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Council conditionally approves potential health insurer switch pending termination-cost estimate
Summary
Council authorized a conditional change of the borough's 2025 health insurance provider to MBS if estimated termination costs do not exceed $42,000; projected annual savings were estimated at $13,730. The minutes record two abstentions and also state the motion carried.
Council reviewed an estimate indicating the borough could save about $13,730 per year by switching employee health insurance from Benecon to Municipal Benefit Services (MBS). Manager Cindy Wells and Councilor Brian Osborn said the council would receive a run-out cost estimate on Oct. 15 to clarify termination expenses.
Councilor Osborn moved, and Councilor Steadman seconded, a conditional motion to change the borough's 2025 health insurance provider to MBS if estimated termination costs would not exceed $42,000. The minutes record that Councilors Riley Cross and James Kerns abstained from the vote; the minutes also state the motion carried. The minutes do not include a roll-call tally or the run-out cost figure; the council requested the additional termination-cost estimate before any final change is implemented.
