Huron County councillors got some good news on Wednesday.
CAO Brenda Orchard says with the help of consultant Dennis Donnelly of Donnelly Management Advisory Services, Huron and its lower-tier municipalities formed a consortium for employee benefit packages with Perth County and its lower-tier municipalities, as well as the Tow of St. Marys.
Councillors have been told the consortium had realized a savings of over half-a-million dollars over the last two years.
Orchard adds without the consortium, the county had been looking double-digit increases in costs.
Orchard also points out Huron County is now free to use the money for other county expenses.
