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Consultant urges revival of Health Care Committee as council reviews health insurance fund
Summary
A Cottingham & Butler representative told the Kewanee council the recent year was a bad year for the city’s health insurance and recommended reconstituting the Health Care Committee; the council agreed to keep the current ordinance and pursue further review.
Sara Dickinson of Cottingham & Butler introduced herself to the council and discussed the City of Kewanee’s Health Insurance Fund. She described the most recent year for the fund as a poor one and said such years tend to occur every seven to 10 years. Dickinson recommended the resurgence of the Health Care Committee to pursue initiatives aimed at lowering future costs.
Council Member Michael Yaklich expressed reluctance to change the city’s existing conservative safety net approach to health coverage. The council concurred with Dickinson’s suggestion to reactivate the committee and directed that the existing ordinance remain in force until the committee and staff can review possible changes and return with recommendations.
The discussion was advisory in nature; no ordinance change was adopted at the meeting. The council tabled Resolution #5141 (Internal Controls policy) separately and will take that matter up after additional review.
