this creation of the hss youtube channel has provided meeting access to hss members, elected officials, news media, and others who could not attend in person. these recordings were also used to document requests and questions posed by the board and public comment. in addition to his work for hss, we would like to acknowledge sean's commitment to the oakland digital arts and literary center, a nonprofit that empowers students and small businesses in undeserved communities to succeed in the digital economy. we encourage sean tai and zty media to be among the vendors that bid on other digital video services proposals issued by health service system. the members of the health service board wish sean tai the best of luck in his future and professional endeavors. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. (applause) >> also, as you know -- probably know by now, the board of supervisors recently passed a resolution requesting that kaiser improve transparency on rates and rate setting. they also requested that our board and staff build upon their process of consulting with public employe

allow hss to terminate benefits if member address and contact information are incorrect and hss has been unable to contact member for over one year. clarify medicare enrollment requirements for dependents of active members. clarify cal-cobra eligibility. and list benefit coverage periods for 2014. president breslin. >> i move that we adopt the changes to the health membership services rules and regulations. >> seconded. >> any comments, any board comments? any public comment? it's been moved and seconded. all those in favor. >> aye. >> all those opposed? it's unanimous. item number 8. >> item 8, action item, approve revised section 125 cafeteria plan for 2014 calendar year, effective january 1, 2014. president breslin. >> i don't know that we approve the changes to section 125 of cafeteria plan. ~ i move that we >> second. >> any discussion? any public comment? all those in favor? >> aye. >> opposed? okay, now we're onto the regular board matters. >> regular board meeting matters, item 9, action item, election of health service board officers (president and vice president) for fiscal yea

been a plan for hss since hss has existed in the '40s and we are dedicated to bringing an alternative model to the board that will save that plan and actually help turn it into a healthy plan again. so, that will be coming forward during the rates and benefits. actually in december so the board can give us direction on whether that is something to pursue for the rates and benefits. >>> hello, my name is gail bloom and i'd like to talk about plan 1. i don't know if this is the right time. i have a problem with plan 1 and i'd be happy to hold the question till later in the agenda when it looks like you have open discussion about the different plans. >> up to you. >>> well -- >> yeah, you can say something now about it. >>> it's about plan 1. if you want to hear it now, i'd be happy to bring it up. >> maybe you could talk to the staff. >>> i have talked to your staff. >> okay. >>> and they told me to come to the commission meeting, to the board meeting. i'd be happy to hold the thought. okay, i'm here because i'm an early retiree in plan 1 and i'm actually not getting any of the service

as i mentioned before, we will be issuing audit reports on the financial statements of hss, mta, puc, and sfo. we will also be issuing a single audit report for mta, a tda compliance letter for mta. various agreed upon procedure reports, various public compliance reports for mta, report on [inaudible]. and also a single audit report for sfo. i did want to highlight on this slide that in the prior years single audit report, there was one finding in relation to noncompliance with the davis beacon requirement with respect to the timeliness of submission of weekly certified payroll reports. we do anticipate adding this to our current year schedule. we'll be looking to ensure that the recommendations have been implemented. okay. then if i may refer you to slide 18, slide 18 really highlights our audit timeline and key dates. we are currently in the planning and interim fieldwork phase which is expected to continue through august 2013. our final fieldwork is scheduled for september through january 2014. and our expected date of issuance of the financial statements is october 25th. that also

as i mentioned before, we will be issuing audit reports on the financial statements of hss, mta, puc, and sfo. we will also be issuing a single audit report for mta, a tda compliance letter for mta. various agreed upon procedure