Kewaunee County committee members spent a substantial portion of the meeting discussing the county’s employee health‑insurance design and requested that benefits staff and consultant Courtney return with structure options and cost projections.

Committee members asked whether the county should consider alternatives to the current single and family plans — for example, adding an employee-plus-one option — and whether moving to the state health plan should be analyzed. Staff said the county’s plan performance has been favorable recently but acknowledged a small number of active employee cases (described in discussion as “around approximately five” ongoing situations) that staff is working to resolve with the vendor.

Members emphasized the need to give employees sufficient time to review potential changes and asked that any recommended changes preserve benefit levels while seeking better cost-efficiency. Staff said they will ask the consultant to provide plan-structure options and projected costs so the committee can evaluate changes well ahead of the typical late-summer decision window; staff indicated they expect more complete option pricing to be available by August.

Ending: The committee did not take formal action on health benefits at this meeting. Staff will return with plan-design options, cost projections and comparisons to the state plan or other alternatives for committee consideration.