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Meeting Name: Finance and Personnel Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/9/2024 5:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Room 303
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0752-24 A Subject: Communication sponsored by Alder Horton, on behalf of the Chief of Police, requesting to apply for, and if awarded, accept the 2024 Local Community Grant (#00587).CommunicationSubject: Communication sponsored by Alder Horton, on behalf of the Chief of Police, requesting permission to apply for and if awarded, accept the 2024 Local Community Grant (Control #00587). Recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee on 09-09-2024: That the Chief of Police be granted permission to apply for and if awarded, accept the 2024 Local Community Grant (Control #00587). Fiscal Note: Grant amount is $3,500 - No city match required.Recommended For Approval  Action details Not available
0739-24 A  CommunicationSubject: Communication sponsored by Alder Horton, on behalf of the Chief Information Officer, requesting permission to award a sole source three-year contract, 2024187, with Opportunity Space, Inc., d/b/a Tolemi to purchase BuildingBlocks software. Recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee on 09-09-2024: That the Chief Information Officer be authorized to execute and sign contract, 2024187, with Opportunity Space, Inc., d/b/a Tolemi to purchase BuildingBlocks software. Fiscal Note: This is a three-year contract with a total cost of $78,750. Funds are available in account #70113-54500 for FY 2024.Recommended For Approval  Action details Not available
0754-24 A  CommunicationSubject: Communication sponsored by Alder Horton, on behalf of the Chief Information Officer, requesting permission to apply for the 2024 National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (Control #00585). Recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee on 09-09-2024: That the Chief Information Officer be granted permission to apply for the 2024 National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (Control #00585). Fiscal Note: If awarded, we expect to receive between $5,000,000 and $12,000,000. A 10% match in the form of either cash or in-kind contributions is required.Recommended For Approval  Action details Not available
0765-24 A  CommunicationSubject: Communication sponsored by Mayor Mason, on behalf of the Human Resources Director, requesting approval of the Classification and Compensation Study for General Employees. Recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee on 09-09-2024: That the Human Resources Director be granted approval to implement the Classification and Compensation Study for General Employees as presented. Fiscal Note: The estimated annual impact is $194,000. Funds are available in the 2024 and incorporated in the 2025 budgets across various divisions and funding sources.Recommended For Approval  Action details Not available
0736-24 A Subject: Communication sponsored by Alder Horton, on behalf of the Human Resources Benefits Manager, to authorize and approve the City of Racine to join with its partner agencies Racine County (County) and Racine Unified School District (RUSD) in executinCommunicationSubject: Communication sponsored by Alder Horton, on behalf of the Human Resources Benefits Manager, requesting permission to authorize and approve the City of Racine to join with its partner agencies Racine County (County) and Racine Unified School District (RUSD) in executing a one (1) year renewal amendment with Ascension Wisconsin Employer Solutions for the Racine Employee Health and Wellness Center. Recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee on 09-09-2024: That the Human Resources Benefits Manager be granted permission to authorize and approve the City of Racine to join with its partner agencies Racine County (County) and Racine Unified School District (RUSD) in executing a one (1) year renewal amendment with Ascension Wisconsin Employer Solutions for the Racine Employee Health and Wellness Center. Fiscal Note: The full cost for year five of the Ascension contract is $944,893. The City of Racine is obligated to cover 26% of these costs totaling $245,672 for year five. Variable costs for the City are estimated to be $100,000 for year five, bringing the total coRecommended For Approval  Action details Not available
0747-24 A  CommunicationSubject: Communication sponsored by Alder Horton, on behalf of the Human Resources Benefits Manager, requesting permission to present and implement the Second Opinion Consultations program through United Healthcare (UHC). Recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee on 09-09-2024: That the Human Resources Benefits Manager be granted permission to implement the Second Opinion Consultations program through United Healthcare (UHC) as presented. Fiscal Note: City cost is $2,136 per consult. Funds will be proposed in the 2025 insurance budget.Recommended For Approval  Action details Not available
0746-24 A Subject: Communication sponsored by Alder Horton, on behalf of the Human Resources Benefits Manager, requesting permission to present the dental insurance renewal through MetLife.CommunicationSubject: Communication sponsored by Alder Horton, on behalf of the Human Resources Benefits Manager, requesting permission to present the dental insurance renewal through MetLife. Recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee on 09-09-2024: That the Human Resources Benefits Manager be granted permission to approve the dental insurance renewal through MetLife as presented. Fiscal Note: Costs for basic plan is included in the insurance budget 70312 52125. City costs for increase in advanced annual maximum coverage will be $25,295.Recommended For Approval  Action details Not available
0748-24 A Subject: Communication sponsored by Alder Horton, on behalf of the Human Resources Benefits Manager, requesting permission to present and implement the Maternity Support program through United Healthcare (UHC).CommunicationSubject: Communication sponsored by Alder Horton, on behalf of the Human Resources Benefits Manager, requesting permission to present and implement the Maternity Support program through United Healthcare (UHC). Recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee on 09-09-2024: That the Human Resources Benefits Manager be granted permission to implement the Maternity Support program through United Healthcare (UHC) as presented. Fiscal Note: City cost is $925 per enrolled family. Funds will be proposed in the 2025 insurance budget.Recommended For Approval  Action details Not available
0749-24 A Subject: Communication sponsored by Alder Horton, on behalf of the Human Resources Benefits Manager, presenting a modification to the embedded deductible amount for the City's 06A Health Insurance plan.CommunicationSubject: Communication sponsored by Alder Horton, on behalf of the Human Resources Benefits Manager, presenting a modification to the embedded deductible amount for the City's 06A Health Insurance plan. Recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee on 09-09-2024: That the modification to the embedded deductible amount for the City’s 06A Health Insurance plan be approved as presented. Fiscal Note: There will be no additional cost to the City. Funds will be included in the proposed 2025 City of Racine budget.Recommended For Approval  Action details Not available
0740-24 A Communication sponsored by Alderman Maurice Horton, on behalf of the City Attorney’s Office, submitting the claim of Donald J. Ford for consideration for disallowance. Staff Recommendation: the claim be disallowed. Fiscal Note: N/ACommunicationSubject: Communication sponsored by Alder Horton, on behalf of the City Attorney’s Office, submitting the claim of Donald J. Ford for consideration for disallowance. Recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee on 09-09-2024: That the claim be disallowed. Fiscal Note: N/ARecommended For Approval  Action details Not available
0741-24 A  CommunicationSubject: Communication sponsored by Alder Horton, on behalf of the City Attorney’s Office, submitting the claim of DeJanique Powell for consideration for disallowance. Recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee on 09-09-2024: That the claim be disallowed. Fiscal Note: N/ARecommended For Approval  Action details Not available
0769-24 A  CommunicationSubject: Communication sponsored by Alder Horton, on behalf of the City Attorney, requesting the City Attorney present a proposed settlement for the workers compensation and duty disability claims of Kristin Mireles. Recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee on 09-09-2024: To approve the settlement as presented. Fiscal Note: The settlement shall include $41,500 for Workers’ Compensation indemnity. Payment of unpaid medical bills of $264, liens of $140, and out of pockets $2,308.78. Certification of Ms. Mireles for Duty Disability the Workers’ Compensation indemnity has been paid. The indemnity payment and out of pocket expenses shall be paid from Account 11201 51400, Workers Compensation. The unpaid medical bills and liens shall be paid from Account 70312 52140, Health Insurance Claims.Recommended For Approval  Action details Not available
0777-24 A  CommunicationSubject: Communication sponsored by Alder Horton, on behalf of the City Attorney, requesting the City Attorney present a proposed settlement for the workers compensation claim of Craig St. Amant. Recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee on 09-09-2024: To approve the settlement as presented. Fiscal Note: The settlement shall include $335,000 for Workers’ Compensation indemnity, from which Mr. St. Amant will pay the $294,636.80 outstanding balance of medical bills. Hold Harmless granted for health insurance payments of $953.87. Future medical expenses will be held open, subject to all defenses. The indemnity payment shall be paid from Account 11201 51400, Workers Compensation.Recommended For Approval  Action details Not available
0770-24 A  CommunicationSubject: Communication sponsored by Alder Horton, on behalf of the City Attorney, requesting authorization for the City Attorney’s Office to represent all current and former City employees and officers in Ozier v. Derks, et al., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Case No. 24-CV-1030. Recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee on 09-09-2024: To authorize the City Attorney's Office to represent all current and former City employees and officers as requested. Fiscal Note: Current and former employees and officers are being represented by the City Attorney’s Office in-house with no budgetary effect.Recommended For Approval  Action details Not available