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Champaign council approves health plan, pay increases, JAG grant and several contracts
Summary
The Champaign City Council on Jan. 21 approved a package of administrative and procurement measures including a new employee health plan with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, an ordinance raising elected officials’ pay, acceptance of an $86,228 federal JAG grant, and contracts to acquire property for the Boneyard Creek improvements project.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Champaign City Council on Jan. 21 approved a package of administrative and procurement measures including a new employee health plan with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, an ordinance raising elected officials’ pay, acceptance of a federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), and several city contracts and purchases.
The council voted unanimously on all items. Among the largest single line items were a $1,000,200 contract to acquire two properties needed for the Boneyard Creek improvements project and an $86,228 award from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance to be shared with Urbana and Champaign County.
Why it matters: The actions fund near-term operations (insurance, vehicle purchases, HVAC work), advance a multi‑jurisdictional public safety planning effort using JAG funds, and secure property needed for a flood‑control/stream‑improvement project. The council also approved a future increase in mayoral and council compensation, a routinely politically sensitive local decision.
The council first took public comment at a hearing on…
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