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MINUTES OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE <br /> December 6, 2021 <br /> AUDITORIUM <br /> Present: Councilmembers Bullock & Shachner <br /> Also present: Councilmember Rader, Councilmember O'Malley, Human Resources Director <br /> Dillinger, Law Director Corrigan, Planning Director Leininger, Finance Director Rancatore, <br /> Assistant Directors of Finance Keith Schuster and Jessica Eddy; Clerk Bach and Deputy Clerk <br /> Lascu <br /> Call to Order: 6:06 p.m. <br /> Approval of the minutes of the Nov. 29, 2021 meeting of the Finance Committee <br /> Motion was made by Chairman Bullock and seconded by Councilmember Shachner to approve <br /> the minutes of the Nov. 29, 2021 meeting of the Finance Committee. All members voted in <br /> favor. Motion passed. Minutes approved. <br /> Health Insurance,Workers' Comp, Salary Ordinance, HR items <br /> Human Resources Director Dillinger <br /> Director Dillinger gave a brief overview of the presentation agenda. She spoke to the Human <br /> Resources Department's accomplishments in the last year. Some of these include outsourcing the <br /> tracking of ACA expenses (which was not done previously), sending notices to employees about <br /> affordable benefits, and implementing a new system that allowed HR to track part time <br /> employees hours at a lower price cost. Ms. Dillinger also noted that the SaveonSP pharmacy <br /> program instituted this year saved the city $100,000 in 2021. Online benefits portals and an <br /> online training system that tracks HR compliance records for workplace safety, sexual <br /> harassment, etc. were also installed this year. Lastly, the HR department processed 90 FMLA <br /> cases in 2021 and had 9 new workers compensation claims. <br /> HR is undergoing a long-term scanning project to move current personnel files to a digital <br /> platform. This would include 500+ files for active and recently terminated employees. The <br /> department's policy and procedure manual is in the process of being updated as well. <br /> Director Dillinger reviewed the workers' compensation fund, noting that it has been a self- <br /> funded plan for awhile and continues to be. It was indicated that it is normal for workers <br /> compensation costs to go up because healthcare costs continue to rise on an annual basis. <br /> Workers' compensation claims are to be expected as the city's police and fire forces regularly <br /> operate in unsafe scenarios. The workers' compensation budget is projected to be about <br /> $525,000 for 2022. Director Dillinger then gave examples of self-funded systems vs. fully <br /> funded projections, showing there's $1.5 million projected in savings for the city through 2024 <br /> under its current self-funded format. Lastly, she showed a financial breakdown of the fund. <br /> 1 <br />