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St. Francis council approves finance panelrecommendation to adopt Anthem option for employee health plan
Summary
The council approved the finance committee—s recommendation to accept option 2 of the Anthem employee health plan, avoiding what council members said would have been an estimated 35% premium spike and a roughly $1 million budget impact for the city.
The St. Francis Common Council on Nov. 18 approved the finance committee—s recommendation to adopt option 2 of the Anthem employee health care plan for city employees.
Council member Matt moved to concur with the finance committee and the motion was seconded and carried with ayes recorded. No detailed roll-call tally was provided in the transcript during the vote.
Why it matters: Council members said the chosen plan averts a potentially large increase in premiums. "We were we were looking at upwards of 35% premium increases," Matt said, adding that such an increase would have represented "roughly half $1,000,000 in in real dollars to the city." He thanked staff for finding a plan that keeps the budget—s exposure lower while noting there will be some change management for employees.
Details: The motion adopted the finance committee—s recommendation to accept option 2 of Anthem—s plan. Council discussion before the vote focused on keeping coverage for employees while limiting fiscal exposure; council members and staff described trade-offs in benefits and operational changes for employees but did not detail every plan change in the meeting record.
Next steps: The council did not set a separate follow-up date during the meeting; council members said implementation will include standard employee communications and change-management steps.
