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Somers Point moves to self‑insured health plan; council ratifies Teamsters agreement
Summary
Mayor Dennis Tapp told council the city moved out of the state health benefits plan into a self‑insured health plan that he said will save more than $800,000 in premium increases; council also authorized the mayor to sign a Teamsters Local 115 agreement.
The Somers Point mayor reported the city moved from the state health benefits plan to a self‑insured health plan and said the change will avoid a projected premium increase of "over $800,000" for this year. Council thanked police, Teamsters and city employees for facilitating the change and acknowledged administrative work required to implement the plan.
Separately, the council adopted Resolution Number 56 authorizing the mayor to sign an agreement with Teamsters Union Local 115. Council members indicated the change to a self‑insured plan was part of recent labor and benefits work and credited staff and union representatives for their cooperation.
Council did not provide detailed financial documents in the meeting record; the mayor's statement regarding the $800,000 figure was presented as the city's estimate of avoided future premium increases.
