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Commission staff outline budget amendments, $800 SRO retention bonus and modest retiree-rate increase
Summary
County staff described a set of budget amendments that include a $744,200 DGA health grant (no local match), an $800 SRO retention bonus for 11 eligible school resource officers, and a $10-per-month Humana retiree premium increase for 92 enrollees.
County staff briefed the commission on budget amendments and employee-benefits items at the Oct. 20 workshop, including a state grant for public health, a retention bonus for school resource officers and a small increase to a retiree health plan.
Erin (county staff) said the county requested approval for multiple budget amendments across funds. The largest single grant noted was a 2026 DGA health grant of $744,200 with no local match. Erin said the aggregate effect of the listed amendments would decrease the general fund balance by roughly $2,586 and produce varied small changes across special and capital funds; staff provided line-item adjustments for library subfunds, highway fund insurance-recovery recognitions, school fund adjustments and an overall decrease to the general capital projects fund of $85,363.
On personnel and benefits, staff noted a state-funded SRO (school resource officer) retention bonus of $800 per eligible SRO; staff said 11 SROs were currently eligible for the bonus. Erin emphasized that the retention money would come from the state and is disbursed after the county receives the grant funds.
Matt Klein Schmidt presented a proposed Humana Advantage retiree-rate change: a $10 monthly increase to $225.30 per person per month for 2026. HR reported 92 retirees are enrolled in that plan, which staff calculated as an additional $11,040 in annual premiums across the group. Commissioners were told a formal vote on benefits or rate acceptance would be scheduled for the Nov. 3 meeting.
No formal votes were taken at the workshop; staff asked the commission to place the items on the next meeting agenda for formal action.
