Council plans new claims/deductible line and flags a $380,000 Cunebridge levy shift

Council members reviewed the county's deductible/claims accounts and identified $300,000 currently committed to deductible claims and another estimated $380,000 needed to cover a Cunebridge (Cune Bridge) levy shift. To make the bookkeeping clearer, the council directed staff to add an explicit 'claims deductibles' line in the budget and to move the committed $300,000 into that line before preparing the ordinance.

Members noted the deductible fund carries a typical $100,000 operating cushion but that a $380,000 Cunebridge shift would reduce the cushion and that staff should preserve at least a minimal operating balance for unanticipated retiree payouts or large claims. The council asked that the auditor prepare numbers and that the draft ordinance include the transfer to the claims/deductible line so the appropriation is transparent.