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Avon council authorizes Town Manager to resolve stop-loss insurance claim with Wellpoint
Summary
After an executive session on pending stop-loss insurance claims, the Town Council authorized the Town Manager to resolve potential claims against Wellpoint and noted the session ran from 6:32 p.m. to 7:18 p.m.
The Avon Town Council met in executive session on June 25 to discuss a pending claim regarding the Town’s stop-loss medical insurance. The Council voted to enter executive session at 6:32 p.m.; the Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager and Assistant Town Attorney Harrington attended the closed session. The Council exited executive session at 7:18 p.m.
Following the closed session, on a motion by Mrs. Bratton, seconded by Ms. Ausiello, the Council authorized the Town Manager to resolve the Town’s potential claims against Wellpoint, the Town’s stop-loss insurance carrier. The motion passed with the four members present voting in favor. The minutes record the action as a Council authorization to the Town Manager; specifics of negotiation or settlement authority were discussed in executive session and are not part of the public record.
The Council adjourned the special meeting at 7:26 p.m. on a subsequent motion. Town officials noted the meeting recording is available on the Town Council web page for six months following the meeting.
