Turlock takes steps to address soaring health costs

Today’s report from the Turlock Journal has the details:

The Turlock City Council voted to implement contracts with the City’s police and fire unions after negotiations reached impasse.

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According to City and union negotiators, the points of contention in the contracts are a redesigned healthcare plan that sees employees paying more out of pocket and a lowered deferred compensation amount paid to employees who decline the City’s healthcare plan.

Read the full story at TurlockJournal.com.