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Benton County budget committee hears 8.9% reductions proposed for Human Resources budget
Summary
Human Resources Director Tracy Martineau outlined a $5.2 million Human Resources budget, described cost drivers including health plan inflation and legal fees, and warned that cuts such as pausing management ECI increases and reducing the Gallup employee-engagement contract will reduce services to other departments.
Human Resources Director Tracy Martineau told the Benton County Budget Committee that the county’s Human Resources Department is proposing a $5,200,000 budget for the 2025–27 biennium and that the department applied an 8.9% package of reductions to meet countywide constraints.
The budget presentation identified rising personal-services costs as the main driver, including higher salaries and a 13% increase in medical plan costs. “Our plan has increased approximately 13% for a medical plan,” Martineau said, and staff highlighted prescription drugs and pharmacy program changes as contributors to higher claims trends.
The nut graf: The proposed reductions to HR include a two-year freeze on management ECI…
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