If council wants City Health Insurance benefits they should pay for them out of their own pocket. Why not open up the city health insurance group plan to the whole city. Any one who is a city resident, city business or city taxpayer should be able to join the city group health insurance plan and pay for the privilege out of his or her own pocket on a cost only basis. It could be called the city health insurance utility. This can be done I know as I sell insurance for a living and the City Of Kent as a Charter City has every legal right to do this. It will also lower the per person cost of providing insurance coverage since it will draw from a larger pool of potential insureds giving the city more leverage in negotiating their cost of providing coverage with available insurers. The city wants to charge you for mandatory trash service and storm water fees why not actually provide something more useful and needed by the community by providing a community based health insurance program. This would be a great business incentive for small and large employers and for entrepreneurs to locate in Kent. What a great way to provide for real economic development opportunities and provide a really needed community service while at the same time lowering the cost of health insurance to the city for it's employees. I would call that win, win and win. Hey city council quit thinking of yourself for a change and think about the taxpayers and residents you are sworn to represent by doing something nice and worthwhile for them for a change.