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County administrator warns of $200,000 in insurance and health-cost increases, recommends 4% COLA
Summary
County Administrator Tim Curtis told commissioners that higher liability and auto-deductible costs plus rising health insurance will add about $200,000 to the county budget; he recommended a 4% cost-of-living increase for non-union employees and noted employees will begin paying 0.05% into Paid Family Medical Leave in January 2025.
County Administrator Tim Curtis told the Somerset County Commissioners that combined increases in liability insurance and higher auto-accident deductibles will add roughly $100,000 to the budget and that increases to health insurance will cost the county an additional $100,000.
Curtis recommended a flat cost-of-living increase of 4% for non-union employees, noting this is partly to remain competitive with other government agencies and because employees will begin paying for the State’s Paid Family Medical Leave at a rate of .05% of their pay as of January first 2025. Commissioner John Alsop asked whether comparative numbers exist from other towns and counties; Curtis said he has some of that information.
