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Neptune Beach council debates whether to trim family health coverage as recruitment tool

Neptune Beach City Council (budget review) · August 18, 2025
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Councilors and staff debated whether the city should continue paying family health premiums or require employees to share costs. HR said historical coverage was 100% for employees and 50% for families; managers said full coverage helped recruitment when vacancies were high.

Councilors pressed staff on whether Neptune Beach should continue the current health-benefits structure or require employees to share a larger portion of family premiums. "Historically, we've always paid 100% for employee and 50% for family," HR staff (Ms. McCann) said, adding that the city had, at times, covered the additional 50% to improve recruitment and retain…

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