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Council selects Community Care and Mutual of Omaha for 2025–26 employee benefits
Summary
After reviewing renewal rates, the council accepted the insurance agent's recommendation to adopt Community Care Option 1 for medical coverage and to move dental/vision/ancillaries to Mutual of Omaha, approving detailed premium and deductible schedules for fiscal year 2025–26.
The Bristow City Council on May 19 voted to accept the insurance agent's recommendation for employee health benefits for fiscal year 2025–26, selecting Community Care Option 1 for medical coverage and Mutual of Omaha for dental, vision and ancillary policies.
Jill Hopper, the city's insurance agent, presented comparative figures showing Blue Cross Blue Shield renewal rates and three Community Care options. Hopper recommended Community Care Option 1 combined with Mutual of Omaha ancillaries; she told the council this combination would be "a reduction from the renewal rate." The motion to accept the recommendation (moved by Joe Church, seconded by Jeff Roberts) passed unanimously. The approved plan lists Community Care Option 1 premiums and deductibles for single, spouse, children and family tiers, and Mutual of Omaha rates for dental, vision, life, short‑ and long‑term disability as presented by Hopper.
Council members asked about life‑insurance testing and dependent coverage; Hopper clarified that the city's basic life policy does not require testing. The council directed staff to implement the selected plans and to notify employees of changes effective July 1, 2025.
