02-10-2015 HUCMMINUTES
Special Meeting — Hutchinson Utilities Commission
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Call to order —11:00 a.m.
President Hanson called the meeting to order. Members present: President Anthony
Hanson; Vice President Donna Luhring; Secretary Mark Girard; Commissioner Monty
Morrow; Commissioner Dwight Bordson; Attorney Marc Sebora; General Manager
Jeremy Carter.
1. Discuss an Early Retirement Incentive Program
GM Carter explained after January's meeting when the Board requested to table
this agenda item, he put together additional information to benchmark what early
retirement incentive programs other organizations have offered. Those
benchmarks show HUC is in the ballpark in comparison to organizations' offers.
GM Carter explained the tables comparing three months of additional insurance
versus the six months of additional insurance only reduces the payback by about
two weeks.
GM Carter addressed the concern made in the January regular commission
meeting regarding succession planning explaining he is confident HUC
management and employees are willing to work on making transition periods
successful.
GM Carter's recommended changes to the original early retirement incentive
program presented in January's regular commission meeting is to chang : 1)
Dates for notification deadline from March 31, 2015 to April 30, 2015; and 2) Dates
for actual retirement from June 30, 2015 to on (or before) July 31, 2015.
After discussion, a motion was made by Vice President Luhring, seconded by
Secretary Girard to approve a one-time early retirement incentive program to
include 6 months of additional employer -paid health insurance with a notice
deadline to HUC of April 30, 2015. Motion was unanimously carried.
There being no further business, a motion was made by Commissioner Morrow,
seconded by Vice President Luhring to adjourn the meeting at 11:25 a.m. Motion was
unanimously carried.
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