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Board approves additional worker's comp payment and certifies public defender pay increase
Summary
DeWitt County authorized an additional $18,529.03 to a previously approved worker's compensation settlement and approved a salary increase for the full-time public defender, effective July 1, 2025; board also voted to pay all bills.
The County Board authorized an additional $18,529.03 to a previously approved worker's compensation settlement to reflect estimated future treatment costs that Medicare may not cover; the earlier settlement amount was $117,990. "This additional amount reflects future potential costs for related treatment," the minutes state as part of the motion to authorize the increase. The motion carried with all recorded ayes among members present.
Separately, the Board voted to pay all bills and to approve and certify a salary increase for the county's full-time public defender, effective July 1, 2025. Both actions were recorded as carried without recorded opposition among members present.
