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Commission approves county health and benefits renewal; asks staff to explore proshare interest and employee dental buy-ups
Summary
Okaloosa County commissioners approved the employee benefits package for the coming fiscal year, agreeing to budget half of a 15% medical premium increase and to use proshare interest to offset costs where feasible; the board directed staff to explore allowing employees to buy up adult orthodontia and to preserve the county—s current base dental
The Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners on July 1 approved the county’s employee-benefits renewal package for the coming fiscal year with direction to preserve base dental benefits and to use proshare interest to offset costs.
What staff proposed: Benefits staff said Florida Blue initially proposed a 23% increase for medical insurance but negotiated down to 15%; staff recommended the county budget half the increase and use proshare funds to absorb the remaining 7.5% so…
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