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The City Council of the City of Stephenville, Texas, convened on Monday, March 4, 2019, at 5:30 PM, in the
City Hall Training Room, 298 West Washington Street, for the purpose of a Special Business Meeting, with
the meeting being open to the public and notice of said meeting, giving the date, time, place and subject
thereof, having been posted as prescribed by Chapter 551, Government Code, Vernon's Texas Codes
Annotated, with the following members present, to wit:
Mayor Doug Svien
Council Member Mark McClinton
Council Member Carla Trussell
Mayor Pro Tern Brady Pendleton
Council Member Alan Nix
Council Member Sherry Zachery
COUNCIL ABSENT: Council Member Rhett Harrison
Council Member Brandon Huckabee
Allen L. Barnes, City Manager
Staci L. King, City Secretary
Randy Thomas, City Attorney
I. Call to Order
Mayor Svien called the special meeting to order at 5:38 p.m.
II. Employee Benefits Trust Meeting
1. Call to Order
Mayor Svien called the Employee Benefits Trust meeting to order at 5:38 p.m.
2. Employee Benefits Package for Plan Year 2019-2020
Monica Leatherman, representative for Financial Benefits Services, joined the council via
conference call. The council was presented with a new high -deductible HSA plan.
Employees currently on the buy -up plan would be able to stay on that plan. Anticipated
savings from the premiums would be used for employees participating in either HSA plan
as (1) a deposit of $701.11 in employee HSA accounts and (2) the purchase of a group
limited benefit hospital indemnity insurance at a cost of $22.37 per month per employee
participating in either HSA plan.
Several council members expressed concern over what they felt was a reduction in
benefits to employees. It was explained that the council had already committed to
spending the same amount on the benefits package as FY2018-2019 and that the
employees benefited from the city's contribution to their HSA accounts, which would
offset the high deductible.
Council member Brady Pendleton suggested that employees be given a choice to stay on
the current plan or choose to enroll in the HSA plan. The difference in premiums per
employee would be $422.88 and employees would have the option to purchase the
hospital indemnity insurance rather than it being provided by the city.
MOTION by Brady Pendleton, second by Mark McClinton, to offer Option 1(Buy-Up Plan),
Option 2 (2018-2019 Plan), and Option 5 (HSA Plan) to employees; those enrolling in the
HSA would receive the difference in the premium ($422.88) in their HSA accounts.
MOTION CARRIED by the following votes:
Ayes: Mark McClinton, Carla Trussell, Brady Pendleton, Rhett Harrison, and
Brandon Huckabee
Noes: Alan Nix and Sherry Zachery
3. Adjourn
The Employee Benefits Trust Meeting was adjourned and the council reconvened to the
special meeting.
III. Consider Approval of Employee Benefits Package for Plan Year 2019-2020
MOTION by Brady Pendleton, second by Mark McClinton, to offer Option 1(Buy-Up Plan),
Option 2 (2018-2019 Plan), and Option 5 (HSA Plan) to employees; those enrolling in the HSA
would receive the difference in the premium ($422.88) in their HSA accounts.
Monica Leatherman, FBS, recommended that new hires only be given the option of the HSA
plan.
MOTION by Brady Pendleton, second by Mark McClinton, to amend the original motion to add
that new hire employees would only be offered the HSA plan. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION by Brady Pendleton, second by Mark McClinton, to offer Option 1(Buy-Up Plan),
Option 2 (2018-2019 Plan), and Option 5 (HSA Plan) to employees; those enrolling in the HSA
would receive the difference in the premium ($422.88) in their HSA accounts; new hire
employees would only be able to enroll in Option 5 (HSA Plan).
MOTION CARRIED by unanimous vote.
IV. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
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