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Commission declines to hear late-filed stop-loss insurance item; mayor signals special meeting before July 1
Summary
Commissioners objected to hearing a late-filed resolution to approve a 12-month stop-loss (reinsurance) contract with Cigna before July 1. The item was not considered; the mayor said a special meeting will be called so the commission can act before existing coverage expires.
Williamson County commissioners declined on June 9 to hear a late-filed resolution (6 25 40) asking the commission to approve a one-year stop-loss (reinsurance) contract that would take effect July 1.
The item was filed late because the county’s bid and purchasing process for employee benefits ran on a calendar different from the stop-loss contract’s July 1 expiration, county staff said. Mayor Rogers Anderson and members of the county’s insurance committee told commissioners the county risks being uninsured for catastrophic employee health claims unless the commission acts before the expiration of the current policy on June 30.
“ If we should have to go into July 1 without reinsurance, then I’ve got to buy 6‑month stability, and that price tag versus a year’s price tag is significant in…
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