AURORA – The town expects to pay about the identical quantity in 2023 as it’s going to in 2022 for its self-funded worker medical, dental and pharmaceuticals insurance coverage program.
Throughout a really brief Council assembly Oct. 10, members OK’ and ordinance authorizing the main to signal a contract with three suppliers to manage this system via Dec. 31, 2023.
The companies are United Medical Sources as third get together medical claims administrator, Solar Life Monetary as medical cease loss insurer and the United Well being Care community. The town’s advantages dealer is USI.
The associated fee is just not anticipated to exceed $3.61 million based mostly upon the utmost self-insurance quantity of $85,000 per coated particular person, with a complete anticipated annual price of simply over $3 million. 100 twenty-two workers are eligible for protection.
Personnel director/chief of workers Karen Pope mentioned the carriers “are nonetheless giving us the perfect charges.” Solar Life’s improve is 8 % ($44,786), or about 4 % under the common increase, however the price contains the extra voluntary Well being Navigator program.
“Solar Life has accomplished a terrific job for us,” mentioned Pope, including UMR’s charges for the third 12 months of a three-year contract will stay fixed. UMR is kicking in a $10,000 wellness credit score, which shall be utilized upon proof of worker wellness actions.
“Mainly, our 2023 prices shall be just like what our 2022 prices will find yourself,” she summarized.
OTHER BUSINESS
Council OK’d a three-year contract with Proper Stuff Software program Corp. to not exceed $24,900 for licensing, help, upkeep and internet hosting of the police division’s web-based scheduling software program system.
Mayor Ann Womer Benjamin will submit an software to take part within the Ohio Public Works Fee’s capital enchancment and/or native transportation enchancment program for resurfacing West Pioneer Path from Bissell Highway to Route 82.
It was famous if funding was awarded, the state would pay half the price for the resurfacing and drainage work, whereas town would pay the opposite half.
A conditional zoning certificates was OK’d for comparable use at a property at 10 S. Chillicothe Highway. The motion means when Sutton Insurance coverage strikes out of the constructing and a brand new enterprise strikes in, the upstairs can be utilized as a residential rental.
Council additionally amended the codified ordinances to permit conducting of public conferences by way of teleconference and/or video convention in emergency conditions and OK’d the present alternative pages of metropolis ordinances as ready by Walter H. Dane Co. and hiring of Bryan Harvey as a part-time parks upkeep employee.
A handful of agenda objects went to their subsequent readings, together with permitting the parks-rec division to promote two now not wanted items of apparatus on govdeals.com.
Additionally transferring on have been acceptance of a system for distribution of Native Authorities Fund cash by Portage County, a $33,312 contract with Hejuk-Cox & Associates to create up to date authorized descriptions and a map for all zoning districts and a lease with Karen Stacko and Thomas Maracz for the previous Miller property on Web page Highway.
Womer Benjamin reported leaf assortment was slated to start Oct. 17 and can run via mid-December, whereas cemetery cleanup shall be Oct. 20-21. Decorations needs to be faraway from graves previous to Oct. 20 and could be returned after Oct. 21.
The ultimate brush pickup of the 12 months will begin Oct. 24, a trunk or deal with occasion shall be Oct. 29 from 1 to 4 pm on the Hartman property on Townline Highway and town will companion with the Rotary Membership to rake leaves for senior residents and disabled individuals Nov. 5.
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