The Lee County wellness committee updated the Finance Committee on employee programs and incentives, including a YMCA membership discount, recent and planned lunch‑and‑learns, biometric screening dates and a proposed registration subsidy for the Reagan Run 5K.

Sarah, co‑chair of the wellness committee, said the YMCA agreed to waive the $50 sign‑up fee and offer a 5% discount on membership levels for county employees; staff are coordinating start dates and marketing materials. The committee emailed a New Year wellness incentive in February offering a $100 Tango rewards e‑gift card for insured employees and reported two recent lunch‑and‑learn sessions: gardening with 15 employees attending and a yoga/meditation session with 14 attendees.

The committee plans a summer lunch‑and‑learn on preserving and using garden produce, and it scheduled biometric screening dates for Oct. 8 and Oct. 15 with a potential location change to encourage walking from county offices. The wellness committee denied two sheriff’s department weight‑room funding requests to preserve funds for broader departmental requests; it will revisit unspent funds at year‑end. A survey found 17 employees interested in participating in a Reagan Run 5K; the committee plans to pay registration fees for employees who sign up.

What happens next: wellness marketing materials and registration details will be distributed; the committee will meet July 29 and continue program outreach.