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Caseville council approves $1.38 million in invoices, renews employee health plan and waives state co-pay rule
Summary
At its Oct. 13 meeting, the Caseville City Council approved $1,376,469.83 in invoices, a $43,404.93 budget transfer, renewed the Steelworkers Health & Welfare Fund coverage for 2026 and adopted a resolution to offer a BCBS HDHP administered by Highmark to meet collective-bargaining terms and opt out of Michigan's 20% co-pay requirement.
The Caseville City Council on Oct. 13 approved invoices totaling $1,376,469.83 and a first-quarter FY2026 budget transfer of $43,404.93, both by roll call vote. The council recorded the invoice approval as Resolution #2025-54 and the transfer as Resolution #2025-55; minutes show both measures carried 4-0.
Council members then addressed employee health coverage. On a motion recorded as Resolution #2025-56 the council voted to opt out of the State of Michigan's 20% co-pay requirement by offering a Blue Cross Blue Shield high-deductible health plan administered by Highmark through the United Steelworkers Health & Welfare Fund, as allowed by the city's collective bargaining agreements and supervisor employment agreements. The motion notes employees will continue the weekly contributions toward health insurance specified in those agreements. Council later adopted Resolution #2025-57 to renew the Steelworkers Health & Welfare Fund coverage for 2026; that vote also passed 4-0.
The motions were moved and seconded as recorded in the minutes: the invoice approval motion was made by Councilmember Darin Sprague and seconded by Jeff Hervert; the minutes list movers and seconders for other motions where indicated. The minutes do not list individual roll-call votes by name; they record the roll-call outcomes as 4-0 for the resolutions and transfers.
Why it matters: the invoices and transfer authorize the city's current expenditures and short-term budget adjustments; the health-insurance decisions set the plan design and administration the city will offer employees in 2026 and document the city's compliance with collective-bargaining provisions.
Next steps: the minutes show the resolutions were approved during the Oct. 13 meeting; no additional hearings or votes on these items were noted in the transcript.
