Clarendon Hills expects substantial savings on its employee insurance costs over the next five years, after having no claims for missed work in 2021.
This marks the first time since 2013 in which no employees missed any days because of work-related injuries, said Zach Creer, assistant to the village manager. Creer said Clarendon Hills has 95 total employees, both full- and part-time in its self-insured risk pool.
“Some of it is luck, but we practice a culture of safety,” Creer said.
He said the village anticipates a savings of $50,000 in 2022 because of the clean slate in 2021. That could result in a lower tax levy, a decision that ultimately will be up to the Village Board.
“One percent of our tax levy is about $44,000, so that gives an indication of what could happen,” Creer said.
Along with the $50,000 expected savings on insurance in 2022, Creer said a $250,000 savings over the next five years also is anticipated. That could change if there were some large claims during that period, he said.
Chuck Fieldman is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.
