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Commissioners amend permissive medical levy and direct staff to refine budget analysis
Summary
The board amended its budget to correct the permissive medical levy, adopting Resolution 2026003. Commissioners discussed carryover cash shortfalls, premium figures and options to fix the structural issue without immediately increasing mills.
Treasure County staff presented an updated budget packet and an analysis of permissive medical levy finances at the Sept. 16 meeting. Staff said insurance-premium outlays are approximately $14,442 per month currently and noted the county's permissive medical fund balance had been drawn down over multiple years of accounting entries.
"I have an amended resolution to amend that just for the permissive medical," the clerk said as she introduced the correction to the budget packet. Commissioners discussed alternatives including using one-time proceeds from property sales or taking a modest mill increase; several members expressed reluctance to raise the mill rate immediately and favored staged corrections.
After discussion, a motion to amend the budget for the permissive medical levy was made, seconded and approved by voice vote; the clerk recorded the action as Resolution 2026003. Commissioners instructed staff to include corrected numbers in the budget packet, to model the effect of leaving the mill rate unchanged through January and to bring back refined figures so the board can monitor the carryover cash trajectory before adopting additional mills.
Next step: staff will finalize the corrected budget packet for submission and circulate a PDF to commissioners; the board will re-evaluate the permissive-medical position in January and consider targeted one-time remedies if necessary.
