Employee Benefit Trust Minutes - 09/16/2025 City of Wichita Falls
Employee Benefits Trust Board — Meeting Minutes
September 16, 2025
The meeting was held in the Conference Room of Big Blue Tower, 719 Scott Ave., Wichita
Falls, TX 76301 .
Present: Jeffery Jenkins, City Manager
Paul Menzies, Assistant City Manager
Kinley Hegglund, City Attorney
Christi Klyn, Director of Human Resources
Stephen Calvert, Chief Financial Officer
Brent Weegar, HUB Sr. VP, Public Sector
Heath Haigood, HUB Sr. Account Exec., Public Sector
Paige Bublik, HUB Sr. VP, Account Management
Alison Gomaa, HUB Account Manager
Kenneth Engledow, HR Generalist
Nikki Fyock, Benefit Specialist
Agenda Items:
Meeting was called to order at 2:00 PM.
II. The August 11 , 2025 meeting minutes were adopted with corrections suggested for item V
with a 4-0 vote.
III. HUB International (HUB) introduced Paige Bublik and Alison Gomaa as the new account
representatives for the City of Wichita Falls.
IV. HUB discussed their City of Wichita Falls 2026 Renewal Analysis with the EBT Board —
copy of presentation maintained on file. The following items require a vote from the board:
a. Continuing the current premium rates for all active employees and renewing benefit
premium holidays for 2026 plan year
b. The city absorbing 7.3% cost increase for under 65 retiree plans or passing the
increase to the retiree payees
c. Changing tier of the UHC Medicare Advantage plan for over 65 retirees or keeping the
current plan as is and passing the cost increase to the retiree payees.
d. Adding Legal, ID, and pet insurance to plan
V. Stephen Calvert presented the EBT Financial Update — September 2025.
VI. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:42 PM.
Prepared by:
Nikki Fyock, Employee Benefit Specialist, City of Wichita Falls/HR-EBT