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Sun Valley council approves Regence Blue Shield health plan renewal effective Dec. 1
Summary
The Sun Valley City Council voted Oct. 21 to adopt Regence Blue Shield Option 1 for the city’s employee health insurance, effective Dec. 1, 2013, after staff answered council questions about the earlier-than-normal renewal prompted by the Affordable Care Act.
The Sun Valley City Council voted on Oct. 21 to adopt Regence Blue Shield Option 1 for the city’s employee health insurance, with the plan to take effect Dec. 1, 2013. Council Member Nils Ribi moved the measure and Council President Bob Youngman seconded; Mayor Dewayne Briscoe called for a roll-call vote that recorded four ayes and no nays.
Council discussion was brief and focused on the timing and terms of the renewal. Mayor Dewayne Briscoe opened the item by saying the city needed to renew the health plan earlier than normal "based on the Affordable Care Act." Council President Bob Youngman asked procedural and substantive questions about the renewal; Finance Manager/Treasurer Angela Walls responded to those questions and provided clarification about the proposal from Regence Blue Shield. The formal motion was recorded in the minutes as: "Council Member Nils Ribi moved the City of Sun Valley adopt the proposal from Regence Blue Shield, Option 1, Renewal of Products and Rates, with an effective date of December 1, 2013 for a health insurance program, seconded by Council President Bob Youngman."
A roll-call vote recorded AYES from Council President Bob Youngman, Council Member Franz Suhadolnik, Council Member Michelle Griffith and Council Member Nils Ribi; there were no recorded NAYS. The Mayor declared the motion approved. The meeting adjourned at 5:09 p.m.
