The city says employees haven't had a hike in their health care contributions in a couple of years. But some are frustrated because they also haven't had a raise in nearly six years.
Jones told Local 15 News there's simply no way around it. For the past 10 months, he and his staff have been looking for ways to cut costs. On Thursday during a finance committee meeting, city leaders discussed the mayor's budget proposal involving employees' health care.
Right now, city employees are paying around 18 percent for their health care premiums. The mayor has proposed an increase to 22 percent. For a single employee who's paying $54 right now for their health care contribution, if the mayor has his way next year it'll cost about $74.
"The bottom line is that what we're trying to do is maintain an insurance plan for everyone at the most reasonable rate we can get and that's what you have to do all the time," said Mayor Jones.
"I'm talking to my colleagues. I've already talked to two of them today about it and I think we're looking at possibly amending the budget so that 22 percent is not in there. But again, it takes four votes," said council member Gina Gregory.
The new fiscal year for the city begins Monday, October 1. The council could take a vote on the mayor's budget Tuesday.
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