Presentation to the Board of Trustees
by Rene G. Rodriguez
December 17, 2019
My name is Rene Rodriguez, President of the college district Retirees’ Association. I served the college district as a faculty member and as an administrator in various capacities on all three campuses, and at the district office, for 34 years. I retired as Vice President of Business Services from Oxnard College 15 years ago.
I wish to thank the Board for continuing to meet with us, on an individual basis, month after month, and year after year, at meetings that have proved mutually beneficial, especially during these times, when the subject of health benefits is of paramount importance to all college employees as well as to retirees.
I wish to report that a subcommittee of the Benefits Committee recently completed its comparative review of the CalPERS health plans proposed by the District, to our current Anthem Blue Cross plans.
At a meeting on December 11, the Retirees’ Association Exec Board established the following calendar:
On December 11 – share our health-plans-comparative-
On December 12 – email retirees informing them of the upcoming Board of Trustees meeting on December 17
On December 14 – mail out the Winter 2020 edition of the Retirees’ Association newsletter, The Monitor, including a report from Gary Johnson to retirees regarding the District’s healthcare proposal.
On December 16 – meet with Chair Dianne McKay and Trustee Bernardo Perez to discuss the District healthcare benefits proposal
On December 17 – meet with Vice Chair Larry Kennedy to discuss the District’s healthcare benefits proposal.
On December 17 – at the meeting of the Board of Trustees, announce the completion of our comparative review of the CalPERS health plans proposed by the District to our current Anthem health plans, and ask the Board to facilitate a joint meeting with representatives of the District, Burnham, CalPERS (including Anthem and Kaiser representatives from CalPERS), OptumRx, AFT and SEIU, for the purpose of going over our comparative findings.
On February 5 – meet to share the comparative findings of the Benefits Committee with as many retirees as can attend such a general meeting.
I have copies of the calendar for the Board, and I thank you for your kind attention.
