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Troy personnel committee approves moving forward with voluntary benefits agreement with American Fidelity
Summary
The City of Troy Personnel Committee unanimously authorized staff to proceed with a master employer services agreement with American Fidelity Assurance Company to offer voluntary, employee-paid insurance options to full-time city employees; the arrangement requires auditor-compatible payroll deductions and will include enrollment assistance.
The City of Troy Personnel Committee on April 28 unanimously authorized staff to proceed with a master employer services agreement with American Fidelity Assurance Company to offer voluntary insurance benefits to full-time City of Troy employees, with no cost to the city.
Committee Chair opened the meeting by asking counsel to authorize the director of public service and safety to enter into the agreement. Mr. Chitterington, a staff member, described the program as “an opportunity to provide some employee benefit options to our employees. This would not be at any cost to the city.” He added the agreement would enable payroll deductions at employees’ request and “has to do with making sure that the there's a record for the state auditor.”
The staff recommendation followed a request-for-proposals process. Mr. Chitterington said staff solicited several companies and recommended American Fidelity because of its work through the Ohio Municipal League Service Corporation and similar statewide processes. Under the proposed arrangement, employees would be offered optional products such as disability income, basic and supplemental life insurance, accident insurance, cancer and critical illness coverage, flexible spending accounts and an online HSA management option. American Fidelity will also provide individualized assistance to employees navigating annual health-insurance enrollment options.
The committee discussed administration details only briefly. The chair confirmed the proposal covers full-time employees; whether elected officials who qualify for benefits are included was not decided during the meeting and was described as a question for staff to confirm. Committee members approved the staff recommendation by voice vote with the chair saying to “move forward as staff as requested.” The committee recorded the outcome as unanimous; no roll call vote was included in the record.
The agreement is structured so employee premiums are paid from payroll deductions at each employee's request; staff said the arrangement imposes no employer cost. Staff noted they are not seeking emergency legislation and that they will confirm details such as eligibility for elected officials and the necessary recordkeeping with the auditor’s office. With no further items on the agenda, the personnel committee adjourned.
Looking ahead, staff will finalize the master employer services agreement with American Fidelity, confirm payroll-deduction procedures to satisfy state-auditor recordkeeping requirements, and clarify eligibility questions raised during the meeting.
