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Workers and residents urge action after testimony that temporary city employees will lose health and dental benefits
Summary
At the Aug. 5 budget work session, speakers raised concerns that Human Resources changes will strip medical and dental coverage from temporary city employees and called for a 4% across-the-board raise for city staff.
Scott Cobb, a longtime Austin resident who testified about city personnel benefits, told the Austin City Council on Aug. 5 that changes implemented by Human Resources on June 15 will cause roughly 50 temporary employees to lose medical or dental coverage.
“Right now, that has been changed. And as of January 1, there are gonna be 50 people who will lose either their medical or dental benefits because of the changes that HR implemented June 15,” Cobb said, asking the council to preserve existing benefits.
Cobb referenced previous council action directing the city manager to identify and plan for offering health insurance to…
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