The DeWitt County Board has discussed, on and off, the possibility of incentivizing early retirement to County employees. 

At the August County Board Meeting, the Board received figures on what the potential savings could be to the county, should they have any employees utilize the early retirement incentives. 

The purpose is to relieve the County of long-term employees who have received raises and bonuses that cost the County more money than someone in the same role as an entry-level employee. 

Cost savings when it comes to benefits were also brought up at the meeting. This comes on the heels of discussions on the possibility of removing certain positions or changing a role from full-time to part-time. 

The Board ended up deciding to take a month to review the new figures that were provided by County Clerk Dee Dee Rentmeister, and they will pick it back up at September's County Board Meeting on the 18th.