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Council renews Sidecar Health plan, keeps employee contribution at 5.75% and approves longevity buyout
Summary
Lexington Council voted to renew the village's Sidecar Health coverage at a 2.2% premium rate, maintain the employee contribution at 5.75%, and approved a budgeted longevity buyout for 2025; all motions passed unanimously in roll-call votes.
Council President Wynn Kearns moved that the village renew employee Sidecar Health insurance at a 2.2% premium rate; the motion, seconded by Councilmember Kim Little, passed on a roll-call vote with seven yeas. Kearns also moved to continue the employee contribution at 5.75%; that motion carried on a 7-0 roll-call vote.
Kearns then moved to approve a budgeted longevity buyout for 2025 for employees; the motion likewise passed unanimously. The council recorded no nays on these employee-benefit measures. "Renew employees Sidecar Health insurance at 2.2%," Kearns stated when introducing the first motion. The votes concluded routine year-end personnel and compensation housekeeping as staff and council prepare the 2026 operating budget.
