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Bonner County removes proposed health-insurance stipend from draft budget; commissioners defer broader benefits changes
Summary
A proposed $500/month stipend for employees who waive county insurance was removed from the draft budget; commissioners agreed to defer broader benefit redesign until after the new plan's open enrollment and further analysis.
Bonner County commissioners agreed during the budget workshop to remove a proposed stipend for employees who opt out of the county health plan and to hold related funds in contingency while staff and the board study benefit design options for a future cycle.
Staff reported that the stipend as proposed would have cost about $6,000 per eligible employee annually and that removing the stipend reduces the proposed budget by roughly $228,000. Jessica, a county budget staff member, said, “It'll be an overall reduction of about 228,000 from the budget.”
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