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Finance committee backs $1,000 monthly county contribution to employee health insurance
Summary
Washington County Finance and Budget Committee voted to include a $1,000-per-month county contribution per covered employee in the 2026 budget after hearing insurance and comptroller reports and debate over timing and alternatives.
The Washington County Finance and Budget Committee voted to include a $1,000-per-month county contribution per covered employee in the 2026 budget, a change intended to stabilize the county's health insurance fund and reduce midyear cash infusions.
Committee members said the change would be added to the budget ordinance that will be sent on to the full Quorum Court. The committee debated whether to make the increase now or wait until the formal 2026 budget is presented, and ultimately approved adding the higher contribution so the comptroller can include it in the draft budget.
The change grew out of a months-long review of the health…
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