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Ellsworth City approves Resolution 2025‑37 to establish health insurance trust fund
Summary
The council approved Resolution 2025‑37 to create a City of Ellsworth Health Insurance Trust Fund to segregate employee health funds, pay Blue Cross administrative fees from the trust, and avoid commingling; staff noted similar plans are used by other jurisdictions.
The Ellsworth City Council on voice vote approved Resolution 2025‑37, establishing the City of Ellsworth Health Insurance Trust Fund. A staff presenter explained the trust will keep funds designated for employee health separate from other city funds, pay Blue Cross administrative fees from the trust, and thereby prevent commingling of city accounts; the presenter said other municipalities have used similar arrangements for roughly 13 years.
During the discussion the presenter noted that the city could consider changing the employee deductible from $500 to $1,000 and emphasized that money allocated for employee benefits would remain confined to employee benefits: "So what's meant for employees will stay for employees." Council member Renard moved the resolution, Council member Allen seconded, and the motion passed by voice vote. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally.
