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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/27/2019 - MinutesY CITY OF RENTON ♦ '} ♦ LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS & FIREFIGHTERS DISABILITY BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES August 27, 2019 — 9:00 a.m. Renton City Hall —1st Floor HRRM Conference Room Attendees: Jim Phelan, Jim Matthew, Russ Olson, Leslie Clark, Wendy Rittereiser, Maria Sahagun CALL TO ORDER LEOFF Board Jim Phelan called the meeting to order at 9:06 am. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Jim Phelan Jim Matthew moved and Russ Olson seconded approval of the June 25, 2019 minutes. Member at Large Motion passed. (Chair) OLD BUSINESS Wendy gave updates on the new Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Costco. New cards were mailed on August 19, 2019. A number of employees/retirees will be required to change Armondo Pavone their medication to a different equivalent medication, due to the Costco formulary being Council Member different from Envisions. Costco will mail a letter on September 23 giving those affected members 90 days from September 1 to change their prescription. Ed Prince NEW BUSINESS Council Member Dental Benefits — as requested from the previous meeting (6/25/2019), Wendy provided James Matthew a comparison of dental benefits based on a survey conducted by the Washington State Law Enforcement Association (WSLEA) in 2012. The current Renton plan falls at the Fire and Emergency 44%ile in comparison to other plans. Jim Matthew moved to raise limit from $500 to Services $1,000 under Type 1 Preventive. Russ Olson seconded the motion, with amendment that the funds can be used for other services beyond preventive. Jim Matthews accepted the Russ Olson amendment. Police There was discussion as to whether the increase in dental benefits requires Council approval. The Board requested that Leslie Clark review whether council approval is required and report back at the Board's next meeting. Jim Matthews moved to table the motion pending information from Leslie Clark. The motion to table passed. Long Term Care (LTC) — at the previous meeting (6/25/2019), a question came up if the current benefit limit is reasonable for the market. The Board considered language proposed by Leslie Clark submitted as in the "privileged draft" LEOFF1 Board Rule, Rule VI.6, Nursing Facility/Home Health Care. The proposed language eliminated pre- determined value in the plan summary document, and clarified that the approved amount would be based on market rates for the type of service. Russ Olson moved and Jim Matthews seconded approval on the draft language with the following revisions: • 15t bullet — added the word typically; "The Board will not typically approve payment of any expenses that are incurred prior to the Member requesting Board approval for payment." • 2nd bullet — replaced "King County" with "the member's geographic area" in reference to determining market rates. Motion passed. CORRESPONDENCE AND CLAIMS Member 9653 — Request reimbursement for hearing aids, which are not covered on his Kaiser Plan. Russ Olson moved and Jim Matthews seconded approval of reimbursing retiree for his hearing aids for $2,499.98. Motion passed. Member 8146 — Request to reimbursement for fluoride treatment for $312 and for his next appointment in November. The Board discussed whether fluoride treatment is preventive and should be included in the plan. Jim Matthews moved and Russ Olson seconded a plan clarification that fluoride treatment is part of the benefit under Type 1 preventive, and that coverage within the plan limit amount should be applied retroactively for this claim. Motion passed. COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Jim Phelan stressed the importance for Council Members (Ed Prince and Armondo Pavone) attending the next meeting, as there are some decisions that need to be made relative to the council. He asked staff to remind them that attending the meeting through conference call is an option. ADJOURNMENT at 10:00 am, Jim Matthews moved and Russ Olson seconded to adjourn. Motion passed. Jim Phelan closed the meeting.