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Centerville council approves employee health-plan renewal after debate over higher premiums
Summary
The Centerville Town Council voted to renew the town's current employee health plan, accepting an estimated 16.9% premium increase and asking staff to confirm budget impacts; the council also approved an ordinance title and amendment number 3 and set the next meeting for Dec. 9.
Centerville's Town Council approved renewing the town's current employee health-insurance plan during its Nov. 25 work session, despite members' concerns about higher premiums and increased out-of-pocket costs for some employees.
Chair (Speaker 1) told the council the renewal option would keep existing coverage but carry "about 17%" (stated elsewhere in the discussion as 16.9%) higher premiums. Council members noted the renewal would raise individual premiums by roughly $200 for some employees and could increase family out-of-pocket exposure by approximately $1,000 under certain plan options. The chair said the level-funded alternative would reduce some premiums but would shift administrative work to staff.
Several council members asked the clerk and department heads to confirm whether the town's budget could absorb the increase before the regular council meeting. "If our budget supports it and we're not changing, then there's not really much to do other than accept the renewal and move on with the new price in January," the chair said while urging staff to circulate budget figures. The council put the item on the agenda for the upcoming regular meeting pending that budget check.
After discussion, a motion to approve the renewal was made (recorded in the transcript as moved by "Jeff" and seconded) and the clerk called the vote; the chair declared the motion carried.
The council also voted to suspend rules to permit third-and-final reading and adoption of an ordinance titled in the transcript as "Workplace number for 2025-09." Chair introduced the procedural motion, it was seconded, and the chair announced the motion carried. The council separately approved "amendment number 3" and authorized the chair to sign, following a recorded set of "Aye" votes and the chair's declaration that the motion carried.
Other items discussed during the work session included an update on a holiday street-drive distribution (staff reported deliveries this week), a staff-led discussion about switching to different sizes of waste-collection totes and operational implications, and a construction update on the Route 70 project's East and West End sections. The council scheduled its next regular meeting for Dec. 9, 2025, at 7 p.m.
Votes at a glance: - Motion to approve renewal of current employee health plan (moved in transcript by "Jeff"): recorded "Aye" votes called by the clerk; chair declared motion carried. - Motion to suspend rules and adopt title for ordinance "Workplace number for 2025-09": motion carried (procedural vote recorded in the transcript). - Motion to approve amendment number 3 and authorize chair to sign: motion carried; clerk recorded multiple "Aye" votes.
The council did not adopt a separate budget resolution during the work session; members requested that the clerk provide budget figures before the regular meeting so members could confirm whether the budget can support the approved renewal in January.
