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Madison County supervisors weigh absorbing health‑insurance increases, consider tax options to close budget gap
Summary
At a lengthy budget workshop, supervisors reviewed health-insurance renewal scenarios (county pickup estimated at $111k–$156k depending on school offsets), discussed keeping a 3% COLA, and preliminarily examined revenue options — including 1¢ real-estate, 10¢ personal-property, and lodging/meals tax shifts — to close a multimillion-dollar opening-balance gap.
Madison County finance staff presented health-insurance renewal scenarios and the fiscal choices the board must make during the FY27 budget process. The county’s initial model showed a roughly $111,640 increase to the county budget under the recommended plan; after adjusting for four county employees reimbursed through school premiums and potential reductions tied to school-board decisions, staff reported a net county exposure in the $141,000–$156,000 range depending on assumptions.
"If we cover a 100%, of the increase and put ourselves in line with the schools, it would be these amounts for employees and for the county," staff said while presenting sample paycheck scenarios that included a 3% cost‑of‑living…
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