City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes  
Employee Benefit Trust Fund Committee  
Monday, July 14, 2025  
3:30 PM  
Miller Room  
Call to Order  
Meeting called to order by Committee Chair Attorney Matty at 3:31 p.m.  
Roll Call  
5 -  
Present:  
Stephen Matty, Mackenzie Mindel, Chadwick Hawkins, Rebecca  
Franzen,Erin Goggin  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes for June 13th, 2025 committee meeting approved by unanimous  
consent.  
Agenda Items:  
25-0806  
Vote on committee chair/co-chair  
The committee approved by unanimous consent the appointment of Attorney  
Stephen Matty as Chair and Councilmember Erin Goggin as Vice Chair of the  
Employee Benefit Trust Fund Committee.  
Committee Education Provided by USI  
25-0804  
Sr. Vice President, Wisconsin EB Practice Leader RaeAnne Beaudry provided  
the committee with a brief educational session on the following topics related  
to the Employee Benefit Trust Fund: (1) why the City has elected to be  
self-funded for medical insurance, (2) use of the trust fund dollars, (3) review of  
medical experience report for January - May 2025 and (4) early projections for  
2026.  
No motion was made during this item. The committee agreed to meet again in  
August ahead of the Board of Estimates meeting to see data for June and July  
2025, review updated projections for 2026 and make a recommendation to the  
Board of Estimates at that time.  
Review responses from RFP for medical benefit plan consultant for 2026  
25-0805  
The Human Resources team received five responses to the request for proposal  
(RFP) that was due mid-July. The City received responses from: (1) USI, (2) The  
Insurance Center, (3) McClone, (4) Gallagher, and (5) HUB International.  
The committee discussed the responses and a motion was made by C. Hawkins  
and seconded by E. Goggin to interview USI and The Insurance Center.  
Discuss potential interview questions for RFP respondents  
25-0807  
Director Franzen provided the committee with the potential interview  
questions for the finalists and requested they review and provided feedback by  
July 18th, 2025.  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m.  
Notice is further given that members of other governmental bodies may be present at the  
above scheduled meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have  
decision-making responsibility.  
NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY  
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