Supervisors select reimbursable unemployment account and adopt revised law‑enforcement certification policy
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Summary
Following the dissolution of an ISAC unemployment pool and receipt of a $245,000+ balance, Muscatine County chose a reimbursable account to pay unemployment claims and approved a revised policy standardizing certification-cost repayment agreements for law-enforcement training.
Administration informed the Board of Supervisors that the ISAC unemployment pool dissolved in December and the county received a significant remittance balance (noted by staff at roughly $245,000). Staff presented two options: join a contributory account administered by the state or move to a reimbursable account where the county is invoiced quarterly for its unemployment claims. The board voted to adopt the reimbursable option and staff said they will establish an internal fund to hold returned ISAC funds to help offset higher‑claim years.
Separately in the same agenda block, administration presented a revised Muscatine County law‑enforcement certification cost policy. The update removes an embedded repayment‑obligation structure and standardizes when and how the county enters reimbursement agreements for ILEA training — for new hires and lateral transfers — and how interest is determined. Staff said the revision aligns policy with current practice and state law. The board moved and adopted the revised policy.
Board members asked about the county’s exposure in high‑claim years, the expected state rate, and how returned ISAC funds would be handled; staff responded they will create an internal service fund similar to the county’s self‑funded insurance accounts to hold the remitted funds.
