Montgomery City Councilors discussed a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with Montgomery County to build a new Premise Health clinic intended to replace leased, aging facilities and provide services to city employees.

The item was presented as a joint city‑county project to replace older leased Premise Health sites. “So what we're doing here is the idea is to construct a new facility that, 1 is state of the art that replaces the old facilities because if you've been in them here recently, they are not up to snuff,” a staff presenter said.

Councilors asked whether Premise Health currently furnished its own buildings and whether the new facility would change the city’s payments for employee health services. Staff replied the new facility would be a city facility, used by Premise Health to provide services. “Our city what we pay for Premise Health now for the health care of our employees is ... that number won't change,” a staff member said. The presentation described the project as a shared expense between the city and Montgomery County.

During the discussion staff gave a working estimate of the project cost and cost‑sharing. “So we gotta pull we we're going to have $5,000,000 to build this thing. ... We've got yes. $50 each way instead of our usual. $60.40,” a council member said; staff later characterized this as a shared $5 million project, with the city and county splitting costs.

Councilors asked about alternatives such as renovating or leasing existing buildings. Staff said the facility program requires about 8,600 square feet to accommodate a covered drop‑off and a drive‑through pharmacy, and that architects were conducting due diligence on a city‑owned site; staff said they would keep the site confidential while due diligence continued. Staff also projected roughly two years to build from the ground up.

No vote or final agreement was recorded during the work session; councilors requested additional details on leases, payment arrangements and exact cost splits before the item returns for formal consideration.