Yorkville to Phase Out Insurance for Elected Officials
Health insurance packages will not be offered to newly elected officials, but those who win reelection can keep insurance they may have under plan floated by Mayor Golinski.
Yorkville will phase out health insurance for elected officials under a plan adopted by city alderman Tuesday night. The question of insurance for elected officials has been a controversial topic since 2011 when Ward 4 Alderman Diane Teeling suggested looking at the policy before the next election.. While controversial, the city could not change the terms of benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance for elected officials during the middle of their elected terms, but could address them for the next board of aldermen. Tuesday night’s council meeting was the last meeting council could act on the insurance question before the spring election. Mayor Gary Golinski said he did not think it was right to strip elected officials who …
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Todd Milliron
11:32 am on Thursday, November 15, 2012
This issue of city taxpayer subsidized health insurance, now only for select council members can only be addressed when there is someone else that is willing to run against Yorkville City Council members like Marty Munns who voted in their own self-interest. City voters and property tax payers can decide at the ballot box on April 9, 2013 if they want to continue to employ and pay for Mr. Munns' … more ›