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City reviews employee benefits and health‑insurance options; ProShare rebate and self‑funding discussed
Summary
Staff briefed council on personnel-cost assumptions for next year (2% COLA baseline, up to 4.5% merit range) and on health‑insurance trends: projected 3.5% premium increase, participation in Florida Blue's ProShare rebate program, and preliminary exploration of a municipal self‑funded plan.
City staff outlined personnel and benefits assumptions for the upcoming budget year and summarized health‑insurance cost drivers and options.
Jess (city staff) said staff is beginning projections using a 2% cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) baseline and noted merit increases were previously set at up to 4.5% for some employees. "We're going to start our projections with a 2% COLA...and when we come back in July, we'll present you with some hard numbers on what that looks like," Jess said. Staff reported health‑insurance…
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