Oregon Educators Benefit Board
Meeting Minutes
October 23, 2008
The Oregon Educators Benefit Board held a regular meeting on October 23, 2008 at the DAS General Services Building, 1225 Ferry Street SE in Salem, Oregon. Chair Steve McNannay called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.
Attendees
Board Members:
Steve McNannay, Chair
Michael Cannarella
Mylia Christensen (via telephone)
Ron Gallinat
Victor Musial
Peter Tarzian
Tom Husted
Board Members Absent:
Brett Yancey, Vice Chair
Alison Little
Staff:
Joan Kapowich, PEBB/OEBB Administrator
Denise Hall, OEBB Deputy Administrator
Heidi Williams, Director of Operations
Glenn Baly, Program/Policy Analyst
Scott Rupp, Communications Coordinator
Rose Mann, Executive Assistant
Watson Wyatt:
Geoff Brown
Anne Thompson
Guests:
Carolyn Gunter, Salem Keizer
Jan Ferschweiler, Unum
Scott Florsheim, American Fidelity
Shelia Jameson, Providence
Hether Lee, Regence Life
Dian Skutack, BHS
David Knox, Standard
Christine Wells, Willamette Dental
David Scearce, The Standard
Gordon Hoberg, ODS
Paul Pfinister, AFLAC
Linda Tibbles, Hillsboro School District
Calvin O.L. Henry, PPLSI
Dallas Weyand, LFO
Jean Poling, Kaiser
Welcome and call to order (Part 1) Video Stream
Steve McNannay, Chair called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m.
Review of meeting synopsis (Attachment 1) – Video Stream (Part 1) 1:12
The Board came to consensus to adopt Board actions in a meeting summary as provided in Option 1 and to post a summary of the minutes on the OEBB Web page.
MOTION Video Stream (Part 1) 4:15 - Peter Tarzian moved to approve the minutes of the October 9, 2008 Board minutes. Victor Musial seconded the motion. The motion carried 7 – 0.
Optional Benefits (Attachments 8a through 8e and Exhibits 8-1 through 8-6) – Video Stream (Part 1) 4:47
- Comparability and Considerations
- Implementation Options
- Plan Designs
- Geoff Brown, Watson Wyatt
- Victor Musial, Optional Benefits Workgroup Chair
- Denise Hall, Deputy Administrator
- Heidi Williams, Director of Operations
Heidi Williams reviewed Optional Benefits Implementation: Timing and Cost (Attachment 8e) –Video Stream (Part 2) 5:00
Motion Video Stream (Part 2) 36:35 Victor Musial moved that the Board proceed with the recommendations of Watson Wyatt to:
- implement long-term care on 3/1/2010,
- take no action, at this time, on individual and supplemental policies;
- reconsider offering flexible benefits at a future date, and;
- move forward in implementing Group insurance; Basic Life, Basic AD&D, Optional Life, Optional AD&D, Spouse Life insurance, Spouse AD&D, short-term disability and long-term disability, and Dependent Children Life and AD&D, as soon as possible without causing undue hardship on the staff.
Peter Tarzian seconded the motion with an amendment to say, “Without any reduction in the high quality of current services.” The motion carried 7-0.
LUNCH
Update of Medicare-eligible dependents of retirees – Video Stream (Part 3) 0:13
OAR 111-030-0001 Definitions (Attachment 8d) – Video Stream (Part 3 ) 16:40
Planning for remainder of 2008-09 benefit year and beyond – Video Stream (Part 3) 22:07
- Steve McNannay
- Joan Kapowich, Administrator
Joan Kapowich provided an overview of projects and activities OEBB staff have identified for 2009.
Other Business - Video Stream (Part 3) 46:06
The Board discussed the possibility of getting Board packets a week in advance and expressed concern over the cost of copying Board documents.
General Public Comment – No public comment
Adjourn – 1:40 p.m.
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