Mr. Pierre Newkirk of Newkirk and Newkirk. 1.The Board of Directors received a

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The Board of Directors received a presentation on the employee health insurance plans from Mr. Pierre Newkirk of Newkirk and Newkirk. 1.The Board of Directors received a presentation on the employee health insurance plans from Mr. Pierre Newkirk of Newkirk and Newkirk. During the presentation, Mr. Newkirk provided a detailed overview of the health plans and highlighted their differences. The handouts contained information about the four healthcare plans, which included current rates and renewal rates from the current provider, Blue Cross Blue Shield, reflecting an increase from last year's rates. Plans presented included alternate plan one with Aetna, alternate plan two with United Healthcare, alternate plan three with Curative, and Blue Cross Blue Shield, as well as Mutual of Omaha Life and current renewal with Mutual of Omaha Dental or Sunlife Dental. Questions were asked by the Board of Directors, and a brief discussion was held with Mr. Newkirk and the Agua SUD staff. The Board of Directors approved the recommendation by the Agua SUD Insurance Committee to select alternate plan #3, Curative EPO, as the provider for the employee health insurance plan, as presented by Newkirk and Newkirk, including switching from Mutual of Omaha Dental to Sun Life Dental, and retaining Mutual of Omaha for Life and AD&D Insurance. The motion was made by Mrs. Ana Maria Perez and seconded by Mr. Roel De Hoyos, and was unanimously approved by the Board.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.