Agenda - 05-02-2017 - 8-a - Minutes

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1 1 Attachment 1 2 3 DRAFT MINUTES 4 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 5 BUDGET WORK SESSION 6 April 6, 2017 7 7:00 p.m. 8 9 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a work session on Thursday, April 6, 2017 10 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. 11 12 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Dorosin and Commissioners Mia Burroughs, 13 Mark Dorosin, Barry Jacobs, Earl McKee, Mark Marcoplos, Renee Price and Penny Rich 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager 17 Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified 18 appropriately below) 19 20 Chair Dorosin called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. 21 22 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Rich to add 23 an item from Tuesday night meeting: Recommendations for Employee Health Insurance and 24 Other Benefits 25 26 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 27 28 a. Recommendations for Employee Health Insurance and Other Benefits- 29 The Board considered approving the Manager's recommendations regarding employee 30 health and dental insurance and other employee benefits effective July 1, 2017 through June 31 30, 2018, which are summarized as follows: 32 • No increase in premium equivalent for medical coverage or increase in dental or vision 33 premiums; 34 • Include in the current plan design trans-inclusive health care coverage effective July 1, 35 2017; and 36 • Carve out pharmacy coverage with a Pharmacy Benefits Manager for July 1, 2017 37 coverage. 38 39 BACKGROUND: 40 The County provides employees with a comprehensive benefits plan, including health, dental 41 and life insurance, an employee assistance program, flexible compensation plan and paid leave 42 for permanent employees. Additionally, the County contributes to the Local Governmental 43 Employee's Retirement System and a supplemental retirement plan. 44 45 The County has been self-funded since January 1, 2014 for medical and pharmacy plans and 46 continues to be self-insured for the dental plan. The County transitioned from a twelve-month 47 calendar plan year to a twelve-month fiscal plan year in 2015 aligning with the County's fiscal 48 year. In February 2015, the Board of County Commissioners approved Gallagher Benefit 49 Services (GBS) as Broker of Record for the administration of the benefit programs, which 50 include health, dental, vision, and other voluntary programs for employees and retirees.