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.' . RESOLUTION 86-2 .. . .' . .. WHEREAS, the City of La Porte is aware of proposal(s) at the federa~: l~ve~ to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to provide for state regulation of self-insured employee benefit plans as it relates to levels of benefits, funding, and solvency risk pools; and WHEREAS, the City of La Porte as maintainer of a self-jnsured employ~e,benefit prog~am, namely. group health insurance, has been able to promote effective utilization of health care services, make health care providers more responsible, and restore cost effective management of a principal employee benefit; and, WHEREAS, the proposed ERISA amendment would not insure any greater:: :q~~l~,ty of med ical care,. could promote further abuses of health care delivery and could also substantially increase costs, not only to employers, but also to governments, and the citizenry at large, as a result of greater administrative costs; and WHEREAS, the City Management closely administers the fiscal sta tus'J~t;, ,th~ self-in~urance fund both through internal aud it and through external financial consultants; and, WHEREAS, the La Porte Group Health Self-Insurance Fund has been drawing:. ',;:ll.~r.pluses ..since its inception' and whereas,- quality of employee and dependent care has also been of utmost concern, The City Council of La Porte hereby resolves to oppose the proposed am~ndmen~ to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The City Council urges its 'national. representatives to oppose such an qmen~ment :at this time. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 10th day of February, 1986. CITY OF LA PORTE By-l/~l~' ~- 4-- . Nor~-~alone, MaYOr~ ATTEST: ~ City Secretary