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Levy Court approves PFML prefunded claims bank to meet state mandate
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Summary
Kent County Levy Court voted to create a Paid Family Medical Leave prefunded claims bank account at WSFS Bank and fund it from contingency accounts; staff said the county must maintain a dedicated account with $97,000 to cover initial claims ahead of the program start on Jan. 1, 2026.
Kent County Levy Court voted Dec. 9 to create a prefunded claims bank account to meet the state-required Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) program that begins Jan. 1, 2026.
County staff member Trudy Horsey told commissioners the county has arranged a third-party administrator and will notify employees. "We have everything lined up to start January 1 with claims," Horsey said during the meeting. She said that, to comply with the state mandate, the county needed a dedicated claims bank account with approximately $97,000 to cover potential claims.
Commissioner Angel moved to create the PFML prefunded claims bank account at WSFS Bank, to be funded from the general and sewer fund contingency accounts, and to authorize the president to execute the necessary documents. Commissioner Hall seconded the motion. Roll call recorded seven yeas and the motion carried.
Horsey said the county planned employee information sessions and would send notices to staff. The meeting record did not specify the schedule for information sessions, exact timing of the transfer from contingency accounts, or how future contributions will be budgeted; those implementation steps remain subject to administrative action and are not detailed in the public minutes.
The court approved the account and authorized signature authority as part of the motion.
