City Council - Regular Meeting

We're going to go ahead and call this next meeting to order. This is our special council meeting for health insurance. Today's Friday, August 21st, 2026. The time is now 3.15 p.m. Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Councilwoman Corrinoso?

Present. Mayor Hapkorn? All right. Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilman Pinedo. Okay, no changes to the agenda. Order of business. I'm going to go ahead and open up public comments for a moment. Anyone who would like to speak on this agenda or anything germane to this council, please approach the podium. Okay, being no public comments, we will close public comments. Madam Clerk, I have the record reflect. No one has chosen to speak at this time, and I will go ahead and turn it over to the city manager.

Thank you, Madam Manager. I just want to say a couple of things before I open it up to everybody. If anybody has any questions. I know this has been tough and everybody's always really nervous about changing insurances. I was definitely nervous when I said it. We've been with Edna for a really long time. And so I know that each year we've absorbed those smaller increases. And I think we were even prepared this year to absorb about a 5% increase. but it really was just too high and too good of an opportunity being apples to apples. Fernando, it's just the sacrifices that we make as public serva

I think that was one of the great benefits of this.

which is great. So some added benefits there. And I believe that also the bundling, which gives additional life insurance and all these other things. I think we've been looking at the pet insurance, right? All the bundling gives us additional savings. So thank you very much for the hard work you guys do. I know your families were residents here. So we take this very much to heart. You guys do a great job. We really appreciate the longstanding relationship we've had. And I know every year you guys, I talk to mayors across cities and stuff. And even last night I was with a couple and they were t

Councilwoman Rados the mayor so you know I have a background in health service administration So this language is it's quite easy for me to understand and I think really the most important thing that we have to make sure that we are communicating is the Services the benefits that our employees will continue to have although the name-brand of the insurance is changing correct yes, and I We never know what the future holds, but we can't stick with a company that was already going to charge us more and then being able to find just another reputable company that can do the same, if not a little mo

Motion by Councilwoman Reynoso to, oh, well, we need a clerk to read it into the record. Sorry. Motion by Councilwoman Reynoso, second by Councilman Pinedo. Is there any additional questions? None? OK. No additional questions? Let's go ahead and call the question.

Yes. Motion passes. All right. Thank you very much for your work. Okay, I just need a motion to adjourn, right? We have nothing to say. Motion to adjourn by Councilman Pinedo, seconded by Councilman Reynoso. On favor, say aye. This meeting is adjourned. Thank you all very much. Have a great weekend.