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Cole County Commission approves EMS budget adjustment, sheriff holiday payouts and 2026 cafeteria limits; moves to closed session
Summary
The Cole County Commission approved a $59,000 budget adjustment for the EMS enterprise fund, granted a sheriff’s request to permit up to 40 hours of holiday payout (worst-case cost cited as about $75,000), adopted federal 2026 cafeteria-plan limits, and voted to enter closed session to discuss personnel under cited Missouri statutes.
The Cole County Commission approved several administrative and payroll items during its meeting, including a $59,000 budget adjustment for the county’s EMS enterprise fund, authorization for a sheriff’s holiday payout policy, adoption of updated cafeteria-plan contribution limits for 2026, and a motion to enter closed session to discuss personnel matters.
Speaker 7 read the second and final reading of budget adjustment No. 7, describing it as "$59,000 from the EMS enterprise fund." A commissioner moved to approve court order No. 7 for $59,000; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. No roll-call tally was given in the public record for the budget adjustment.
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