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■ Initial proposals from 3 major insurance carriers and several firm <br /> renewal options developed by Mark III, HR staff and <br /> UnitedHealthcare have been considered <br /> - Other Employee Benefits <br /> ■ Flexible Compensation Plan <br /> ■ Dentallnsurance <br /> ■ Vision Coverage <br /> Other Benefits <br /> - Dentallnsurance <br /> o Replace the Orange County Table of Allowances with the maximum payable <br /> amounts reimbursed by Delta Dental. <br /> - Flexible Compensation Plan (FSA) <br /> o Align the FSA Plan Year with the calendar year, and <br /> o Reduce the grace period in the current plan year to one month, for employees electing <br /> a Health Savings Account. <br /> - Vision Benefits <br /> o Authorize employee payroll deductions for the Community Eye Care vision <br /> plan. <br /> - Community Home Trust (CHT) Participation <br /> o Authorize the County Attorney to develop a two-year Memorandum of <br /> Understanding between the County and CHT and authorize the County <br /> Manager to sign the agreement. <br /> Health Insurance Renewal Goals <br /> - Meet the FY 2011-12 budget <br /> - Minimize impact on employees with and without dependents <br /> - Offer employees a choice of two plans <br /> - Enable the County to pay the same individual and dependent share regardless of <br /> plans, and <br /> - Minimize future increases so health insurance can remain sustainable and provide <br /> continuity of coverage. <br /> Next Steps <br /> th <br /> - September 8 — BOCC considers and approves the 2012 Employee Benefits <br /> Package <br /> th <br /> - September 9 — HR Staff begins education process for employees and retirees <br /> th <br /> - October 10 — Open enrollment begins <br /> th th <br /> - October 10 — 14 — Mark III and HR Staff holds numerous open enrollment <br /> meetings <br /> St <br /> - October 21 — Internet enrollment closes <br /> MARK III Presentation: <br /> Mark Browder from Mark III made a PowerPoint presentation. <br /> 2012 Renewal Options <br /> After going through an extensive bid process, United <br />