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161st YEAR • NO. 160 NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CLEVELAND, TN 16 PAGES • 50¢ Health assessment gets Mayor updates group thumbs down by county on six county projects
By BRIAN GRAVES county adds an incentive of $600 per By BRIAN GRAVES paid each year and what the plans are Banner Staff Writer year. Banner Staff Writer for each,” Davis said. Commissioner Mark Hall made the Hughes Davis He began with the North Connector County government employees will motion to approve the new policy with- Six major projects on Bradley road at the new interchange, for which not have to take a health assessment out the stipulation employees would County’s drawing board got a review the county committed up to $2 million. nor contribute toward their insurance have to take a health assessment sur- and update from the county mayor “There is $664,661 left,” he said, not- premiums once the new insurance plan vey to forego a $32.50 per month during Monday’s session of the County ing the approval was to fund $1 million takes effect Jan. 1. charge. Commission’s Finance committee. for the north side and the same The Bradley County Commission “I do not think they should be penal- Mayor D. Gary Davis answered a amount for the south. made the decision Monday night after ized if they do not take the survey,” request from the committee concerning “That amount is how much was left discussion centered around whether Hall said. “I think county employees the costs, timeline and plans on how to at the end of the last fiscal year and is requiring the health assessment could don’t make enough as it is, and to pay for them. now in this year’s budget,” Davis said. violate privacy rights. charge them $32.50 a month I think is “These are projects that have already He added there was still work ongo- The policy with Cigna Health and Life excessive. been approved that you hear referred to ing and there would probably be more Insurance Company will give a health from time to time, and I was asked to savings account option into which the See ASSESSMENT, Page 16 Hall Freiberg put them in writing on how much is See PROJECTS, Page 16 Charter’s response
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