Approval of the renewal for medical insurance and award of dental insurance to BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreements
Official Roll-Call Vote
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
<p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-align:justify;' data-pasted="true"><strong><em><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;'>Reading and Public Hearing</span></em></strong></p><p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-align:justify;'><br></p><p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-align:justify;'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;'>In April, staff instructed the City's benefits broker, HUB International, to seek competitive proposals using the City's current plan designs. Only medical and dental insurance were bid as the other benefits were in a rate guarantee.</span></p><p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-align:justify;'><br></p><p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-align:justify;'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;'>During the June 16, 2026, City Council Worksession, staff presented and discussed with City Council the employee health insurance bid results and provided the recommendations for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27). </span></p><p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-align:justify;'><br></p><p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-align:justify;'><u><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;'>Medical Insurance:</span></u></p><p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-align:justify;'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;'>The City’s insurance broker named BCBSTX the finalist and entered into the negotiation for best and final offer. The best and final from BCBSTX was a net increase of +6.7% (originally 15%) to current insurance premiums. This included a discount for packaging the dental insurance as well a one-time credit of $50,000 to offset the cost of the increase. The recommendation was to remain with BCBSTX for another year. </span></p><p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-align:justify;'><br></p><p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-align:justify;'><u><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;'>Dental Insurance:</span></u><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;'> For dental insurance, BCBSTX presented the City with a 7.2% increase. By packaging both the medical and dental insurance with BCBSTX the City was
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
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