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ON THE AGENDAHouston City Council · 2026-06-02

The city is amending an existing contract with Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company to continue providing medical third-party administrator and chronic disease management services through December 31, 2027, at a cost of $9,000,000. The item was tagged (temporarily held) by Council Member Pollard.

What it means for you

This affects Houston city employees and retirees who use the city's health benefits program, as Cigna would continue managing their medical claims and chronic disease care through 2027.

Outcome

Tagged (delayed under council rules) at the June 2, 2026 meeting; final vote at a later session.

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Official sources

Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

These are the official minutes — the narrative record of what happened at the meeting, including the vote on each item.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

Official council district boundaries · City of Houston GIS. Tap a district to see who represents it.

How to weigh in

Where
City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When
Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak
Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch
Live on HTV ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$9,000,000minutes ↗
Who's paid?CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYminutes ↗
Which fund?Health Benefits Fundminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the June 2, 2026 meeting — outcome pending minutes processing.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $72,908,715 paid to CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE across 1,757 payment lines, FY2018–FY2026.

That is money already paid across all city business with this company — not the amount this item approves, and not a total for this contract.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260602-33 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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