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CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AUGUST 17, 1982 -2- 5. BUDGET CONSIDERATION: A. Pay Plan - The Administrator .highlighted the proposed plan and related comments, per Administrators Memo of Aug. 12, RE: 1983 Pav Plan. Comments of the Council: --Whittaker - explained the current Casty policy on employee insurance coverage, which covers all employees snd pays a portion of family coverage for salaried personnel, only. The proposed plan calls for eliminating the $100/yr personal deductible and paying a fixed dollar amount towards each employees family coverage. --Morgan - why not pay total family coverage and adjust yearly pay increases accordingly. The Council agreed this would be a better approach and provide a tax benefit to the employees. --Whittaker would like to see it go to a fixed dollar amount for all employees rather than paying a premium, as premiums are periodically adjusted,and cannot be budgeted; then the person who does not want family coverage could get this amount in deferred comp, making it an equal benefit. The majority of the employees have indicated they would prefer to have'the insurance ratheri,than a comparable dollar increase in pay. --Morgan - City should pay the insurance regarless of whether employees have families or not. Amount for hourly employees would be pro -rated. --;Fraser - do not want to differentiate the dollar amounts for the different catagories of employees (ie. salaried, hourly, adminis.) --Whittaker - explained deferred comp. --Council - did not favor this proposal. --Mottaz - would like to see totals on the discussed options. Employees should be aware they have the choice of carrying family coverage or receiving comparable salary increase. --Novak - should consider that if given a choice an employee may take an increase in salary over family insurance coverage, thereby, ending up with inadequate insurance coverage. Would rather not give an individual a choice between salary or insurance - choice should be 'between carrying family coverage or not. --Whittaker will prepare figures on the two options: 1. City pay total family coverage, eliminating payment for deductible, with :salary compensation for non -family coverage; and, 2. City pay total family coverage with no salary compensation - fo non -family coverage. Council con.ensus was to pay total family coverage and eliminate payment of the $100/yr deductible. B. CIP-Parks, Fire, Maintenance - C. Preliminary Budget Questions - Whittaker presented tl'� e P'reliminary,Budget'explained the Budget Notes and highlighted each section of the budget. He also explained the Ensuing Years Expense Reserve anal reserves for Fire, Maintenance and Park Departments. Marilyn Banister was also present to answer questions, Mottaz - recommended that the 1983 Budget'Reserve Allocations be itemized and included in the total expenses. The Council will hold a special meeting(s) to work on preparing the final 1983 Budget.