9/12/13 - A proposal to revise the current health care policy for Fenton city retirees was approved at a board meeting Monday night. Fenton retirees will no longer be eligible for health care from the city if they are receiving it or have the opportunity it receive it from another employer. City Manager Lynn Markland says while they want city retirees to have health care coverage, for them to have a redundant policy would mean that the cityâs policy is unnecessary. Markland tells WHMI the new policy will go into effect shortly. Mayor Sue Osborn says that âitâll be a huge savings to the cityâ, but other council members disagreed, with two members voting against the revisions to the resolution. Department of Public Works Director Leslie Bland is unsure if theyâd be saving money if they do not know how many retirees will be affected. Osborn says that if retirees keep the cityâs policy, the city wonât save anything and that âthe bottom line is that the city doesnât have a lot of moneyâ. Osborn says affected retirees will be receiving informational letters about the change within the week. (JK)
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