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> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: November ITEM NO: Department Approval: Name Ron Moorse Title City Administrator Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: Administrator’s Report Item Description: Dental Insurance Plan < For a number of years, staff has been involved in efforts to find an employee dental insurance plan that provides a reasonable level of benefits at an acceptable cost. In recent months, staff became aware of a network dental plan that meets both the benefit and cost criteria. Staff is requesting Council autliorization to offer this plan to city staff beginning January 1, 1997. Dental Plan Details The dental plan being proposed is called Premier Dental. The plan is a network plan which provides a higher level of benefits for services provided within the network of participating dentists. A copy of the proposal is attached. As the proposal indicates, the costs are as follows: Employee only Employee plus one (Child or spouse) Employee plus children Full family $15.75 per month $30.45 per month $30.45 per month $39.90 per month Financial Considerations City policy enables employees to use a portion of the city’s employee insurance contribution to pay the cost of the group dental insurance premium. Because the city’s insurance contribution ($313.50) is less than the cost of the monthly insurance premium for family health insurance coverage, only those employees with single health insurance coverage would have a portion of the city’s insurance contribution available to pay for insurance coverage. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends the Premier Dental insurance plan be offered to city staff, with coverage beginning January 1, 1997. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED Motion to authorize the city to offer the Premier Dental plan to city staff, with coverage to begin January 1, 1997.