What: the City's 2027 self-funded employee health plan and the 2026 and 2027 pay plan changes that accompany it.
Where it stands: on 2026-10-05 Council was asked to accept the 2027 renewal with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota and to approve a pay plan change on first reading; outcome not read.
Next: check minutes; the pay plan change needs a second reading.
Details
Expected cost $8,262,675 for medical and pharmacy; stop-loss premium $1,270,890 at a $175,000 specific deductible.
Employee share 7.5, 12 and 20 percent by coverage tier from 2027-01-01 (City share 92.5, 88 and 80 percent).
On 2026-09-08 Council also saw voluntary separation incentive language for the 2026 pay plan.
Built from agendas only; the posted minutes and agenda packets were not read, so outcomes are not recorded.
Consent: 2027-2028 paratransit services contract with Souris Basin Transportation; addition of voluntary separation incentive language to the 2026 pay plan; a position regrade recommended by the Civil Service Commission on August 14; first reading of the personal appearances order of business ordinance.
Action: 2027 renewal of the City's self-funded health plan with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota at an expected cost of $8,262,675 for medical and pharmacy, a stop-loss contract at a $175,000 specific deductible (premium $1,270,890), and a first-reading pay plan change setting employee premium shares of 7.5 percent (employee only), 12 percent (employee plus children) and 20 percent (employee plus spouse and family) from January 1, 2027.