Health Care Hearing Continued

Yesterday, Thursday, June 7, Councilman Cohen reconvened the hearing on the City's health 
care plan. At that hearing, Joyce Wilkerson testified that the Administration was beginning their 
own review of their plan, costs, accountability, etc., but she still did not have one single 
document to share with the Law and Government Committee. Bob Olivetti of the City Controller's 
Office testified that the Personnel Department had likewise failed to produce anything requested 
by the Controller so that the audit of the City's health care plan could begin, as mandated by 
David Cohen and the Committee.

Tom Cronin, Rich Costello, Bob McAllister and Wendy Pogracz, Esq. also testified on various 
points from the Union's perspective.

The Administration asked for the whole summer to conduct their review and produce the 
information requested by the Committee. David Cohen gave them until next Tuesday, 
June 12, at 2:30 p.m. That's when the Committee will reconvene. At that meeting, the 
Administration was instructed to bring all information possible and to provide a date 
certain when the rest of the requested information would be ready. Several items were 
gone over in detail so they would be clear what was expected of them.

So.... once again you are all invited and urged to spend some of your precious time in 
City Council Chambers and show your support for DC47's efforts to maintain control of 
our health care benefits administration. Yesterday was very entertaining, and Tuesday 
is likely to be just as good a show. It is not likely to go long, so please come spend a late 
lunch hour with us. And please spread the word to all your coworkers. That's Tuesday, 
June 12, 2:30 p.m., City Council Chambers, 4th floor, City Hall. See you there!

In Solidarity, Kathy Black