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Committee backs benefit renewals, recommends PA 152 override to full board amid rising costs
Summary
Deputy administrator Ben recommended using expected health‑insurance rates (6.8% combined) rather than illustrative figures and proposed a cost‑sharing plan that increases employee premiums by their cost‑of‑living adjustment (about 5%). The committee moved the recommended PA 152 override to the full Board of Commissioners and approved renewals and,
The Eaton County Ways & Means Committee unanimously moved forward a package of employee benefit renewals and recommended that the full Board of Commissioners adopt a PA 152 override allowing the county to set cost sharing using expected rates rather than the state’s illustrative numbers.
Deputy Administrator and Human Resources Director Ben explained the county’s three‑year vendor review and said the combined health plan rate increase based on…
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