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Committee forwards county employee health insurance opt‑out ordinance to full court after brief discussion
Summary
Miller County's committee voted to send an ordinance establishing an opt‑out option for county employee health insurance to the full quorum court after staff said enrollment was closed and projected cost savings were likely minimal because few employees were expected to opt out.
The committee voted to forward an ordinance that would create an opt‑out program for county employee health insurance to the full quorum court after a brief discussion about expected enrollment and cost savings.
A committee member asked whether there were projections for estimated cost savings. Staff responded that they expected only a small number of employees to opt out and therefore anticipated minimal savings; enrollment for the plan period is closed and the exact number of opt-outs is not known. The committee had an opportunity to review the ordinance and the chair called for a motion to adopt and forward; Justice East moved to adopt the ordinance and Rodney Watkins seconded. The motion passed by voice vote and the ordinance was forwarded to the full quorum court.
No numerical vote tally was recorded in the provided committee transcript.
