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Commissioners approve employee handbook amendments, hire Holmes Murphy for benefits review; postpone contract termination
Summary
Buffalo County approved amendments to its Employee Handbook and an agreement with Holmes Murphy for health‑benefit consulting, and the board met in executive session on a contract and postponed contract‑termination discussion until July 28, 2026.
The Buffalo County Board of Commissioners voted July 14 to adopt amendments to the county Employee Handbook and to enter an agreement with Holmes Murphy for employee health benefit consulting services.
Deputy County Attorney Josiah Davis presented the proposed handbook amendments. After discussion, the Board approved the handbook changes on a unanimous roll call vote. The Board then approved an Employee Health Benefit Consultant Agreement with Holmes Murphy; that motion also passed unanimously.
The Board subsequently moved into executive session at 9:15 A.M. to discuss a contract with county legal counsel and staff present. The Board exited executive session at 9:56 A.M. and later voted to postpone discussion of termination of the contract until the July 28, 2026 Board meeting.
The minutes record that Deputy County Attorney Andrew Hoffmeister, Deputy County Attorney Josiah Davis, Board Administrator Lynn Martin, Zoning Administrator Dennise Daniels and Licensed Land Surveyor Mitch Humphrey were present in the executive session alongside commissioners. No vote outcomes or contract specifics from the executive session were disclosed in the open minutes beyond the decision to postpone the termination discussion.
