County administrator flags Health Insurance Trust Fund shortfall, proposes 15% contribution increases
County Administrator Hank Solowiej told the Board the Health Insurance Trust Fund fell from about $2 million to $1.5 million and said he plans to discuss a 15% increase to both employee and employer health-insurance shares effective July 1 as part of 2027 budget planning.
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County Administrator Hank Solowiej told the Board that 2027 budget policies are being prepared and highlighted concerns about the county’s Health Insurance Trust Fund. Solowiej said the fund had a balance of approximately $2 million last May and ended 2025 at about $1.5 million; by comparison, the reserve was about $5 million in 2024. He said he plans to meet with the Finance Department and Human Resources to discuss instituting a 15% increase in both the employee and employer share of health insurance, effective July 1.
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