City Council Meeting Tuesday 2025 09 23

The Eau Claire City Council meeting on September 23, 2025, approved several employee-benefit procurements. The Council unanimously approved the health insurance award under procurement No. 2025-41 to Medica, replacing Group Health, whose proposed premium increase and deductible changes made its bid unsuitable. Staff estimated an overall budget increase of about 10% on approximately $14 million in benefits spending. The Council also unanimously approved a separate contract with local clinic Solidaritas and an award under procurement No. 2025-45 for ancillary benefits: Delta was proposed for dental and vision, and Mutual of Omaha for disability, life, critical illness, accident, and hospital-indemnity coverage. Final employee premiums were still being determined; no contract award totals were stated.