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Denison council agrees to renew health insurance; Wellmark Option 1 recommended to save ~$8,000
Summary
City staff recommended renewing the city's health insurance with Wellmark Option 1, projecting roughly $8,000 in savings and recommending retention of current dental and vision plans; council approved staff's recommendation.
City Clerk/finance staff Jodie Flaherty recommended the City of Denison renew its group health insurance with Wellmark Option 1 at the Dec. 2 council meeting, saying the option could save about $8,000 compared with alternatives.
Flaherty told councilors they should review employee premium impacts against forthcoming budget numbers and the possibly proposed tax rates; she recommended keeping the existing dental and vision plans. Council agreed to follow Flaherty’s recommendation to renew with the proposed option.
No specific changes to employee premiums were adopted at the meeting; staff were asked to reconcile the insurance decision with budgeted figures when preparing the next budget cycle.
