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~Cf ~1it9'RS <br />City Cot.iaci.l. <br />SepC. 19, 1Of14 <br />Counci_1 cl~_sciisse<1 ~~it:h ?4r. i~4orelan t!-iac I~e should ~~robabiy be bu~l;rt~ir~g <br />an ar~oant: ~i.n (he Cen>i.cal_ putl.~y porti_on uf ths~ budnet cach year, qveez <br />if therc are. nc>t: ,pecifi.c plans for t.he money thnt year. <br />~CL ~sas Cne c.oncensus of i:kie Councvl tltst enc ~?ecreat:i.on nort:~i.o~~ oF tl~e <br />budget be redi.ued by ~~,20,000 to ?55,6~0, <br />"[he Ci.ty C7vrtc r~vieo~ecl +a-i_th the Coun~~i'L Chc Rorid ~Cndebtedness porC'i.~n <br />o[ the I,~udgeC. Lhe C;lcr-'c oo~.inCed out t:IzaC the total levy Pe~:~c.ent~i;;e <br />~i.ncrease f'or 1985 ~is 2.7_9%,. <br />~tr~. P~z~ey ini.'ormed the C;ouncil. that the Cit:y curren[ty provides la.fs <br />~i.i7suxanc.e cove.rane to einpl.oyecs and deperident:s. This costs the CiCy <br />~puroa~.imaitely 4~18 per~ yecir pFr emp7.oyee, or a toCal of ~il~oul: ",,s10R per <br />yeetx'< <br />tilrs, Scalze commerited th~~il ~i_I t:he cost ev~r inc.rezses clr~r~at:icall.y, <br />t:h:i_s i.s px~obebly an a1-ea~l:haC Ch~ Cicy may vrlnt to iool< at. i4r <~orsberp; <br />sii;t;ested that tl.~:i.s ju,t be cl.eaned up arid el.~m~~nated si.nc~~ most oc.her <br />bus~inesses do noC px~ov~ido 1iPe in>urpnce co~rc~r&p,e for einplo~ees, <br />h[r. ?~"~ihe~~ sCai~.ed Chnt he urefE.rred th~ coverap,e to remein s~ince the <br />c.ost was nomittal, <br />Nlr. i'ahey ~.nformed che Counci_1 t.h~xt: he and t!~ic <7ity Clerlc ha~roe lootced ~t <br />ulcernntives for ~~ios~~i.talizat~ion cc~vera~~ for e.rnployee„ If Ci~ice Oii.~ <br />goes ~v-ith provi.d~n~; S}IA',.[; cover'a.v,e for thc employees an~' dependenCS, it: <br />tvi'11 reault i.n a cosC suvi.nns of ~;3,3p0 per year ior the City, <br />Dh, Faiiey r~eZ~oe~ted thiat lic has discussed this aitli the e~nployec~., end <br />a1.1 are ~sill~ing to malce tt~e cl'i~n?e ~ai_f:h r_he except:~ion of Joc SCeel.e <br />caho has indicat.ed that: he wot.tld prefer t.o remmin cai.t:!i h_s p~'esenC dor.r~r, <br />Tt ~a~s the c.oncensus of t.he Counci.l. that tlie. G~ity wi.ll provi.cle Itospit:alira- <br />tion throu;;h SHAR~? as soon ~s pos,iblra The CiCy C7.erlc Chought iC <br />*dould tal<e about GO dtays to implemevlt Che change. <br />1-fc i'ahey po-i.nted oi.~f thaL thc prescnt l~ife i.nr,urancc f,or employ~.es i~iay <br />be prov~i.clcd. as ,;>znrt oE t.he hospitalizal,ion pac!<r~i;e.. If ~.h~T :i.; the case, <br />the Ci.t_y wi1.J_ jusC drop tl~ie coverage. <br />P7r. I~ahey re~orted that: l~~ist~. ye~xr the Ci.ty gr~int~d ,nosY: (:ull.~-C~i.me employees <br />a~r.b%. salar_y inc.rease, This; year lhe City C1erk ~i.s recommending a 7.5% <br />for the ofEi.cc stnff. and a 6% :increase Lor hi.msel.f", <br />Page, _h_.. <br />