September 2019
September 12, 2019
In Attendance:
Laura Desmond - Chair
Gail King - Vice Chair
Emma Lester - Secretary
CPAC Members: Cheryl Birkenhauer, Fabienne Bohon, Amy Corrington, Emily Dreisbach, Jennifer Hicks, Rich Kiefer, Penny Mannix Lauran Franklin (HR Representative) Pat Powers (UPAC Representative) Guest Speakers: Dawn Fahner and Karen Wilson
Absent:
Alicia Miller, Melissa Allen - Ex-Officio, Marla Niebling - Ex-Officio
Welcome and Announcements:
Laura
HR Update:
Dawn Fahner/Lauran Franklin
- Dawn - Marla had to leave her position with the University and return home to tend to a family emergency and will not be returning.
- Lauran will taking over Marla’s position as “ex officio”
- Employee Evaluations:
- HR is working on a more standardized approach to allow unclassified and classified staff to have a more streamlined and efficient process.
- Training will be offered and more information is to come on this in approximately 2-3 weeks.
- Student Employment is backed up and HR is working through it.
- HR is working on a more standardized approach to allow unclassified and classified staff to have a more streamlined and efficient process.
Benefits Update:
Karen Wilson
- 2 Changes
- Anthem will be our new Health Care provider come January 1, 2020 changing from UMR.
- The University has had Anthem previously, so this should be a comfortable change.
- Relatively FEW changes will come
- The tier levels of hospitals will be reduced to:
- Tier 1:10%
- Tier 2: 20%
- The tier levels of hospitals will be reduced to:
- Tier 2: Mercy and Christ will move to Tier 2 (20%)
- Tier 1: McCullough-Hyde (10%)
- Alternative Retirement Plan
- An email will be released this week
- People can contact Karen Wilson with questions
- Providers were limited from 6 to 4
- Lincoln and Nationwide will be removed December 31st
- Annuity investments are being moved to Mutual Funds.
- There will still be a few annuity funds (letters will be sent out)
- Committee was formed at Miami and all public universities in Ohio.
- They met and hired a retirement expert
- Providers were limited from 6 to 4
- Engage
- An application that employees will have access to (Spring of 2020)
- Transition with pre-existing conditions
- If the chane of tiers benefits the employee they will go with that for pre-existing conditions.
- HR has forms that people can give to their doctor and the doctor can send them to Anthem.
- 99.2% of providers under UMR are also under Anthem.
- Anthem will be our new Health Care provider come January 1, 2020 changing from UMR.
Subcommittee Information
- Benefits – Amy: Karen covered everything that she was going to go over
- University Senate- Rich had to step down from this position - Penny has agreed to take on this position.
- Classified Staff Compensation- Rich Kiefer - No updates to give.
- Council on Diversity & Inclusion- Emily Driesbach - Emily has received an email, will attend the next meeting
- I AM MIAMI- Cheryl Birkenhaur has agreed on taking this position
- Fiscal Priorities- Alicia Miller - Meetings to begin every Friday
- Parking and Transportation- Fab Bohon - Meetings to begin in October.
- CPAC/UPAC Swap- Laura/Pat - Karen came to the UPAC meeting as well and covered the same topic.
- UPAC asked for a Q & A with HR
- UPAC decided to take on the "older children" for the Holiday Project, Laura asked if we would like to do the same.
- Holiday Project - Emma - Was scheduled to meet with Anita today; however, the meeting was postponed until next week due to a water issue at Emma’s home.
- Pat suggested that we update the Facebook page more often, Melissa was the previous person doing this. Laura will contact Melissa for password.
Strengths Finder Workshop September 17th, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
- Shriver- Harrison Room Dr. Eric Bueller to host the event.
Coffee and Connect:
- October 17th, 9:00 am - 10:00 am Harrison Hall, Room 202
- Karen Wilson to speak on Benefits/Changes.
- Emma to make flyer
- Gail volunteered to start a basket to raffle.
CPAC Conference:
- Shriver Center
- JDOL
- 8:00 am - 12:00 pm (Half day only this year)
- No lunch will be provided
Upcoming meeting dates
- Fall 2019
- October 10th - Art Museum
- November 14th - Goggin Conference Room
- December - MAY CANCEL due to Holiday Project
- 2020 - Harrison Conference Room: (Subject to change)
- January 9th - 8:30 am - 10:00 am
- February 13th - 8:30 am - 10:00 am
- March 12th - 8:30 am - 10:00 am
- April 9th - 8:30 am - 10:00 am
- May 14th - 8:30 am - 10:00 am