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Gardner officials review health insurance trust fund after reconciliation raises balance
Summary
City finance staff told the Gardner City Finance Committee that reconciliations and a stop‑loss reimbursement raised the health insurance trust fund balance to roughly $1.4 million, while monthly claims remain higher than last year. Committee members asked for clearer, recurring reporting to prevent future surprises.
Gardner officials discussed sudden changes in the city’s health insurance trust fund balance and ongoing high claim costs at the Finance Committee meeting on Jan. 15.
A finance staff member told the committee the account balance rose from about $400,000 to roughly $1.4 million after payroll withholding reconciliations and a stop‑loss reimbursement. "In one month, it went from pretty much $400,000 to about $1.4 million," the finance staff member said.
The exchange followed concern from Councilor Bag about earlier reports that showed a low balance. "When we last…
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