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City manager flags $1.7 million SchoolCare assessment; staff to propose budget response
Summary
Dover's city manager told the council the city received an unanticipated $1,700,000 assessment from the SchoolCare risk pool (employee health insurance) and that staff will recommend how to address the charge within the existing budget; council asked questions but did not take immediate action.
The city manager told the Dover City Council that the city received an unanticipated $1,700,000 assessment from the SchoolCare risk pool, which administers health insurance for school employees. The assessment reflects a shortfall at SchoolCare, the manager said, and staff will meet with SchoolCare representatives in the coming days and work to develop a recommendation for addressing the assessment within the existing city budget.
During the city manager's report, staff emphasized that while the snow-removal budget is likely to be overexpended this season, contingency line items exist and they do not currently expect to seek additional appropriations solely for snow operations. The manager said budget staff will present options to cover the SchoolCare assessment and return to the council with more detail at future meetings.
Councilors did not take formal action on the assessment at the meeting; the manager and finance staff will bring forward options and recommendations for council consideration.
