Special School Board Meeting Minutes

Friday, March 28, 2005 – 1:00p.m.

School Board Meeting Room

Stuart, FL  34994

 

Members Present

Susan Hershey –Chairman

Lorie Shekailo-Vice-Chair

Dr. David Anderson

Laurie Gaylord

Nancy Kline

Dr. Sara A. Wilcox, Superintendent

 

 

Members Absent

Tom Elfers, School Board Attorney

Katie Gillen, Student Representative (MCHS)

 

 

Staff Present

Rodger Osborne, Ruth Pietruszewski, Darla Miloszewski, Wilma Schuler, Julie Sessa, Linda King  

 

Public

Mike Molina, Kurt Gehring, Lorie Lucas, Karen Zabaglo

 

Press               PBPost – No Representation                             Stuart News – Kelly Tyko

           

 

MCEA – No representation                  AFSCME – No representation

 

Call to order by the Chair and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States.

 

1.          Adoption of the Agenda:*

            A.         Additions, Deletions or Amendments to the Agenda

            B.         Approval of the Agenda

Laurie Gaylord moved approval of the agenda, Lorie Shekailo seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.

 

2.         Open to the Public:*               No Representation     

 

3.         Approve Addendum to Gehring Group’s Agent of Record Agreement:* -(COPY ATTACHED)

Gehring Group receives a 1% commission on insurance sales.  They designed the district’s internet

enrollment and provide consulting services. Kurt Gehring reviewed the group’s goals for 2005-2006, which

 included to:

Ž     Simplify benefit offerings

Ž     Eliminate (reduce) annual enrollment errors

Ž     Internet Enrollment Solution

Ž     Replace Employee Benefit Management System (EBMS) with Internet Enrollment solution in order to maintain benefit eligibility in-house

Ž     Automate eligibility

Ž     Reconciliation with payroll

Ž     Insurance carriers to accept data files & monies without reconciliation

Ž     Gehring Group AOR Addendum

Dr. David Anderson expressed his concern about using internet enrollment.  Kurt Gehring assured board members that one-on-one enrollment would still be available to employees to offer them assistance in  choosing their benefits.

Dr. David Anderson moved approval of Item 3, Nancy Kline seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.

           

 

 

 

4.         Approve Renewal of Health Plan with BlueCross/BlueShield, July 1, 2005-June 30,

2006 and EAP with Bradman Unipsych July 1, 2005-June 30, 2008 and Vision Plan with CompBenefits July 1, 2005-June 30, 2006:*-(COPY ATTACHED)

Julie Sessa commended the Insurance Committee for negotiating with Blue Cross/Blue Shield.  The insurance carrier came in with a 10.3% increase and after negotiations settled on a 5% increase. Mile Molina, representative from Blue Cross/Blue Shield, thanked the board members and stated the insurance carrier was appreciative to continue to serve the district.

Lorie Shekailo moved approval of Item 4, Nancy Kline seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.

 

5.         Approve AFLAC as Supplemental Insurance provider and Flexible Spending Account provider (FLEX ONE):*-(COPY ATTACHED)

Laurie Gaylord moved approval of Item 5, Nancy Kline seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.

      

6.         Open to the Board:*

Stated that she remained busy with the Arts Council.  She expressed her support to continue carrying retired employees on the group insurance.

 

Discussed meeting dates.  She talked about having a town meeting.  Board members discussed several possibilities.

 

Decided the town meeting could be held on April 19th at 7:00 p.m. at Felix A. Williams Elementary.  She requested that advance notice be sent to the schools and press. 

 

Commended Risk Management and the insurance committee. 

 

Attended the state ESE SAC committee. Broward County sent an attorney to represent their parents.

 

Announced that a Martin County School District bus driver received a hero award from the American

 Red Cross.  Board members discussed canceling the July 5, 2005 board meeting and discussed event dates.

 

Reminded everyone that Music in Our Schools was scheduled for this week.  It would be held March 31st at

7:00 p.m. at Martin County High School.

 

 

 There being no further business to bring before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 2:05 p.m.

 

 

 

 

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CHAIR (Sue Hershey)                     

 

 

 

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SECRETARY (Sara A. Wilcox, Ph.D.)