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Antrim Township approves employee pay increases, health benefits and opt-out stipend for 2026
Summary
Supervisors approved a 3% COLA for employees, a $3,500 HRA annual benefit for full-time staff, a $2,000/quarter opt-out stipend, and set employee premium contributions at 2% of health insurance costs.
The Antrim Township Board of Supervisors approved several payroll and benefit measures for 2026 at the Jan. 5 organizational meeting.
The board approved a 3% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for all full-time and part-time employees (excluding supervisors), effective Jan. 1, 2026. The board set the township-funded Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) annual benefit at $3,500 for each full-time employee and required employees and supervisors who participate in the township health insurance to contribute 2% of the annual family or single premium via payroll deduction (employees bi-weekly; supervisors quarterly).
The board also approved a stipend of $2,000 per quarter for full-time employees who elect not to participate in the township health insurance program and approved Christmas bonuses of $150 for full-time employees and $75 for part-time and seasonal employees (part-time seasonal employees must work a minimum of 250 hours to qualify). The motions passed unanimously.
Why it matters: the measures change employee take-home pay, employer benefit costs and the township’s payroll budget assumptions for 2026.
What’s next: payroll and human resources will implement the changes with effective dates and deductions noted in the minutes.
