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Madison County budget review focuses on insurance spikes, advertising costs and a 4% COLA agreement
Summary
Commissioners reviewed the proposed 2026 general fund budget, questioned steep department-level health-insurance increases and advertising/printing transfers, discussed capital priorities including a $700,000 truck connector, and informally agreed on a 4% cost-of-living adjustment for county employees.
The Madison County commissioners spent the meeting reviewing the proposed 2026 general fund budget and probing several specific line items, including dramatic health-insurance increases for some departments, changes to advertising and printing responsibilities, and capital-project priorities.
Speaker 3 asked why some departments show insurance increases well above the stated 18% baseline. "Is that just because of personnel additions?" Speaker 3 asked. Board staff and other commissioners said higher totals largely reflected added…
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