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Pigeon council exempts village from Public Act 152, approves Blue Cross HSA and dependent cap
Summary
Council voted to exempt the village from Michigan's Public Act 152 for 2025, approved Blue Cross Blue Shield Simply Blue HSA with specified HSA contributions, and set a $400 monthly per-dependent cap effective Dec. 1, 2024.
President Michael LePage explained the village's options under Public Act 152 — a hard-cap, an 80/20 split, or a complete opt-out — and presented a resolution to exercise the village's right to exempt itself from the act for the 2025 plan year.
Trustee Kent Shetler moved to approve the resolution electing to exempt the village from Public Act 152 for 2025; Trustee Shelly Gunden seconded. The council voted "All Ayes" and adopted the resolution.
LePage said the finance committee had reviewed employee health insurance options. The council approved Blue Cross Blue Shield Simply Blue HSA, agreeing that the village would contribute $2,700 for family HSA accounts and $1,350 for single HSA accounts, and that employees would continue to pay 15% of the total premium cost on a weekly basis (motion by Trustee Matt Zimmerman; second by Trustee Marc Hill). The council also approved an employee dependent cap of $400 per month per dependent, to take effect Dec. 1, 2024 (motion by Trustee Shelly Gunden; second by Trustee Marc Hill). Both motions carried unanimously.
The transcript does not include the plan's total premium cost, the number of employees affected, or comparisons to previous contribution levels.
