Consider authorizing funding of the Bell County Employee Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Dental Benefits Insurance for FY2027 as follows: Health and pharmaceutical group benefits in the amount of $6,742.00 per employee annually, with the County contribu

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Consider authorizing funding of the Bell County Employee Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Dental Benefits Insurance for FY2027 as follows: Health and pharmaceutical group benefits in the amount of $6,742.00 per employee annually, with the County contributing $6,641.00 and the employee contributing $102.00 annually. The total annual estimated cost of premiums paid by the County to be $7,443,709.00 based on 1,121 enrollments. (Enrollments based on the FY26 count.) Dental group benefits in the amount of $209.00 per employee annually, with a total annual estimated cost of premiums paid by the County to be $243,694.00 based on 1,166 enrollments. (Enrollments based on the FY26 count.) This authorization and appropriation are conditioned upon recommendation and action taken by the Bell County Employee Benefits Trust awarding the group health, pharmaceutical, and dental plans to Baylor Scott & White Health and MetLife Dental. Upon said action by the Bell County Employee Benefits Trust, the County Auditor is authorized to transfer funds from the Bell County General Fund to the Bell County Employee Benefits Trust Fund as needed to fund premiums as presented by the above- named insurance carriers. Agenda items may be considered, deliberated, and/or acted upon in a different order than set forth above. The Court reserves the right to discuss any items above in executive (closed) session whenever permitted by law. David Blackburn, County Judge By: _______________________ I, SHELLEY COSTON, Bell County Clerk, do certify that the above Notice of Meeting of the above named Commissioners’ Court, is a true and correct copy of said Notice, and that I posted a true and correct copy of said Notice on the bulletin board at the Bell County Justice Center of Bell County, Texas, at a place readily accessible to the general public at all times on the _____day of _______________________________, 2026, and said Notice remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said Meeting. Dated this _____day of ___________________________, 2026. Shelley Coston, Bell County Clerk By: _________________________ County Clerk

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.4/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.