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r~., <br />t ~ 1 <br />Attachment 1 <br />POLICY: County Contribution for Commissioner's Benefits <br />(Proposed Amendments Shown in Bold Type) <br />The Board of County Commissioners authorizes that the compensation of the County <br />Commissioners will include the County contribution for health insurance, dental <br />insurance, and life insurance that is provided for permanent County employees, provided <br />the Commissioners are eligible for this coverage under the insurance contracts and other <br />contracts affecting these benefits. <br />The Board further provides that County Commissioners may continue to <br />participate in ttre County's- group health insurance at term end by paying the full <br />cost of such coverage, provided such coverage is available under the insurance <br />contracts affecting this benefit. The covered County Commissioner pays Orange <br />County 100 percent of the cost of required premiums monthly. if the <br />Commissioner is age 65 or older, Medicare becomes the primary insurer and group <br />health insurance ends. <br />2. The Board of County Commissioners further authorizes that the compensation of the <br />County Commissioners will include a County contribution for each Commissioner to the <br />Deferred Compensation (457) Supplemental Retirement Plan that is the same as the <br />County contribution for non-law enforcement County employees to the State 401(k) Plan. <br />3. The Board of County Commissioners directs the County Manager to incorporate in the <br />Budget Ordinance each fiscal year a County contribution amount for each <br />Commissioner's health, dental and life insurance equivalent to the County contribution <br />amount for Permanent County employees. <br />4. The Board of County Commissioners further directs the County Manager to incorporate <br />in the Budget Ordinance each fiscal year a County supplemental retirement contribution <br />for each commissioner that is the same as the County contribution for non-law <br />enforcement County employees to the State 401(k) Plan. <br />5. The Board of County Commissioners adopts the County contribution for Commissioners' <br />health, dental and life insurance and supplemental retirement for the fiscal year through <br />the adoption of the Budget Ordinance for that year. <br />• <br />