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Shrewsbury council adopts ordinance authorizing contracts for city group plan
Summary
The Shrewsbury City Council approved an ordinance authorizing contracts to implement the city’s group plan and administration; council said Anthem needs a final employee census by "09:12" for the changeover planned Oct. 1. The ordinance passed on a recorded roll call.
The Shrewsbury City Council voted to adopt an ordinance authorizing execution of contracts related to the implementation and administration of the city’s group plan, after councilors completed second reading and a final vote.
Council members debated the schedule earlier in the meeting; Speaker 1 told the council the new plan would start Oct. 1 and that Anthem had "confirmed they will need final bridal census of the employees by 09:12," a deadline staff said required the council to act that night. Speaker 2 then moved the ordinance through second reading, and a final passage motion carried on a roll call in which Alderman Alderde, Alderman Parker, Alderman Dyer, Alderman Riley and a fifth alderman recorded "aye." Speaker 2 stated the motion "passes and becomes ordinance 4 0 3."
The ordinance’s title on the record was read by Speaker 1 as a bill identified as number 4054 that authorizes the execution of contracts with various entities to implement and administer the city’s group plan. The record does not list individual contract vendors or specific contract amounts in the ordinance text read aloud during the meeting.
Councilors noted the need for staff assistance to help employees understand coverage and to expedite materials for Anthem so ID cards could be issued in time for the Oct. 1 start. No formal amendment to the ordinance was recorded on the floor.
The council moved on to other agenda items after the ordinance vote.
