CO NVENE M EET ING O F CIT Y O F O RA NG E EM PLO Y EE BENEFIT S T RUST a) Cal l m eeti ng to order. T rus tee Spears b) Cons i der a m oti on ac k now l edgi ng rec ei p t of and authori z i ng T rus tee Spears to s i gn the Ci ty of O range Em pl oy ee Bene f i t Pros pec ti v e P rem i u m Proj ec ti on Renew al and the B enef i t Pr o g r a m Appl i c ati on (BPA) f rom Bl ueCros s Bl ueShi el d of T ex as f or the peri o d of O c tober 1, 2026 - Septem ber 30, 2027. 184 Staf f : C. Zeto Cit y Counc il Meet ing, A ugus t 25, 2026 Cit y of Orange, Tex a s P age 2 c ) Cons i der a m oti o n approv i ng em pl oy ee m edi c al i ns uranc e renew al of the Bl ue Choi c e P PO pl an w i th B l u e Cros s Bl ue Shi el d of T ex as a nd addi ng the Bl ue Es s enti al s HMO p l an. T he renew al rate f or the Bl ue Choi c e PPO pl an i s a 14.2% i nc reas e ov er the c u r r e n t 2 026 rates . T he new Bl ue Es senti al s HMO pl a n rates a r e l es s than 1% di f f erenc e f rom the c urrent 2026 PPO rates . 208 Staf f : C. Zeto d) Cons i der a m oti o n to renew t he em pl oy ee dental i ns uranc e w i th Bl ueCros s Bl ueShi el d of T e x as f or a p eri o d of one y ear at a 0% rate i nc reas e. 213 Staf f : C. Zeto e) Cons i der a m oti on renew i ng em pl oy ee v i s i o n i ns uranc e w i th MetLi f e f or a peri od of one y ear at a 0% i nc reas e i n rates . 221 Staf f : C. Zeto f ) Cons i der a m oti o n to renew em p lo y ee l i f e i ns u ranc e and v ari ous v ol untary i ns uranc e produc ts f or em p l oy e es w i t h M utual of O m aha f o r a peri od of one y ear at a 0% i n c reas e i n rates . 226 Staf f : C. Zeto g) Adj ourn m eeti ng of the C i ty of O range Em pl oy ee Benef i t s T rus t . T rus tee Spears

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.