Committee adopts 2027 wellness incentive program; biometric screening remains required

Oct 1, 2026

Portage County's Human Resources Committee adopted the 2027 wellness incentive program, keeping biometric screening and the existing dollar reward tiers while changing some program categories (weight-management incentives moved to non-incentivized promotion due to verification challenges).

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Human Resources staff presented the proposed 2027 wellness incentive program and explained changes designed to keep the program fresh while maintaining the existing cash reward tiers. The committee discussed documentation challenges for weight-management programs and decided to promote some new programs via outreach instead of direct incentives.

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