Note 9 - Employee Benefits	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements
Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans, Other than Share-Based Compensation [Text Block]	9. Employee Benefits *Bank-Owned Life Insurance (BOLI)* The Company has purchased single premium BOLI policies on certain officers. The policies are recorded at their cash surrender values. Increases in cash surrender values are included in non-interest income in the consolidated statements of income. The policies’ cash surrender value totaled $54.9 million and $54.6 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and is reflected as an asset on the consolidated balance sheets. During the first quarter of 2023, the Company received $0.9 million in proceeds from a BOLI death claim, of which $0.8 million was return of cash surrender value and $0.1 million was additional income which was recorded in fees and other revenue on the consolidated statements of income. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company has recorded income of $0.3 million and $0.3 million, respectively, due to an increase in cash surrender values. *Officer Life Insurance* The Bank enters into separate split dollar life insurance arrangements (Split Dollar Agreements) with certain officers which provide each officer a specified death benefit should the officer die while in the Bank’s employ. The Bank owns the policies and all cash values thereunder. Upon death of the covered employee, the agreed-upon amount of death proceeds from the policies will be paid directly to the insured’s beneficiary. As of March 31, 2024, the policies had total death benefits of $54.9 million of which $8.8 million would be paid to the officer’s beneficiaries and the remaining $46.1 million would be paid to the Bank. In addition, four executive officers have the opportunity to retain a split dollar benefit equal to two times their highest base salary after separation from service if the vesting requirements are met. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had a balance in accrued expenses of $376 thousand and $352 thousand, respectively, for the split dollar benefit. *Supplemental Executive Retirement plan (SERP)* On March 29, 2017, the Bank entered into separate supplemental executive retirement agreements (individually the “SERP Agreement”) with five officers, pursuant to which the Bank will credit an amount to a SERP account established on each participant’s behalf while they are actively employed by the Bank for each calendar month from March 1, 2017 until retirement. On March 20, 2019, the Bank entered into a SERP Agreement with one officer, pursuant to which the Bank will credit an amount to a SERP account established for the participant’s behalf while they are actively employed by the Bank for each calendar month from March 1, 2019 until normal retirement age. As a result of the acquisition of Landmark, the Company acquired a SERP agreement with one former employee. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had a balance in accrued expenses of $4.5 million and $4.4 million in connection with these SERPs.

Note 9 - Employee Benefits

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans, Other than Share-Based Compensation [Text Block]

9. Employee Benefits

Bank-Owned Life Insurance (BOLI)

The Company has purchased single premium BOLI policies on certain officers. The policies are recorded at their cash surrender values. Increases in cash surrender values are included in non-interest income in the consolidated statements of income. The policies’ cash surrender value totaled $54.9 million and $54.6 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and is reflected as an asset on the consolidated balance sheets. During the first quarter of 2023, the Company received $0.9 million in proceeds from a BOLI death claim, of which $0.8 million was return of cash surrender value and $0.1 million was additional income which was recorded in fees and other revenue on the consolidated statements of income. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company has recorded income of $0.3 million and $0.3 million, respectively, due to an increase in cash surrender values.

Officer Life Insurance

The Bank enters into separate split dollar life insurance arrangements (Split Dollar Agreements) with certain officers which provide each officer a specified death benefit should the officer die while in the Bank’s employ. The Bank owns the policies and all cash values thereunder. Upon death of the covered employee, the agreed-upon amount of death proceeds from the policies will be paid directly to the insured’s beneficiary. As of March 31, 2024, the policies had total death benefits of $54.9 million of which $8.8 million would be paid to the officer’s beneficiaries and the remaining $46.1 million would be paid to the Bank. In addition, four executive officers have the opportunity to retain a split dollar benefit equal to two times their highest base salary after separation from service if the vesting requirements are met. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had a balance in accrued expenses of $376 thousand and $352 thousand, respectively, for the split dollar benefit.

Supplemental Executive Retirement plan (SERP)

On March 29, 2017, the Bank entered into separate supplemental executive retirement agreements (individually the “SERP Agreement”) with five officers, pursuant to which the Bank will credit an amount to a SERP account established on each participant’s behalf while they are actively employed by the Bank for each calendar month from March 1, 2017 until retirement. On March 20, 2019, the Bank entered into a SERP Agreement with one officer, pursuant to which the Bank will credit an amount to a SERP account established for the participant’s behalf while they are actively employed by the Bank for each calendar month from March 1, 2019 until normal retirement age. As a result of the acquisition of Landmark, the Company acquired a SERP agreement with one former employee. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had a balance in accrued expenses of $4.5 million and $4.4 million in connection with these SERPs.