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Finance committee backs staff request to seek 37.9% health insurance budget increase after reconsideration
Summary
After debate and a successful motion to reconsider an earlier vote, the Skagway Finance Committee voted to recommend staff bring a budget amendment reflecting a 37.9% renewal increase to cover rising health premiums and projected claims.
Assembly member Deb Potter said the Skagway Finance Committee debated how to handle a sharp proposed rise in the city's health insurance costs and ultimately voted to ask staff to bring a budget amendment reflecting a 37.9% renewal increase.
City Manager Dietz, who presented the renewal analysis, told the committee the municipality participates in a Premera Optiflex plan that adjusts premiums based on claim experience. "We've been reimbursed $347,000 over the past three years for this program, which is why it's a good program," Dietz said, noting the plan returned rebates in earlier years but that…
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