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Ili "Owf flu!• 010 that wrvKti Report Number: A, Report Number Agenda Section Re Meeting Date Co REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION 14 -244 V'1-12 November 25, 2014 ITEM DESCRIPTION: Motion to Approve a Resolution Reorganizing the Public Worm and Community Development Departments and Farming the Department of Community Assets and Development with the Associated New Job Descriptions CITY MANAGER'S APPROVAL: I No comments to supplement this report Comments attached Recommendation: Approve a Resolution Reorganizing the Public Works and Community Development Departments and Forming the Department of Community Assets and Development with the Associated New Job Descriptions. New Organization Chart and Associated Job Descriptions are Attached. Financial Impact: There will be an anticipated savings to the 2015 General Fund Budget of approximately $167,213.00 as a result of implementing the recommended reorganization. Explanation: Staff has been evaluating the organizational structure and service delivery of New Brighton over the past year_ As City Manager my desire is to reorganize the current staffing structure in a way that will maximize and economize on the existing dollars in the 2015 and beyond Public Works and Community Development budgets, thereby reallocating these funds to help offset 2015 health insurance increases. Some background is necessary to understand our current circumstances, a summary of intended changes will be provided and additional substantiation will be provided for the desired changes and recommendations. The City of New Brighton joined the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) in 2009 to maximize and economize health insurance when going out to bid for this benefit. NJPA purchases health insurance as a cooperative and uses the buying power of multiple agencies to drive down costs or attempt at least to mitigate drastic increases. The City has experienced good results in joining with NJPA but, unfortunately, the City has experienced very high catastrophic claims over the last 4 years. These catastrophic claims cost our insurance provider more than they receive in insurance premiums from New Brighton for four straight years. In last year's claim period, New Brighton had 7 claims which totaled nearly $525,000 in costs. The average claim for an employee is less than $2,500, it is obvious these catastrophic claims are a significant cost. New Brighton will roll out a new wellness program in 2015, with the hopes of early diagnosis of some of these conditions which are causing higher claims, in order to slow or reduce the cast of these claims in the coming years. NJPA has worked with the City in order to mitigate some of the insurance increases over the last 4 years and the hope has always been next year's claims would be less costly and the City would eventually start contributing to the insurance pool