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Committee to draft two ordinances on elected officials’ pay and benefits; public timeline set
Summary
A Galion City Council committee discussed salary and benefit changes for elected officials and agreed to draft two ordinances — one for benefits/insurance and one for wages — to be reviewed at the next committee meeting and then sent to full council.
A Galion City Council committee agreed to draft two ordinances to address wages and benefits for elected officials and scheduled review at the next committee meeting.
Committee members discussed a benefits ordinance that would extend medical insurance (with a 15% employee share), dental, vision and life insurance to three elected positions identified in the discussion: the mayor, auditor and law director. Committee members said the plan would treat elected officials like other city employees for insurance contributions and asked staff to include rules for the health savings account (HSA) stipend and how an official who declines insurance would be treated.
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