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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 1, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~~,. <br />SUBJECT: Employee Dental Insurance for 2004 <br />DEPARTMENT: Personnel PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director, <br />Extension 2550 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To confirm the continuation of the County's dental insurance rates for 2004 with no <br />increase and to authorize renewal with Delta Dental as the County's dental insurance plan <br />administrator effective January 1, 2004. <br />BACKGROUND: In summary, the County's dental insurance program is aself-insured plan <br />administered by the Delta Dental Plan of N.C. as a third party administrator. The renewal rate <br />quotations are actuarial and based on utilization of the plan. Delta Dental's actuary advises that <br />the County's current rates will support the 2004 dental program and no rate increase is <br />necessary. There also is no increase in Delta Dental's administrative fee. Additional <br />information is provided below. <br />County Contribution for Employee Dental Insurance <br />Shown below are the monthly dental insurance rates for 2004. The chart shows the Total Cost, <br />County Cost and Employee Cost for each coverage type. These are the same rates as for <br />2003. The County contribution for employee dental insurance is the cost for individual <br />employee coverage.. The employee pays the cost of dependent coverage. <br />Coverage Type Total Cost Paid by County Paid by Employee <br />Employee Only $19.38 $19.38 $0.00 <br />Employee/Child(ren) $52.82 $19.38 $33.44 <br />Employee/Spouse $47.42 $19.38 $28.04 <br />Employee/Family $67.28 $19.38 $47.90 <br />