Employee Benefit Trust Minutes - 09/24/2025 City of Wichita Falls
Employee Benefits Trust Board — Meeting Minutes
September 24, 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
Agenda Items:
Meeting was called to order at 1 :33 PM.
II. The September 16, 2025 meeting minutes were unanimously approved.
III. The board discussed the request to relocate the QuadMed facility to the current
immunizations area at the Health Department. This move would necessitate a remodel of
the bathroom to ensure it is ADA compliant. The board ultimately decided to maintain the
QuadMed facility in its current location. The Request for Proposal (RFP) for the new clinic
provider will begin in January 2026. Once the RFP process is complete, the selected clinic
is expected to move to the new facility in the fall of 2026.
IV. The Board agreed for HUB to do an RFP for a worksite coverage vendor (currently offered
by Aflac).
V. All items below were opened for public comment— no comments received. The Board
voted unanimously to:
a. Implement option 3 — Renewal Active Rates from the HUB 2026 Renewal
Analysis proposal for active employees, no premium increases for plan year
2026.
b. Renewal of retiree rates for pre-65 retiree plans will increase by 7.3% paid by
retirees on this plan.
c. The UHC Medicare Advantage renewal rates will increase from a monthly rate of
$375.17 to $475.17.
d. Renew three benefit premium holidays for active employees and retirees.
VI. The Board voted unanimously to add ARAG Legal, ID protection, and pet insurance as
options to the 2026 plan year for active employees.
VII. The board discussed the future wellness facility and use of BCBS wellness funds.
VIII. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:14 PM.
Prepared by: Nikki Fyock, Benefit Specialist, City of Wichita Falls/HR-EBT