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Weslaco agrees to cover $50,000 in added employee health premiums
Summary
The commission voted to have the city absorb an roughly $50,000 employee premium increase so employees will not pay that portion; staff said the total contract increase would be about $630,000 and that Blue Cross Blue Shield’s increase was roughly 24%. One official recorded an abstention for the record.
The Weslaco City Commission on July 31 voted to revise the city’s employer contribution for the group health insurance plan so employees will not be required to pay an additional roughly $50,000 increase projected in the renewal.
Mayor (speaker 1) said he had asked to place the item on the agenda after reviewing numbers with staff and emphasized the…
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