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Parmer County accepts 2% increase in employee medical insurance; cost around $21 per employee monthly
Summary
A Texas Association of Counties representative told commissioners the county's employee medical insurance premium will rise ~2% (state average 4.6%), costing roughly $21.10 more per employee per month; the court accepted the rate.
A representative of the Texas Association of Counties told the Parmer County Commissioners on July 22 that the county’s employee medical insurance premium would increase by about 2 percent for the coming plan year, compared with a state average increase the representative said was about 4.6 percent.
Jerry Killion, identified in the minutes as representing TAC, told the court the roughly 2 percent increase would raise the county’s per-employee cost by about $21.10 per month. Commissioner Kirk Frye moved to accept the new rate plan; Commissioner Casey Russell seconded and the motion passed by majority vote.
The meeting record references attached plan materials for more detail; the minutes do not include the plan name, total premium amounts, or county-level fiscal impact beyond the per-employee estimate provided by TAC. The court recorded acceptance of the presented rate.
