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County budget panel flags 10% health-insurance cost increase; recommends committee review, small short-term county share
Summary
County budget staff and commissioners discussed a projected 10% rise in employee health insurance costs for 2026, proposed approaches to share the increase with employees, and a temporary reduction to the employee-benefits cash reserve while an employee committee reviews plan options.
Bourbon County budget staff and commissioners reviewed preliminary figures showing a potential 10% increase in the county's health-insurance costs for 2026 and discussed short-term steps while a staff-and-commission-appointed benefits committee studies longer-term options.
Katie (county staff) and commissioners noted that the county-wide employee-benefits account covers multiple items (health insurance, workers’ compensation and retirement contributions) and that the projected increase in 2026 would add roughly $516,000 to total employee-benefit costs in the draft budget. The…
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