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03-30-82 Finance Comm MinutesCity Of Kalispell Phone 406-755-5457 P.O. Box 1035 Kalispell, Montana 59901 February 19, 1982 � rl City Clerk/Finance Director City of Anaconda Anaconda, MT 59711 Dear Sir: The City of Kalispell is considering contracting with an accounting firm for our annual audit. We are interested in your comments why you do or do not contract with an accounting firm, and why you do or do not contract with the State. Your comments would be greatly appreciated, and you may be brief. If we need more information, we will contact you by telephone. Thanking you in advance for any assistance you can offer. Sincerely yours, William J. Swanson Finance Director WJS/vw Letters sent to: Anaconda Billings Bozeman Butte Deer Lodge Dillon Glendive Great Falls Havre Helena Laurel Lewiston Livingston Miles City Missoula FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING - March 30, 1982 A meeting of the Council Finance Committee was held at 4:00 p.m., March 30, 1982, in the Council meeting room. Those present were Councilmen Nystul, Ruiz, Saverud, Grainger & Vidal, Mayor McDowell, and Finance Director Swanson. Marlin Hanson of Northwestern National Life Insurance Co. presented information on a self-insurance funding program for City health insurance. His company presently writes the excess coverage for the City of Billings. In essence, the City creates its own insurance fund and makes payments to that fund rather than an insurance carrier each month. As claims are incurred, the employee forwards them to the NWNL office, who pays them. The NWNL office makes a wire transfer from the City insurance account to their bank account to roger the transaction. The purpose of the presentation was to gain information to the Committee to consider this alternative. A booklet that explains the program was left with the Committee members. Mr. Hanson will meet with Bill Swanson to prepare census date to prepare a proposal. He will get back to us and we will set up another meeting. The balance of the meeting was spent discussing insurance coverages and policies in general terms. One present union contract does not allow much latitude in changing the health insurance coverage, including improving. Therefore, an item the Council may wish to consider at negotiations is to improve the contract language for flexibility in health insurance. The meeting was adjourned at 5:10 p.m.