University Committee Year-End Communication

Committee Name

On Campus Benefit Committee

Academic Year

2005/06

Number of Meetings

2

Committee Members (available at http://www.umt.edu/committees/) ¯

FACULTY (Three; Three-year terms)
	Ralph Judd, Division of Biological Sciences		2007
	David Patterson, Department of Mathematical Sciences		2006
STAFF (Three; Three-year terms)
	Robert Williams, Residence Life Office		2007
	Patricia Collins, Mansfield Library		2006
	Carol Buerman, Administration and Finance		2008
ADMINISTRATORS (Three; Three-year terms)
	Kathy Hendricks, Mansfield Library		2008
	Jim Staub, Provost's Office		2008
	Lynn Stocking, College of Technology		2008
ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
	Inter-Unit Benefits Committee
		Michael Brown, Department of Accounting and Finance
		Rob Gannon, Director, Human Rescource Services
		Terri Gruba, Financial Aid Office

Please describe your experience on the committee (What information would you share with a faculty member who is considering service on this committee?)

We met twice. No request for input, basically this is the way it is. Information was virtually all past tense.

Charge of the Committee:
To act as a liaison between the campus community and Inter-Unit Benefits Committee relative to: benefits provided employees and family members through the Montana University System self-funded health insurance program; the plan design; the funding of the plan; and participants' problems and issues relating to the plan.

Topics Addressed (agenda items)¯

Cost of insurance. Different programs (HMO PRIVATE Insurance).

We are in good shape overall.

Limits on lifetime benefits ($2million/insuree, more for a family). Assurances that these caps were within the “normal guidelines” of similar programs in our “comparison states”.

A push for a service from TIAA/CREF that decides what distribution is appropriate for you age and situation, FOR A PRICE.

Actions Taken (resolutions, proposals, recommendations)¯

As far as I know, no votes were taken. We were INFORMED of events.

Unresolved Issues ¯

Since insurance is neither a union issue nor a Senate issue, there isn’t a damn thing we can do

Meetings are informational, not collaborative.