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Uf�G, Regular Council Meeting November 14, 2011 Page 3 A Motion to move items 16 and 17 forward was made by Council Member Wright. Motion failed for lack of a second. A Motion to move items 17 and 16 forward was made by Council Member Pickle and seconded by Council Member McCarthy. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 17. Deliberate and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -084: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THE PARIS -LAMAR COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A Motion to remove this item from the table was made by Council Member McCarthy and seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. A Motion to appoint Bill Strathern to the Board was made by Council Member McCarthy and seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 16. Deliberate and provide direction to the City Manager to define the City's association with the Health Department. Gene Anderson said the reason that the City was proposing a legal separation from the Health Department was because the City had been drawn into a couple of lawsuits over activities at the Health Department. He said the City wasn't trying to close or penalize the Health Department. Mr. Anderson said if the separation occurs that TML quoted an insurance increase of $10,300 if the Board chose to cover the full amount of the cost. Mr. Anderson said there was concern about retiree health insurance coverage from the time of retirement until the employee reaches the age of 65, but that the Board could adopt a policy to mirror the policy adopted by the City. He also said with regard to the bookkeeping issue, a local accounting firm could provide that service and the cost of services would be $10,200 and an outside audit would cost $10,000. Mr. Anderson stated that based upon information he received at the Health Department Board meeting, the total increased cost would be $30,515.00, half of which would be paid for by the County and half by the City. He said the City was not against the Health Department and was committed to continue to help fund the Health Department. Mr. Anderson said that the necessary legal separation could be accomplished without endangering the continued operation of the Health Department or adversely affecting the current employees. Mr. Anderson said if the City treats the employees like City employees then the Court considers them as City employees. Mr. Anderson stressed that the employees would not lose their jobs or their post retirement benefits, if the Board adopts a policy. He said the Board could look for a retirement plan much like that in the private sector for a future retirement plan for employees. Mayor Hashmi asked if there were other comments. Dr. Kraft said the employees felt like their benefits were one of the reasons they worked at the Health Department. He also said that the County had volunteered to start doing the bookkeeping, but would expect to get paid a