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County renews health plan with 5% employee cost increase; budget workshop underway
Summary
Commissioners voted to renew the county healthcare policy under renewal option 3, which increases employee costs by 5%. The board also reviewed the county budget in a workshop and held a 10-minute attorney-client executive session; no action resulted from the executive session.
Commissioner Cory Moates moved to renew Cherokee County’s healthcare policy using renewal option 3, which carries a 5% increase in employee costs; Commissioner Lorie Johnson seconded and the board approved the renewal unanimously. The minutes record the renewal decision but do not include plan details beyond the chosen renewal option and employee cost increase.
Separately, the board reviewed and discussed the county budget in a workshop session during the meeting. Commissioner Moates motioned for a 10-minute attorney-client executive session that included County Treasurer Heather Sapp, Deputy Register of Deeds Karen Johnston and County Counselor Jake Conard; the board returned from executive session with no action taken and continued with agenda business.
The minutes do not provide detailed budget line-item decisions within the workshop; follow-up budget actions were not recorded in these minutes.
