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\1-.. City Council Minutes October 5, 2010 Page 6 of 12 INCENTIVE FOR EMPLOYEES TO CONSIDER AN HSA HEALTH PLAN). • IN 2012 AND BEYOND, THE CITY WILL MAKE MONTHLY HSA CONTRIBUTIONS OF $150 PER MONTH FOR EACH SINGLE CONTRACT AND $200 PER MONTH FOR EACH FAMILY CONTRACT COUNCIL MEMBER SJOBLAD SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 5 -0. MAYOR ADAMS MOVED THAT PART TIME EMPLOYEES RECEIVE THE SAME UP -FRONT PAYMENT RECEIVED BY FULL TIME EMPLOYEES FOR THE 2011 HSA HEALTH PLAN. COUNCIL MEMBER MALECHA SECONDED THE MOTION. Council Member Ryan questioned why part time employees should receive the same benefits as full time employees. Council Member Ryan suggested that this would be a change to the City personnel policy. He noted that the motion is inconsistent with the existing policy. �— MAYOR ADAMS MOVED TO WITHDRAW THE MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER MALECHA WITHDREW THE SECOND. 5.4. Cash -in -of Health Insurance Option The Clerk noted that the City currently has an option for employees who do not take the City's health insurance of receiving cash in the amount of $375.00 per month. She stated that the Health Insurance Committee has been informed that this option does not meet the Healthpartners participation requirement and that in the future there would be a penalty for those groups who offer this option. The Clerk stated that the Committee is recommending the following: • The cash -in -lieu option is grandfathered in for employees currently on this option. • Once a grandfathered employee chooses to join the City's group health insurance plan, cash -in -lieu is no longer an option. • Employees currently on the City's group health insurance plan will not have the cash -in- lieu -of option. • Any new employee of the City would not have the cash -in -lieu of option.