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Putnam County committee approves pre-file to cap employee health-insurance contributions at 17%
Summary
The Personnel Committee voted to pre-file a resolution capping the highest employee health-insurance contribution at 17% after a county review found some new hires were paying as much as 30% of premiums; the committee discussed an executive-session review of confidential figures before approving the amendment.
The Putnam County Personnel Committee voted Nov. 12 to pre-file a resolution that would cap the highest employee health-insurance contribution at 17%, a move county officials said is intended to aid recruitment and retention.
Personnel Officer Paul Eldridge told the committee that newer employees in lower-salary brackets had been paying up to 30% of premium costs; he said a family plan exceeds $40,000, making the employee…
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