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Commissioners review $231,000 estimate to cover rising employee health premiums
Summary
County staff presented an employee medical-cost proposal estimating roughly $231,000 to cover recent and projected premium increases; commissioners debated trade-offs between covering insurance costs and direct raises and agreed to leave the proposal on the table for further analysis.
Commissioner Roger Chambers introduced a proposal on May 14 asking the county to consider covering increases in employee health insurance premiums after a reported 7.7% average rise this year and an additional projected 5% for the next plan year. Finance staff summarized the county's position: about 265 of 365 employees take county-provided insurance, and the combined estimated cost to the county to offset the premium increases was presented as roughly…
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