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AUSTELL, Ga. (AP) — The mayor of a suburban Atlanta city is proposing to offer city workers financial incentives to hit the gym.
The Marietta Daily Journal (http://bit.ly/1wvBCKq ) reported Friday that Austell Mayor Joe Jerkins outlined a proposal during a meeting with city officials to pay city workers $5 for every day they exercise for an hour or more. He says employees would be required to sign in and out of a log book at a 24-hour fitness center.
Jerkins says he considered proposing the incentive program because of rising health care costs for city employees. Jerkins says the city spends roughly $1 million on health care, and the costs are expected to rise between 12 and 20 percent annually.
Deputy City Clerk Sandy Farmer says the city has 100 employees.
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Information from: Marietta Daily Journal, http://mdjonline.com/
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