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Executive Session
May 3,2011
The Executive Session convened at 10:00 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, 16 Lowell
Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Chairman James Bonazoli, Vice Chairman
Camille Anthony, Secretary Richard Schubert, Selectmen Stephen Goldy and Ben Tafoya,
Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner and Assistant Town Manager/Finance Director Bob
LeLacheur.
The Town Manager and Assistant Town Manager reviewed a tentative agreement with the Public
Employee Committee on health insurance for FY2012. The proposal changes the insurance
program to a higher deductible higher co pay plan, and results in premium increases 3.6% —
5.6%. The Board members received a copy of the outline of the plan by Blue Cross Blue Shield.
The Board expressed pleasure in reaching agreement at this level. The Town Manager noted that
changes such as this are shifting costs but not doing anything for cost containment. Cost
containment is not within the control of the Town —this needs to be done on at least a state level
but not a federal level.
On motion by Tafova seconded by Anthony the Board voted to approve an agreement
between the Town of Reading and the Public Employee Committee concerning employee
and retire health insurance for FY2012 in substantially the form- as presented and
authorize the Town Manager to sign the final agreement on the Town's behalf. The motion
was approved on a roll call vote with all five members voting in the affirmative.
On motion by Bonazoli seconded by Tafova the Board voted to adiourn the meeting at
10:20 p.m. on a roll call vote with all five members voting in the affirmative.
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