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Balch Springs Council approves new employee health and benefits plan for FY2026
Summary
The City Council voted unanimously July 28 to adopt a new benefits package for fiscal year 2026 after staff presented an RFP analysis that recommended changing medical and ancillary vendors and shifting some cost increases to employees. Council required one‑on‑one enrollment counseling for every employee.
Balch Springs City Council approved a new employee health and ancillary benefits package for fiscal year 2026 during its July 28 meeting. The motion, moved and seconded during the meeting, passed on a unanimous roll call.
Staff presented results of a comprehensive request for proposals and recommended switching primary medical coverage from the city’s existing plan to UnitedHealthcare, moving dental and vision (and several life products) to MetLife and consolidating voluntary accident, critical‑illness and hospital‑indemnity products under Guardian.…
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