Health insurance rates going up for city workers
She said that she has been working with
"It is 150 years of the
She added that the parade is going to be recognized by
The subject of the insurance for city workers came up.
The city had two options for health insurance with
Councilman
"The reason I changed my mind from the 10 percent to the 14 percent is the mayor feels very strongly, after speaking with our labor relations expert, that the language in the contract with similar benefits with a
The maximum out of pocket expense for the 10 percent option is
The council recessed from its regular meeting and went into an emergency finance committee meeting to discuss the matter. When they went back to regular session, the council voted to go with the 14 percent increase.
Councilmember Craig Harvey voted no against the ordinance, explaining that he did not want to hold up employees' insurance coverage but if the measure had failed he would reconsider his vote.
The ordinance passed 6 to 1.
There was a resolution for the Lawrence County CAO to administer grants for the city for no more than
Another ordinance was about suing opioid makers and distributors of the prescription drugs because of the addiction problems and deaths the drugs have caused in the city.
Councilman
"I can't help but think that if we had six additional suicides or murders in our city, that we be wondering what is going to happen," he said, adding that it is not only taxing the fire and police departments but that there are a lot of crimes associated with the drug problem. "I think this is an action the city should take, joining other municipalities that are taking similar actions."
He pointed out that it wasn't going to cost the city anything. The lawyer fees would be paid out of any settlement or court ordered payment.
According to the
The ordinance passed unanimously.
A strategic planning commission meeting was set for
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