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TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1986 Activity) of the City's Employee Manual, as recommended by City Manager Brown, where- by subsection 7-1.1(a) will now provide that no employee under the jurisdiction of the City Manager shall continue in his/her position after becoming a candidate for a nomi- nation or election to any public office when such candidacy, in the opinion of the de- partment head, with the concurrence of the City Manager after consultation with the City Attorney, conflicts, either actually or potentially, with the proper performance of his/her regular duties. Council withheld action on another proposed amendment to the Employee Manual which prohibits (and would continue to prohibit) active participa- tion by any such employee in a City political campaign, deferring further consideration thereof pending additional study thereof by City Manager Brown. Council unanimously accepted the recommendations of its Insurance Committee, as set forth in City Manager Brown's memorandum report thereon dated January 22, 1986, per- taining to the City's group medical insurance plan, whereby such plan will be changed from a "Usual, Customary and Reasonable (UCR)" basis to a "Charge" basis. The amended plan, the Committee reported, will retain all current coverages, the $100 per individual annual deductible, the 80/20 co-insurance feature (to be based on charges rather than on UCR), and the $650 per individual annual out-of-pocket "cap", after which 10010 of actual charges will be paid. The Committee also recommended the addition (to the plan) of a Pre-Admission Review Certification and a $100 per admission deductible (to be repaid by the City's Insurance Trust Fund). The report further indicated that the proposed changes will restore confidence of the City's employees in the medical insurance plan and, at the same time, continue the cost containment goal established in 1983. Referring to the six-month financial report hereinbefore referred to in these minutes, Councilman Oakes asked City Manager Brown to review income and expenses for "City uses" of electric energy and determine whether a revised projection thereof is warranted. ~ , 207