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Council renews Anthem plan at 3.04%, removes resident RITA late fees and authorizes RAVE contract amendment; police chief to retire
Summary
Council approved a health insurance renewal with Anthem at a 3.04% increase, authorized removal of late RITA fees for a resident, directed the administrator to amend the RAVE contract to negotiate termination, and recorded an announcement that Police Chief Gregory will retire in three months; the council also entered executive session on personnel.
Hiram Village Council unanimously approved renewal of the village’s Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurance at a 3.04% premium increase after Administrator Steven Schuller reported his discussions with OHB led to a lower increase than initially proposed. Council recorded the motion to approve the renewal (moved by Christopher Perme, seconded by Ed Frato-Sweeney) and the motion passed 5-0.
In old business the council addressed a resident account: members voted 5-0 to authorize RITA to remove late fees from Judy Macek’s RITA account, a discrete administrative action recorded in the minutes.
Council determined the new contract with RAVE, signed in 2022, is valid but moved to authorize the Village Administrator to amend the RAVE contract for the purpose of negotiating a termination; that motion passed 5-0. The minutes record discussion of a light plant and a bid received from Hiram College but do not provide further contract details.
Mayor Anne Haynam informed council that Police Chief Gregory plans to retire in approximately three months; that announcement was recorded in the mayor’s report. Council later convened an executive session at 8:54 p.m. to discuss personnel per ORC 121.22 and reconvened regular session at 10:10 p.m.
The minutes show these administrative decisions and the executive session; they do not include additional implementation timelines or fiscal detail beyond the health insurance increase percentage.
