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- Members Update - MGEC Executive Board Positions Open – MGEC is accepting nominations through Sept. 30, 2008. Open positions include: Secretary, Vice President, and 5 Director Positions. Nominate yourself by contacting us at mgec@mgec.org or call 651-774-0996. Terms begin January 1, 2009 and last two years (three years for VP progression). The board meets the 2nd Monday of each month from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with dinner provided. This provides you with insight into MGEC, a direct voice in pertaining to terms and conditions of your employment, an opportunity to interact with agency leadership and leadership experience and more. Contact us with your interest today! Navitus reached agreement with Walgreens to dispense prescriptions at the lesser of the cost of the drug or the appropriate co pay. Effective immediately, Advantage members will no longer have to pay the full co pay for those drugs that cost less than the co pay. Navitus has made the necessary changes to assure that the correct co pay amounts are charged. In the event a member does run into a problem, Navitus Customer Care is prepared to assist and members are encouraged to call them direct at 1-886-333-2757. MGEC Brochure - MGEC is revising and updating the material used to communicate to the administration, legislature and public the diverse impact of the public engineers who work for the state and the collaborations among those engineers that result in innovations and better and more efficient service. (The current brochure: MGEC Public Employees Doing More for Minnesota is linked above right on the home page.) We are asking members to submit detailed story ideas. (Examples: Emergency Response - Rebuilding the Houston County bridge after floods washed it away. Public Safety - Work engineers do to keep pipelines safe and flowing, etc...). Take a moment today and submit your ideas to: mgec@mgec.org. We need your input! MGEC Golf Tournament will be September 8, 2008 starting at 12:00 noon. There is still time to sign up. Teams of 5 players will start with a shot gun start playing best ball. Stone Ridge Golf Club, in the east St. Paul/Maplewood area, will provide a delightful and challenging new course for MGEC with five-star service and the MGEC Annual Meeting & Dinner to follow, beginning at 5:00 p.m.MGEC PE Review Class begins August 25th - More info Educational opportunities through MSPE - Engineers Leadership Institute and PE/FE Licensure Exam Review Courses - More info Fairview Health Services - MGEC members who are patients of Fairview Health Services may have seen news reports or received a letter from Fairview regarding its negotiations stalemate with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota (BCBS). This does not apply to the State Employee Group Insurance Program (SEGIP) members. SEGIP members are covered via the MGEC contract through the end of the year at Fairview. The contract requires that BCBS continue these agreements through the balance of the plan year at no additional cost to the State or the employee.
July 30, 2008 Market
based pay needed for State Engineers - A Star Tribune
article by Bob von Sternberg (612-673-7184) in the July 29th
edition makes the argument that state engineers ought to be paid
market rate.
Health Reimbursement Account of up to $250 for all state
employees, new debit card -
Recognizing that market-based efforts to contain costs
in the state employee health plan are working, Governor
Pawlenty announced a plan to provide up to $250 in a Health
Reimbursement Account (HRA) for all state employees who
elect to receive their care from high quality, low cost
providers. The State is able to fund the HRA account to
reward its employees because of better-than-expected trends
in the Minnesota Advantage Health Plan. The HRA accounts
will be made available via debit card in January 1, 2009.
In addition, DFER will also give all state employees a debit
card to better manage their health care expenses including
access to their existing Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
Currently, only 30% of state employees take advantage of
these accounts. By eliminating the barriers to
participation, such as cumbersome paperwork, it is expected
that more state employees will participate in the FSA while
current members are likely to increase their current
election amounts. FSAs lower taxes for employees, improve
the affordability of health care, and make employees more
conscientious health care consumers.
Greetings from former ED Glenn West! MGEC PE Review Class Instructor - A replacement instructor is still needed for the Surveys & Construction portion of the MGEC PE Review class is in need of an instructor. Please contact MGEC if you are interested in volunteering. "This is a good opportunity for you to volunteer, and help the cause of your fellow engineers, the MGEC, and our profession," says the former instructor. He will pass on any materials or advice that you would need. The next course would be in the fall of this year so you would have plenty of time to prepare, and you could team up with someone to split the load. |
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