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County staff report 5% health‑insurance increase; commissioners set April 8 deadline for decision
Summary
Broadwater County Finance Officer Debbie Kelly reported a 5% increase in the county's health‑insurance trust premiums — about $76 per covered person per month — and outlined options for how much of the increase the county may absorb. Commissioners set an April 8 deadline to decide employer/employee cost sharing.
Debbie Kelly, Broadwater County finance officer and payroll manager, told the county commission on March 26 that the county’s health‑insurance trust increased premiums from an historical 2–2.5% annual rise to a 5% increase for the current plan year, increasing the monthly premium by about $76 per covered person.
Kelly said the county historically has covered the increased premium for the final three months of the fiscal year and has in recent years absorbed the increase into the…
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