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Votes at a glance: Health Service Board — January 2025
Summary
At its January meeting the Health Service Board voted unanimously on several procedural and substantive items including moving into closed session, not disclosing closed‑session discussions, approving two sets of minutes, ordering the 2025 member election, and approving IBNR and contingency reserves.
The San Francisco Health Service Board recorded the following formal actions at its January 2025 meeting. All roll‑call votes listed below were unanimous and taken in open session where indicated.
- Motion to recess into closed session to hear a member appeal (agenda item 4): roll call vote; outcome — approved (Aye: President Howe; Vice President Zavansky; Commissioner Kremen; Commissioner Sass; Commissioner Wilson). The transcript indicates a motion and second were made; mover and seconder are not specified in the public record excerpt.
- Motion that the board not disclose any information discussed in closed session (agenda item 6; motion presented under San Francisco Administrative Code Sec. 67.12(a)): roll call vote; outcome — approved (unanimous ayes). Public comment was opened and closed before the vote.
- Motion that the board not report on any action taken in closed session (agenda item 7; pursuant to Government Code §54957.1 and San Francisco Administrative Code Sec. 67.12(b)): roll call vote; outcome — approved (unanimous ayes).
- Approval of minutes for the Health Service Board Governance Committee meeting (Dec. 6) and the regular Health Service Board meeting (Dec. 12, 2024) (agenda item 8): roll call vote; outcome — approved (unanimous ayes).
- Resolution ordering the Health Service Board 2025 member election for one expiring term (agenda item 13): motion to order the election, set dates and authorize staff to proceed; roll call vote; outcome — approved (unanimous ayes). The resolution sets the nomination period and voting dates and delegates coordination to SFHSS staff and the Department of Elections as described in the presentation.
- Approval of the IBNR and contingency reserve amounts as of 06/30/2024 for SFHSS self‑funded and flex‑funded plans (agenda item 16): motion to approve actuarial recommendations and contingency reserves at the 90.5th percentile as presented; roll call vote; outcome — approved (unanimous ayes). The board directed staff to include the contingency change in the stabilization reserve calculations to be presented in early 2025.
Ending: The board took no votes on the Blue Shield transition update (item 17) or the rates and benefits education (items 14–15); both were informational. The meeting adjourned at 4:43 p.m.
