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County health department budget rises; county insurance fund braces for double-digit increase
Summary
LaSalle County health department proposed a FY26 budget that reflects a 2.5% levy increase and larger payroll and insurance costs; county-wide health insurance lines are projected to rise by roughly 22 percent per staff briefings to the finance committee.
A LaSalle County health department representative presented the department’s FY26 budget summary to the finance committee on Sept. 30, asking the committee to ratify a modest levy increase and outlining larger insurance-driven cost growth across county funds.
The health department’s proposed revenue and expenditures for FY26 are $3,572,470, the presenter said, a roughly $99,496 increase over the prior year largely driven by higher health insurance costs. The presenter said the department expects to draw down cash on hand and that the board approved salary increases tied to union and…
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