1. Wednesday, June 14, 2017
      2. Minutes
      3. Call to Order
      4. Adoption of Agenda
      5. Adoption of Minutes
      6. Financials
      7. Consultant Report – Melanie Curtice
      8. Consultant Report – Sean White
      9. Wellness Program Update
      10. Rotation of Trust Officers
      11. Upcoming Agenda Items
      12. Other
      13. Adjourn to Executive Session
      14. Adjournment


       

       

      Everett School Employees Benefit Trust

      June 14, 2017

      Minutes – continued

       


        Everett School Employees Benefit Trust





      Wednesday, June 14, 2017





      Minutes


       
      Attendance Absent Also Attending Recorder
      Gregg Elder  Cris Bosket Kellee Newcomb
      Larry Fleckenstein  Melanie Curtice (telephone)  
      Adam Goldstein  Shelly Henderson  
      Susan Lindsey  Debbie Kovacs  
      Jeff Moore  Randi Seaberg  
      Kelly Shepherd  Darla Vanduren  


       





      Call to Order

      The meeting was called to order by Adam Goldstein at 4:03 p.m.

       





      Adoption of Agenda

      Adam requested modifications to the agenda. A motion was made by Kelly Shepherd and seconded by Gregg Elder to adopt the agenda as modified. The motion passed unanimously.

       





      Adoption of Minutes

      A motion was made by Kelly Shepherd and seconded by Larry Fleckenstein to approve the minutes from the May 17, 2017 meeting as written. The motion passed unanimously.

       





      Financials

      Darla reviewed the April and May 2017 financials with the Trustees.

       





      Consultant Report – Melanie Curtice

      The Trustees connected with Melanie via telephone. After the last meeting, Melanie provided revisions to some of the Trust’s policies and procedures. She reviewed the revisions with the group. The Trustees considered for second reading and adoption the following proposed revisions:

      Policy 100, General Administration



      Procedure 100.1P, Trust Administration

      Procedure 100.3P, TPAs Insurers Consultants Advisors

      Procedure 110.1P, Membership

      Procedure 110.2P, Chairperson and Secretary

      Procedure 110.3P, Meetings

      Procedure 110.4P, Trustee Action

      Procedure 110.5P, Agendas Minutes Records

      Procedure 110.7P, Delegation of Duties


      Policy 130, Administrative Authority

      Policy 200, Financial Policy


      Procedure 200.1P, Financial Management


      Policy 210, Loyalty and Prudence

      Policy 400, Compliance and Risk Management

      Policy 410, Claims and Appeals


      Procedure 410.1P, Claims and Appeals

      Procedure 410.2P, Claims Audits


      Policy 420, Audits

      Policy 460, FMLA and Continuation of Coverage

      A motion was made by Jeff Moore and seconded by Gregg Elder to adopt the revisions of the aforementioned Trust policies and procedures. The motion carried unanimously.





      Consultant Report – Sean White

      The Trustees reviewed Mercer’s 2017-18 Statement of Work presented by Sean at the May meeting. A motion was made by Kelly Shepherd and seconded by Gregg Elder to approve Mercer’s 2017-18 Statement of Work. The motion carried unanimously.

       





      Wellness Program Update

      Shelly reviewed the monthly Wellness Program activities and end-of-the year report with the group. The Trustees’ thanked Shelley for her hard work.

       

      The Wellness Program budget for 2017-18 was presented at the May meeting. A motion was made by Gregg Elder and seconded by Kelly Shepherd to approve the 2017-18 Wellness Program budget as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

       





      Rotation of Trust Officers

      The Trustees discussed the annual rotation of Trust Officers. A motion was made by Larry Fleckenstein and seconded by Gregg Elder to appoint Jeff Moore as Trust chairperson and Susan Lindsey as Trust secretary for the upcoming fiscal year. The motion carried unanimously.

       





      Upcoming Agenda Items

      The Trustees reviewed agenda items for the August 23, 2017 meeting. The group discussed the scenarios they would like Sean to provide including a side-by-side comparison of Aetna and Aetna WEA, as well as orthodontia. Cris will contact Sean regarding with this information.

       





      Other

      The Trustees shared some concerns expressed by employees regarding Aetna and asked how things are going with their service. Cris shared that there have been a few issues reported but not many overall, and Aetna has been very responsive. Cris encouraged the Trustees to have employees contact her with questions or concerns.

       





      Adjourn to Executive Session

      The Trustees adjourned to executive session at 5:05 p.m. The purpose of the executive session was to review compensation for Trust financial and support services. They returned to open session at 5:10 p.m. A motion was made by Kelly Shepherd and seconded by Susan Lindsey to increase the stipends for the Trust’s financial and support services by 2.1% plus COLA if the state passes it. The motion carried unanimously.

       





      Adjournment

      The regular meeting was adjourned by Adam Goldstein at 5:24 p.m.

       

      Sincerely,

       

       

       

      Jeff Moore

      Secretary

       

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