council of the city of Jeffersonville met in
special session in the Mayor's Conferenc~ Room, in the City-County
Building~ Jeffersonville, Indiana~ at 6:30 P.M. on the 23rd day of
1992.
The meeting was called to order~by Mayor Raymond J. Parker
Jr., with Clerk and Treasurer C. RichardI Spencer Jr., at the desk.
The roll was called and those ~resent were Councilpersons
Bill Wolpert, Andrew Williams III, Donna M. Frantz, Peggy Knight
Wilder, L. Marie Clapp, Robert L. Potter, and Steven R. Stemler.
Absent: None.
health
Agent of Record,
insurance benefits~
Pepper Cooper gave a brief history of the
the make-up of the Insurance Committee, the
stop loss and the specific aggregate. Clerk and Treasurer Spencer
told how the Non-reverting Health Insurance Fund operates and that
this is a new program in the State. Chief'Deputy Suzy Nevitt told how
the prescriptions card and well-care reimbursement programs work. A
report of expenses for the Fund was distributed and explained. Agent
Cooper will be asking for permission to ~egotiate with Clark County
Hospital.
Councilperson Wilder has made calls to other cities and
found of those she called, only Clarksville offers hospitalization
;
benefits to retirees. Councilperson Potter has made calls also and
found that Evansville does pay some benefi'ts.
A draft of a proposed Health ~are Benefit Ordinance For
Retired City Employees was presented and dliscussed.
Firefighter Randy Leverett feells there should be a dollar
amount in benefits paid per employee~ 'as the employee carrying a
family plan derives more benefit from the City.
Elliott feels if an employee serves 20 yqars, that
entitled to a full single plan paid by tlhe City.
Carter noted there are retirees
Police Chief Rick
employee should be
Firefighter Jimmy
on the h~alth insurance through COBRA
and this has not been a cost to the City.and it has not been abused.
He feels there should be a disability~stipul~ion- It was noted
retirees can stay on the plan by ~ paying 100~.
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Councilperson Williams is concerned
funds in the 1998 budget for hospitalization.
priority should be to adequately fund the program.
for the shortage of
It is his feeling the
Firefighter Union President PhilI Lovan explained the Police
and Fire Locals are actively working for bll employees. He noted in
the past raises have been sacrificed tolallow for more benefit to
those carrying family insurance. He doe? not feel a retiree health
benefit ordinance should wait until budgetl time as this has been given
and then taken away. He hates to see thei loss of the benefit for one
month.
There being no further business ~o come before the Council,
Councilperson Potter moved
Councilperson Stemler
ATTEST:
to adjourn at 9:35 o'clock P.M.
and unanimously carried.
M~ZSff~A~f~OND'VJ. PAhK~ JR.
seconded by
CLERK ~ND TREAS~R ~ICH~A'RD SPENCER JR
I ,AVE L S lc. D TH~ AMOUNT
p~c~ L~VE ROOM FOR ERROR
FiAX l MilI'I
SAN
PUF, ............................
PAR~< ..................... $ 29,500.00
PM ...............................
TOT~L ................. SA !A ~ ~00. O0
~OL)NTS ~N 19~ BUDGET
GENERAL- ............................ s 3?3,686.00
MVH ............................... S 54 ,706. O0
TOTAL ~;q-SS ~ 3~0. O0-
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT
TO FLIND
87~000.00
18~00.00
6~S00.00
THE FOLLOWING DEPTS. ~;LL
INTO THE NON-REVERTiNG FUND:
SEWAGE ................... s iio,5oo.oo
FLOOD CONTROL ............. s 35,~00.00
NEEDED AND BUDGETED---
SAFE AM~,NT
DEPOSIT
< ~.t88,4!0.00 >
$i30:0C0.00
THE HONE]/ NBEBED FOR THEIR OWN DEPT
INCLu.,,_~ MONIES NEEDED TO PAY HMO BtLt :.i,b ALUu.
'~,,- Th~S DOES NOT iNCLUuE ANY PAYMENT FO~ RETIREES EX~PT FOR ];-li~ YE~