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z <br />County Contribution for Employee Dental Insurance <br />Attached are the draft monthly dental insurance rates for 2006, This shows the total cost, <br />County cost and employee cost for each coverage type. In the past the County has paid the full <br />cost of individual employee dental insurance coverage and has not made a contribution for <br />dependent coverage. The attached rates have been calculated in this same manner. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The estimated 2005-06 County cast of the increase is about $16,000 <br />from all fund sources. The annual cost increase is about $27,000. The Budget Director <br />advises that the cost of the increase can be covered from funds available within the approved <br />dental insurance budget for 2005-06. The 2005-06 budget provided for up to a 14 percent <br />increase beginning December 1, 2005, <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the attached <br />dental insurance rates effective January 1, 2006, and authorize the Personnel Director to sign <br />the contract with Delta Dental for Plan administrative services. <br />