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Council approves lower-cost Anthem plan as employee coverage rises
Summary
Facing a 19% renewal increase on the current policy, the council approved switching to an alternate Anthem plan limiting the increase to 9.4%; the motion passed with five yes votes and one absence.
The village council voted April 13 to select an alternate Anthem health insurance plan for employees after being told the current plan would increase premiums by 19 percent.
Chris Healy moved to choose the alternate Anthem plan, Mike Medina seconded, and the motion passed with Healy, Medina, Rico Valdez, Jamie Hohenberger and Nathaniel Stephey voting yes; Jeffery Rothman was absent.
Council members framed the move as a cost-control step for employee benefits during routine budget consideration. The council did not state the dollar value of the premium change, only the percentage increases cited at the meeting (19 percent for the current plan versus 9.4 percent for the Anthem alternative).
