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Lima council sends proposed part-time council health benefit ordinance to committee after heated debate

5811766 · September 22, 2025
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Councilor Thompson introduced an ordinance to extend city medical insurance to part-time elected officials; the mayor opposed it citing self-insurance budget risk; Councilor Thompson withdrew the motion and the council voted to place the measure in the Human Resources committee for further consideration.

The Lima City Council voted to send Ordinance 202-25, a proposed change that would make certain part-time elected officials eligible for city medical insurance, to the Human Resources committee for further consideration after more than an hour of debate.

Councilor Thompson initially moved to pass the ordinance on first reading and Councilor Gordon seconded the motion. The administration, represented on the floor by the mayor, opposed the measure. The mayor said the city is self-insured, is operating…

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