It comes around every few years for the DeWitt County Board and it is on the radar again - early retirement incentives for eligible employees.

Board Chair Joe Witte indicates this is something the County Board's finance committee is taking up and explains it is an offer for the County and an employee or employees to buy out so many years of retirement. 

According to Witte, this is a practice done in the private sector and is ultimately a cost-savings for the County. He indicates there are around ten current employees that would qualify for this offer. 

Witte emphasizes this is not something the County can force on an employee and they would also have to consider making sure not all ten employees would be interested in taking the County up on this offer, leaving them with a large employment deficit.

While County Board meetings have been a bit slower lately, he anticipates those meetings picking up as some of the Board's committees conclude issues they are focused on.