Summary
The city's share of property and liability insurance jumped from $152,000 to $538,000, and health insurance is up about 18%. Other municipalities are seeing the same, and shopping around didn't produce better rates.
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Last discussed May 5, 2026.
Impact analysis
Insurance costs alone add hundreds of thousands to the budget, which pressures everything else.
No one directly — this is a cost pressure that shapes the whole budget.
Taxpayers indirectly, as rising insurance costs squeeze funds available for services and projects.
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