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Brentwood board pauses benefit changes after staff survey of insurance costs; agrees to keep current coverage through open enrollment
Summary
Select Board heard a detailed review from Finance Director Julie Stevens of errors in how employee health premiums have been applied versus the town handbook, discussed options including an HRA, and voted to keep current coverage levels through open enrollment while staff gets updated rates.
The Brentwood Select Board voted Aug. 7 to keep employee health and dental coverage “as currently applied” through open enrollment after Finance Director Julie Stevens told the board she had discovered discrepancies between the town handbook and what has been billed and paid for employee plans.
Stevens told the board she updated a spreadsheet of current enrollments and found errors in how premiums and employee contributions were calculated, especially for family coverage. She said the town has been covering a larger share of premiums than the handbook specifies for several employees and described a range of options the board could consider, including moving all employees onto a single plan with a deductible combined with a town-funded health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) to offset some deductible cost.
The board’s immediate decision avoids any mid-year changes to employee premiums or retroactive…
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