Employee Health Benefits Plan

APPROVED MINUTES BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE CITY OF GALVESTON EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN REGULAR MEETING November 30, 2021 1. Declaration of a Quorum, Call Meeting to Order, and Roll Call. With a quorum present, the second November 2021 Meeting was called to order at 10:02 a.m. by Chairman Xavier Hancock. The following Trustees and persons were in attendance: Xavier Hancock (Chair) - Trustee Rasha Sharhan – HUB International Christopher Anderson (Vice-Chair) – Trustee Julian Fontana – HUB International Kent Etienne – Trustee Mike Weaver – HUB International Susan Keeble – Trustee Donna Fairweather – City Staff Jeremi Smart – Trustee Tammy Jacobs – City Staff Mike Loftin – Trustee Christy Shinn – City Staff *Arrived at 10:06 a.m. 2. Conflicts of Interest. None. 3. Public Comment on Agenda Items and Non-Agenda Items. The City Council adopted a policy requiring that agendas for all City board, commission, and committee meetings include a section designated for public comment on both agenda items and non-agenda items. Members of the public may submit a public comment using the web link below. All comments submitted prior to the meeting will be provided to the Board of Trustees. https://forms.galvestontx.gov/Forms/PublicComment A. Agenda Items B. Non-Agenda Items No Public Comment was received. 4. Approval of the Minutes for the Regular Board Meeting of November 17, 2021. Motion to approve the Minutes from the November 17, 2021 Meeting made by Kent Etienne with a second by Christopher Anderson. Unanimously Approved by those Trustees present. 5. Discuss and consider for action proposals for Stop Loss renewal for plan year 2022. Julian Fontana delivered a report on proposals received for stop loss renewal for 2022. A formal RFP was conducted with purchasing. Stealth Partner Group and BCBSTX responded. Stealth works with a number of carriers and they proposed Berkley and SwissRe. The renewal from BCBSTX is a 10% increase. Proposals from Stealth included a 21% increase and a 28% increase. One option was presented with a .9% increase but it has a $450,000 laser on one individual and a claims liability of $250,000. The RFP also looked at renewals at other deductible rates. It is recommended to remain at the current deductible of $200,000. BCBSTX is the only provider with unlimited reimbursement on the aggregate stop loss. In scoring the RFP BCBSTX received 100 points, Stealth Berkley received 93 points, and Stealth SwissRe received 88 points. BCBSTX does reimburse immediately through weekly claims processing. Other providers would be more delayed in processing therefore they could not receive full points for an integrated system. Motion to accept HUB International’s recommendation to award the RFP to BCBSTX for the renewal of stop loss reinsurance for 2022 made by Kent Etienne with a second by Susan Keeble. Unanimously Approved by those Trustees present. 6. Discuss tentative date(s) for next Board Meeting. Tentatively agreed upon for Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. 7. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 10:22 a.m. ______________________________ Tuesday, January 25, 2022 Xavier Hancock, Chair Date Approved