Commission Board Meeting on Wed, April 27, 2016 - 4:00 PM


Meeting Information

 



AMENDED AGENDA 04/26/17

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016

4:00 p.m.

-Proclamation declaring May as “Bike Month” – Ashley Myers

CONSENT AGENDA

(1) (a) Consider approval of Commission Orders;

(b) Consider approval of a County resolution directing the County Counselor to institute a judicial tax foreclosure action in the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas; (Paula Gilchrist);

(c) Receive the 2015 County Engineer’s Annual Report submitted by KDOT(Keith Browning);

(d) Consider approval of FY2017 Comprehensive Plan grant and the FY2017 Behavioral Health Grant (Deborah Wright)

(e) Consider accessing MoDOT contract for equipment for public works (Jackie Waggoner/Doug Stephens);

(f) Consider approval of additional service agreement from Commenco for 911 Phone system (Randy Roberts); and

(g) Consider approval of a network restructure for the Sheriff’s office (Ken McGovern); and

REGULAR AGENDA

(2) Consider approval of a County resolution (which rescinds Resolution 16-07) creating the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council adding a new position (Mike Gaughan

(3) Consider recommendations for the 2016-2017 Health Insurance Plan year (Sarah Plinsky)

(4) (a) Consider approval of Accounts Payable (if necessary)  

 (b) Appointments

-Board of Construction Codes Appeals (1) position 12/15

 -Heritage Conservation Council (2) positions 05/16

 -Community Corrections Board (2) positions 01/16 and 05/16

 -Planning Commission (2) positions 05/16

 (c)  Public Comment

 (d)  Miscellaneous

(5) Adjourn 

April 27, 2016

Flory called the regular meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday,

April 28, 2016 with all members present. 

PROCLAMATOIN 04-27-16

Thellman moved to approve a resolution proclaiming May 2016 as “Bike Motion.” Motion was seconded by Flory and carried 3-0.

CONSENT AGENDA 04-27-16

Flory moved approval of the following Consent Agenda:

 ►  Commission Order Nos. 16-017 and16-018 (on file in the office    of the County Clerk);

 ►  Resolution 16-10 directing the County Counselor to institute a judicial   tax foreclosure action in the district court of Douglas County, Kansas;

 ►  Received the 2015 County Engineer’s Report submitted to KDOT;

 ►  Approval of the FY2017 Comprehensive Plan Grant and the FY2017    Behavioral Health Grant for Community Corrections;

 ►  Authorized staff to access the MoDOT contract with Westfall O’Dell    Truck Sales and purchase one (1) dump truck (including special    equipment) for a cost of $176,941 for the Public Works department;

 ►  Authorized the Emergency Communications Director to approve    the annual services and maintenance agreement for Commenco, Inc.,   as follows:

 Commenco, Inc. (April 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017) $27,630.72

 Commenco, Inc. (April 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017) $1,666.92

 Commenco, Inc. (April 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017) $2,198.40

Total $31,496.04, and

 ►  Authorized updates to the Sheriff’s Office network hardware using State   of Kansas contract 10330BK, and contracting with CDW-G in the    amount of $66,935.00.

Motion was seconded by Thellman and carried 3-0.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL 04-27-16

The Board considered the approval of a County resolution (which rescinds Resolution 16-07) creating the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) and adding a new position.

Gaughan stated the CJCC discussed adding language to the council’s goal and creating a new position appointed by the County Commission who is an expert on the intersection of race and criminal justice. Gaughan said he has reached out to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to see if they had a recommendation.

Flory opened the item for public comment. No comment was received.

Flory moved to approve Resolution 16-11(rescinding Resolution 16-07) establishing the Douglas County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; and providing for its purpose, membership, meetings and bylaws which allows for new language for council goals and an additional membership position. Motion was seconded by Gaughan and carried 3-0.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 04-27-16

The Board considered recommendations for the 2016-2017 Health Insurance  

Plan year. Sarah Plinsky, Assistant County Administrator, stated staff has worked with our benefits consultant Willis, on setting premium equivalents for the upcoming plan year.

Through February 2016, medical/dental/prescription costs were up 7.3% since last year. Based on trends and prior period claims experience, Willis and staff are recommending overall plan funding be increased by 9.5%.

A number of plan changes were made for 2016-2017 regarding medical, dental and pharmacy payout including the following:

 

• $200 Individual Deductable/$350 Family Deductible in Network;

• $2000 Individual/$3950 Family Out-of-Pocket Maximum on Medical; 

• $4,700 Individual Rx/$9,350 Family Rx Out-of-Pocket Maximum on Pharmacy;

• $10/$30/$40/$60 Pharmacy Copays with Pharmacy Copay Assistance;

• Tracker Plus Specialty Pharmacy 20% Coinsurance ($35 Min/$200 Max Per Fill); and

• Non-Grandfathered Pharmacy Step Therapy

 

2015-2016 Monthly Premium Rates

2016-2017 Monthly Premium Rates

 

Enroll

Total Rate

Employer Rate

Employee Monthly Rate

Enroll

Total Rate

Employer

Rate

Employee Rate

Full Time Employees

   Employee Only

   Employee +1

   Family

   Total/Avg

 

312

160

179

651

 

$594.85

$1,163.48

$1,663.06

$1,028.32

 

$544.85

$944.98

$1,360.06

$867.34

 

$50.00

$218.50

$303.00

$160.98

 

312

160

179

651

 

$632.56

$1,237.23

$1,768.48

$1,093.50

 

$575.63

$1,002.16

$1,432.47

$916.05

 

$56.93

$23507

$336.01

$177.45

Grand Total

   Monthy Total

   Annual Total

 

651

651

 

$669.438

$8,033,253

$564,641

$6,775,689

$104,797

$1,257,564

651

651

$711.872

$8,542,460

$596,352

$7,156,221

$115,520

$1,386,238

Combined Annual Total

Employer/Employee %

$8,033,253

 

$6,775,689

84.3%

$1,257,564

15.7%

 

$8,542,460

$7,156,221

83.3%

$1,386,238

16.2%

 

Flory opened the item for public comment. No comments were received.

Flory moved to approve Option 2 Premium Rates for the 2016-2017 Plan Year for employee insurance benefits as shown above. Motion was seconded by Gaughan and carried 3-0.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 04-27-16

Flory moved to approve accounts payable in the amount of $665,457.33 to be paid on 04/28/16; and payroll in the amounts of $902,686.06 and $410.00 to be paid on 04/28/16. Motion was seconded by Thellman carried 3-0.

Gaughan moved to adjourn the meeting. Motion was seconded by Thellman and carried 3-0.

____________________________  ____________________________

 James E. Flory, Chair                        Mike Gaughan, Vice-Chair

 

ATTEST:

 ___________________________  _____________________________  

Jamie Shew, County Clerk                Nancy Thellman, Member

 

 

 

Location

County Courthouse
1100 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA