Supervisors ask staff for benchmarking and propose stakeholder task group to study benefits
Aug 11, 2026
Supervisors asked staff to benchmark surrounding counties, provide policy options for large increases and competing COLA scenarios, and form a stakeholder task group including schools and the sheriff's office; Caitlin and other members agreed to assemble data with the broker's assistance.
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Supervisors told staff they need comparative information and a policy framework for responding to future large premium increases. One committee member asked for guidance on what to do if health-cost increases greatly outpace COLA or if the county faces a year with an unusually large premium change.
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