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i <br />• O RANG E C O U N T Y <br />BOARD OF COMIrtISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 15, 1994 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item # ~,1C"-D <br />SUBJECT: Benefits for County Commissioners <br />DEPARTMENT: Personnel PUBLIC BEARING: Yes x No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director <br />Extension 2550 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br />Durham - 688-7331 <br />Mebane - 227-2031 <br />Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 <br />PURPOSE: To consider whether to provide the same benefit <br />subsidies for County Commissioners' health, dental <br />and life insurance as are provided for County <br />employees. <br />•BACRGROUND: At the March 1, 1994 Board of County Commissioners <br />meeting it was requested that this item be placed on <br />the March 15 Board meeting agenda for discussion <br />prior to the fiscal year 1994-95 budget process. <br />Currently .Commissioners are eligible to participate <br />in the following benefits: <br />-Health insurance (Carolina Physicians' Health Plan <br />only) <br />-Dental insurance <br />-Life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance <br />-Flexible compensation plan <br />-Supplemental insurance plans <br />-Supplemental retirement plan (Section 457 deferred <br />compensation plan only) <br />Participation has been on the basis of the <br />• Commissioner paying the full cost of the coverage. <br />For permanent County employees, the County pays <br />part or all of the cost for health insurance, dental <br />