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Council approves contingent change of health-insurance provider if termination costs are under $42,000
Summary
The council approved a contingent motion to switch employee health coverage from Benecon to MBS for 2025 if estimated termination costs would not exceed $42,000; staff said the switch could save the borough about $13,730 per year. The minutes record two abstentions and also state the motion "carried unanimously," an internal inconsistency noted in the record.
Union City Borough Council approved a contingent motion Oct. 7 to change the borough’s employee health-insurance provider for 2025 if estimated termination costs would not exceed $42,000.
Manager Cindy Wells and Councilor Brian Osborn met with Municipal Benefit Services and reported that switching from Benecon to MBS could save an estimated $13,730 per year. Council approved a motion to change the health-insurance provider for 2025 contingent on termination costs not exceeding $42,000 (motion by Councilor Osborn; seconded by Councilor Steadman). The minutes also record that Riley Cross and James Kerns abstained from voting and, inconsistently, state that "The motion carried unanimously." The minutes do not include a roll-call tally or the estimated termination cost calculation; staff indicated they will provide run-out cost estimates on Oct. 15.
Because the official minutes contain both the abstention notation and the "carried unanimously" language, this article reports both items exactly as recorded in the minutes.
