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The General Government and Finance (GGAF) Advisory Subcommittee established by the Georgetown City Council
met at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, 2013, in the Georgetown Municipal Complex Williamson Room,
located at 300-1 Industrial Blvd, Georgetown, Texas.
MINUTES
The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m.
These minutes were approved at the August 28, 2013 GGAF Meeting.
1. Elect new chair for the GGAF Advisory Board and set meeting day/times for future meetings - Micki
Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
The following were nominated for the GGAF Board:
Steve Fought – Chair - Unanimously approved
Joe Pondrom – Vice Chair – Unanimously approved
The committee voted to hold regularly scheduled GGAF meetings on the Wednesday following the second
Council meeting each month at 2:00 pm in the Main Floor Conference Room, located at 113 East 8th Street.
Unanimously approved.
2. Review minutes from the May 29, 2013 GGAF meeting – Danella Elliott, Executive Assistant
Steve Fought asked to delete “regarding operationally and personally” from the 2nd paragraph of the minutes.
The sentence should read: “After discussion (regarding operationally and personally) it was decided to
officially vote on the new chair and confirm GGAF meeting day/time as the Wednesday following the second
Council meeting at the next meeting”.
Unanimously approved with noted change
3. Direction and possible recommendation to City Council on moving forward with the self-insurance program –
Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
Micki introduced Shannon Schooling and Jeff Klock with the BeneTex Group.
Micki gave a presentation, explaining the steps in implementing the City of Georgetown Self-Insurance Plan.
She gave an overview, explained specific terms and explained the advantages and disadvantages of a self-
insurance plan. She noted that self-insurance offers the City the best opportunity to manage costs while
providing the highest quality of service to employees, as health insurance rates will just continue to increase.
Members Present: Steve Fought, Tommy Gonzalez, Troy Hellmann, Joe Pondrom, Karen Ivie
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Micki Rundell, Susan Morgan, Laurie Brewer, Laura Maloy, Shannon Schooling, Jeff Klok, Lisa
Haines
Micki and Jeff Klok answered questions from the committee on Stop Loss Insurance. The committee
suggested that they get quotes for this portion.
Steve asked if anyone has ever failed, and Mr. Klok replied that the Stop Loss is protection from failure, as it
protects the City from eligible claims that exceed the annual Aggregate Liability Limit.
Micki explained that this item will go before Council at a Workshop on July 9th, hoping for direction to move
forward, and then quotes will be received and reviewed in August/September; negotiations with the carrier and
employee contribution rates will be set in the September/October time frame, with the plan becoming effective
January 1, 2014.
GGAF’s recommendation to Council is to proceed with the self-insurance program.
Unanimously approved.
4. Adjourned at 2:45 p.m.