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Putnam County negotiates lower employee health‑insurance share; personnel committee tables MOA approval pending further review
Summary
County officials and union representatives reached a tentative agreement to cap active employee health‑insurance contributions at 17% for existing employees who were paying higher rates, affecting roughly 225 full‑time employees. The Personnel Committee took public comment and voted to table final action to its next meeting for additional review.
County and union negotiators presented a memorandum of agreement on Sept. 18 that would reduce active employees’ health insurance contribution rates where they exceeded 17 percent and preserve step‑based progression thereafter. County officials described the arrangement as an interim measure intended to ease recruitment and retention pressures while other structural changes are studied.
Christopher York, a member of the county’s employee health insurance review committee, told the committee the change was fiscally prudent and framed the proposal as an investment in workforce stability. York said, “This is money…
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