Insurance main topic of discussion in special-called City Council meeting
After a lengthy three-hour work session, the Morgantown City Council met in a special called meeting Thursday night. Selected city budget issues were on the agenda.
Council member Russell Givens moved to amend the City Employee Personnel Policy Manual to require spouses of city employees to use their health insurance as primary when the spouse is covered at his/her place of employment. The Council approved the requirement.
The Council addressed the city’s employee health insurance plan for the next fiscal year, which they had discussed at length during the work session. Council member Terrell House moved to adopt an alternative plan which would change pharmacy co-pays to 10 percent of the cost of the drug instead of the 10-30-50 co-pay system currently used. The alternative promises to save the city money over the current plan. The Council voted to approve the alternative health insurance plan.
Givens moved to offer the 3 percent incentive pay for the upcoming fiscal year, the same as is currently available. The Council approved the renewal of the onetime annual payment.
House moved to give city employees a 2 percent cost of living increase. The motion died for lack of a second. Givens moved to postpone the cost of living increase vote to get figures on how much such an increase would cost the city. The Council agreed to postpone the vote and contact Embry and Watts for the cost figures.
In other actions, the Council approved the appointment of Valarie Tarrance to the Board of Adjustments as recommended by Mayor Linda Keown. The Council did not act on the city’s contract with the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce for economic developer Maureen Carpenter since attorneys were still reviewing the contract.
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