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HomeMy Public PortalAbout09-September 06, 2016 Special Commission Meeting CITY OF OPA-LOCKA "The Great City" CLERK'S ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING TUESDAY, September 6, 2016 5:00 P.M. Sherbondy Village Community Center 215 Perviz Avenue Opa-locka, FL 33054 1. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Myra L. Taylor called the meeting to order at 5:00p.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 in the Auditorium at Sherbondy Village, 215 President Barack Obama (Perviz) Avenue, Opa-locka, Florida. 2. ROLL CALL: The following members of the City Commission were present: Mayor Myra L. Taylor, Vice Mayor Timothy Holmes, Commissioner Joseph L. Kelley, and Commissioner John B. Riley. Also in attendance were: Acting City Manager Yvette Harrell, City Attorney Vincent T. Brown, and City Clerk Joanna Flores. Commissioner Luis B. Santiago was not in attendance. 3. INVOCATION: The Invocation was delivered by Mayor Myra L. Taylor. 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison. 5. CITIZENS' INPUT: Agenda Items Only There being no persons to speak, Mayor Taylor closed the floor for citizens input. 6. RESOLUTION: a) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA- LOCKA, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH AVMED HEALTH PLANS AS THE PROVIDER FOR THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA'S HEALTH PLAN, METLIFE AS THE PROVIDER FOR THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA'S DENTAL AND VISION PLAN, AND AMERICAN PUBLIC LIFE AS THE PROVIDER FOR THE CITY OF OPA- LOCKA'S GAP PLAN, FOR THE BENEFIT YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2016 AND EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 30, 2017; PROVIDING FOR Special Commission Meeting Minutes—09/06/2016 1 INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Sponsored by City Manager The above resolution was read by title by Attorney Brown. It was moved by Commissioner Riley, second by Commissioner Kelley for discussion. Mayor Taylor announced that Commissioner Santiago is in the hospital and everyone should keep him lifted in prayer. Commissioner Kelley asked what the numbers equaled in terms of actual dollars. City Manager Harrell asked the Human Resources Director to come to the podium and answer Commissioner Kelley's question. Kierra Ward, Human Resources Director, and a representative from Sapoznik Insurance explained that the HMO Plan will remain free for employees only who choose that option. For employee and spouse coverage, the amount will increase from $90.45 to $95.63. The PPO Plan will increase significantly higher; for employee only the amount will go from $62.38 to $134.10. The rate is higher for the POF coverage. She said that she made a recommendation to the manager to suspend the coverage for this year as a cost saving method. Commissioner Kelley asked who will be sponsoring the wellness program this year. Ms. Ward said that the wellness program will be sponsored by Sapoznik Insurance this year. Several other wellness programs were scheduled but they were canceled due to unforeseen circumstances at a loss to the insurance company. There being no further discussion, the motion on the resolution passed by a 4-0 vote. Commissioner Kelley Yes Commissioner Santiago Yes Commissioner Riley Yes Vice Mayor Holmes Yes Mayor Taylor Yes b) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA- LOCKA, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES FLORIDA MUNICIPAL TRUST FOR PROPERTY, GENERAL LIABILITY AND WORKER COMPENSATION INSURANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2016 AND EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 30, 2017, ACCEPTING AND IMPLEMENTING THE REQUIRED CONDITIONS AT A COST OF $1,789,190.00; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.Sponsored by City Manager The above resolution was read by title by Attorney Brown. Special Commission Meeting Minutes—09/06/2016 2 It was moved by Commissioner Riley, seconded by Commissioner Kelley for discussion. Commissioner Kelley said that he has noticed that there is an increase from the previous year's cost. He asked the manager what contributed to the increase. City Manager Harrell said that the reason for the increase is as a result of payouts, workers comp, and litigation payments. Commissioner Kelley asked if the employee training was still going on to avoid having numerous workers comp claims. City Manager Harrell said that the previous manager suspended the training for employees. She said that even with the training, there were some accidents that were unavoidable even if the employee had received training. Commissioner Kelley asked how the number was quoted by the insurance company. City Manager Harrell said that the number quoted was based on the number of incidents the City claimed within the last year. Commissioner Riley said that the City needs to have an attitude adjustment when it comes to the concern about litigation and the cost to the City. Mayor Taylor asked the manager if she had a plan or implemented a plan to keep the numbers down in terms of claims filed through workers comp and litigation cases paid by the City. City Manager Harrell said that in terms of litigation, there is no plan of action that can be taken as most of the payouts that were made by the City did not come from the employees; major payouts included payments made to previous city managers and employees who separated from the City. The workers comp premiums may be adjusted in the future. Mayor Taylor asked the manager if she has experienced any attitude from people who need to be compensated by the City. City Manager Harrell said that in past months she has experienced this, but not recently. There being no further discussion, the motion on the resolution passed by a 4-0 vote. Commissioner Santiago Not Present Commissioner Riley Yes Vice Mayor Holmes Yes Commissioner Kelley Yes Mayor Taylor Yes 7. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Commission, it was moved by Special Commission Meeting Minutes-09/06/2016 3 Commissioner Riley, seconded by Commissioner Kelley to adjourn the meeting at 5:25p.m. ATTEST: MA OR (\COKLK, CITY CLERK Special Commission Meeting Minutes—09/06/2016 4