Employee Benefit Trust Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees consists of two appointed individuals from the AWC Board of Directors, the chair and vice chair of the Employee Benefits Advisory Committee, and four regional trustee positions, who are comprised of elected officials within the Trust membership.
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Trustee regions
Elections and nominations
Regional Trustee positions are elected by mayors and serve three-year terms. Nominations & elections occur annually starting in May. Terms begin July 1.
What is the Employee Benefit Trust Board of Trustees?
The AWC Trust is an association health plan comprised of 275+ municipalities and quasi-municipal entities. The Board of Trustees is the governing authority of the AWC Trust and the Health Care Program, and has a fiduciary obligation to administer the Fund on behalf of the contributing members. Regional Trustees serve a three-year term running from July 1 to June 30.
Frequency of meetings
The Board of Trustees meets approximately three to four times per year in the SeaTac area. Additionally, Trust learning and strategic planning retreats are held every two to three years.
Expenses
The AWC Trust pays all expenses associated with travel to and from meetings, including transportation, meals and lodging. However, the time spent away from city hall and/or your professional occupation to attend the meetings is not reimbursed.
Nomination process
Any mayor of a city/town who is a member of the Employee Benefit Trust may nominate a candidate for consideration (including self-nomination).
Nominee requirements
The nominee must be an elected official from a city/town that participates in one of the Trust’s core medical benefit plans, including Regence BlueShield/Asuris Northwest Health, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington Options, Inc., or any other core medical benefit plan adopted by the Trustees. Find your BOT region.
Should a BOT member’s participating city/town cease to participate in the Trust’s core benefit plan, the term of appointment will expire at the end of the month the core benefit coverage is terminated.
Due to the significant amount of education and time that a new Trustee must commit to its fiduciary role, candidates are strongly encouraged to have a two or three-year term left in elected office.
Non-city entities are not eligible to serve on the Board of Trustees.
Election process
Ballots for nominated candidates are sent in May via email to mayors of Trust participating cities/towns.