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Sheriff asks council to add 10-year COLA for merit deputies to 2026 budget; fund currently ~97.5% healthy
Summary
Sheriff and the merit board presented a proposal to add a cost-of-living adjustment for merit deputies’ pensions; council asked staff to include the item in the 2026 budget process rather than appropriate funds immediately.
The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office and the county merit board presented a proposal to add a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for merit deputies’ pension benefits and asked the county council to budget for it in 2026.
Sheriff Smith and Alan Aldefer, a merit board member and local financial adviser, told the council the pension fund is about 97.5 percent funded and that the county has been diligent in funding contributions. Aldefer said the merit board’s current recommendation…
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