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Elkhart firefighters appeal removals from city health plan; board delays interim relief amid conflict concerns
Summary
Two Elkhart firefighters filed appeals after the city moved to remove spouses from the municipal health plan; the Board of Works set a grievance hearing for July 15 but declined to act on interim relief because of a conflict that left the board without enough members to vote.
Two Elkhart firefighters filed appeals asking the Board of Works to delay removal of their spouses from the city health insurance plan until a grievance hearing can be held, but the board did not grant interim relief on July 1 because a conflict left it without a quorum to act.
The firefighters’ union president, Corey Brewer, told the board the spouses face “large financial harm” if removed midyear because they would lose accumulated deductibles and out-of-pocket progress and would have to restart coverage at their spouse’s…
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