Note 14 - Employee Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 14.     Employee Benefit Plans

The Company has a profit sharing plan which includes a provision designed to qualify under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to allow for participant contributions. All employees are eligible to participate in the plan. The Company matches 100% of the first 3% of employee contributions, and 50% of the next 3% of employee contributions, up to a maximum amount of 4.5% of an employee's compensation. Additionally, at its discretion, the Company may make additional contributions to the plan which are allocated to the accounts of participants in the plan based on relative compensation. Company contributions for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 were as follows:

	2015		2014		2013
Matching contribution	$	1,314,276	$	1,179,979	$	1,129,726
Discretionary contribution		-		198,800		186,000
	$	1,314,276	$	1,378,779	$	1,315,726

The Company has entered into nonqualified SERPs with certain executive officers. The SERPs allow certain executives to accumulate retirement benefits beyond those provided by the qualified plans. During the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, the Company expensed $297,826, $650,016, and $264,672, respectively, related to these plans. As part of the acquisition of Community National, the Company assumed the liability related to a SERP for one CNB executive. The assumed SERP liability was $317,418 at acquisition. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the liability related to the SERPs, included in other liabilities, was $3,934,605 and $3,800,603, respectively. Payments to former executives in the amounts of $163,824, $117,000 and $117,000 were made in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The Company has entered into deferred compensation agreements with certain executive officers. Under the provisions of the agreements, the officers may defer compensation and the Company matches the deferral up to certain maximums. The Company’s matching contribution varies by officer and is a maximum of between $8,000 and $25,000 annually. Interest on the deferred amounts is earned at The Wall Street Journal’s prime rate subject to a minimum of 4% and a maximum of 12% with such limits differing by officer. The Company has also entered into deferred compensation agreements with certain other officers. Under the provisions of the agreements the officers may defer compensation and the Company matches the deferral up to certain maximums. The Company’s matching contribution differs by officer and is a maximum between 4% and 10% of officer’s compensation. Interest on the deferred amounts is earned at The Wall Street Journal’s prime rate plus one percentage point, and has a minimum of 4% and shall not exceed 8%. Upon retirement, the officer will receive the deferral balance in 180 equal monthly installments. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the liability related to the agreements totaled $8,875,025 and $7,503,692, respectively.

Changes in the deferred compensation agreements, included in other liabilities, are as follows for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013:

	2015			2014			2013
Balance, beginning	$	7,503,692		$	6,224,368		$	5,151,630
Company expense		726,001			661,611			557,663
Employee deferrals		693,656			628,589			525,469
Cash payments made		(48,324	)		(10,876	)		(10,394	)
Balance, ending	$	8,875,025		$	7,503,692		$	6,224,368