Wabash County Commissioners have placed the proposed FY 2024 budget on public display before it is adopted by the end of the month. At Monday’s county board meeting, chairman Tim Hocking said a variety of factors have combined to place the new proposed budget in the red….
To help close the $49,432 budget deficit, commissioners are considering shifting part of the health care costs onto county employees. Presently, it costs the county $972 a month for each employee with employees kicking in $500 a month. But, employees at the health department and highway department only pay $300 a month for health insurance. Hocking said they’re looking at moving that monthly contribution to $600 a month for all employees. That would mean health department and highway department employees would see their monthly health insurance contribution double. No action was taken by commissioners at Monday’s meeting. The county’s new fiscal year starts December 1st.
