Incline board mum on domestic

Members of the Incline Village General Improvement District are reserving comment about the Board of Trustees' decision last week to disallow domestic partner benefits for district employees.

IVGID General Manager Bill Horn said the district is considering discussing the issue at its next meeting on March 11.

"Right now (IVGID legal counsel) Scott Brooke is analyzing what took place last August, what took place last week and what could happen (on March 11)," Horn said. "At this point, that's all we're commenting on."

The question came before the board at a trustees meeting August 27, 2008, not long after the district's insurance provider " St. Mary's Preferred Health Insurance " decided to offer health insurance benefits to domestic partners.

According to IVGID financial research, the move could save the district about $1,500 in benefits expenses, the estimated amount the district would pay through the end of the fiscal year, which ends June 30, 2009. The district is looking to cut 5 percent from its $47 million budget for the next fiscal year, staff has said.

Horn, who directed members of his staff not to comment on the issue, said he could not comment on the procedures IVGID follows or has followed in regards to employees' domestic partners applying for health benefits.