Susan McCormick (Chapter President)                                                                                                       susanmccormick1@yahoo.com

Jonathan Stroud (Chapter Vice President)                                                                                                     JStroud777@yahoo.com

Sharon Quint (Chapter Treasurer)

Jennifer Belcher (Chapter Secretary)                                                                                                                                   Bel5079@aol.com

EMPLOYEE HEALTH  INSURANCE DEDUCTIONS

President Susan McCormick  received a letter from Personnel Director Maureen Cruise regarding Employee Health Insurance Deductions. The letter states:

As you may or may not be aware as part of the Fiscal Year 2012 Insurance Budget, the City approved a plan which results in savings to the City's general fund budget and to employees who have health and/or dental insurance coverage through the self funded Insurance Trust Fund plans. The reason that the decisions was made is that the Insurance Trust Fund has a sufficient fund balance to make prompt payment for incurred and unpaid claims and other related liabilities. This decision result in a larger than recommended increase in the monthly premium rates for Fiscal Year 2013. The funding rates will be based on claims experience during the Fiscal Year 2012.

Therefore starting with the payroll checks dated November 3, 2011 and ending with the payroll check of November 24, 2011, all employees whose health and/or dental insurance contributions are deducted on a 52 week basis and a 26 bi-weekly basis, the deductions will be zero. For those employees whose health insurance contributions are deducted on a 40 week basis, the deductions will be zero for the payroll checks dated November 3, 2011 through November 17, 2011.

This means that members should not see deductions for health insurance during the month of November 2011. If anyone has questions please contact Susan.

UNION AND CITY NEGOTIATIONS

Hello Members,

Our talks with the City about our contract will resume in November.  Once we have come to some form of agreement, the Executive Board will call a membership meeting to discuss and vote on what has been negotiated with the City.