June 8th, 2017 by WCBC Radio
As the city of Cumberland works toward getting its fiscal house in order, a focal point will be renegotiating health insurance programs with the various employee groups. Among the initiatives on the table: increasing employee health care deductibles; increasing emergency room co-pays; and requiring non-union employees to contribute 10% rather than 6% of their health insurance expense. City Administrator Jeff Rhodes said talks are underway with the union groups…