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City employees and family members urge council to hold medical costs steady in public comment
Summary
City workers, union representatives and family members told Palo Alto City Council during public comment that proposed or expected increases in employee medical costs would create financial hardship, and urged the council to protect benefits during contract negotiations.
Speakers at Tuesday’s public comment period asked the City Council to preserve current medical coverage costs for city employees as the city negotiates contracts with unions.
Parents and city workers described specific household impacts if premiums rise. "The city owes its employees for their hard work and dedication enough that they should not have to worry about higher medical bills," said Jaya Yu, who said she spoke on behalf of her mother, a city employee. Jaya said higher medical costs would push her family to seek help from Jaya and her sister as they try to pay for college.
Longtime city employees and frontline workers described clinical…
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