Discussion and possible action to authorize a budget amendment by Order for the Webb County Employees’ Health Benefit Fund to cover the year-end FY 2025 deficit fund balance of $670,172 for medical, dental and prescription expenditures over employer contributions and employees’ deductions revenues; and any other matter incident thereto: Issue: The FY2025 year-end expenditures for medical, dental a

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Discussion and possible action to authorize a budget amendment by Order for the Webb County Employees’ Health Benefit Fund to cover the year-end FY 2025 deficit fund balance of $670,172 for medical, dental and prescription expenditures over employer contributions and employees’ deductions revenues; and any other matter incident thereto: Issue: The FY2025 year-end expenditures for medical, dental and prescription exceeded employer contribution and employees’ deductions revenues. Solution: The General Fund’s general operating expenditures department has the available budget balances to cover the FY 2025 year-end deficit fund balance for the Webb County Employees Health Benefit Fund. Result: The County Employees Health Benefit fund deficit will be eliminated for the beginning of the FY2025-2026 fiscal year.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).