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Orange County <br />Board of Commissioners <br />Action Agenda Item Abstract <br />Meeting Date: November 3, 1999 <br />Subject: Benefits for County Commissioners <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. $-1 <br />Department: Personnel <br />Public Hearing: <br />Budget Amendment <br />Needed: <br />Yes No X <br />Yes No X <br />Attachment(s): <br />Draft Policy -County Contribution <br />For Commissioners' Benefits <br />Information Contact: <br />Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director <br />Extension 2550 <br />Telephone Number: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 227-2031 <br />Purpose: To consider adopting a policy effective July 1, 2000 providing for the County to <br />make the same contribution for benefits for which County Commissioners are eligible that it <br />makes for permanent County employees receiving those same benefits. <br />Background: Under State law, the Board of Commissioners fixes the compensation of its <br />members. It may do so annually by inclusion of the amount of compensation in the annual <br />Budget Ordinance and by adoption of the Ordinance. The purpose of the attached. draft <br />policy is to direct how the Budget Ordinance is to be prepared each year. <br />Specifically, the. draft policy would .change Commissioners' compensation to add the same <br />County contribution amount for heal#h insurance, dental insurance, life insurance and <br />supplemental retirement that is provided for permanent County employees, provided the <br />Commissioners are eligible for this coverage under the insurance contracts and other <br />contracts affecting these benefits. Outlined below for each involved benefit is the present <br />policy and the impact of the draft policy change. <br />1. Health Insurance <br />Presently Commissioners may participate in Orange County's health insurance <br />(Healthsource Plan only) by paying the full cost of coverage (both the employee cost <br />and the County contribution amount).. <br />Under the draft policy, the County would provide the same contribution for <br />Commissioners' health insurance that it provides for permanent employees. The North <br />Carolina Association of County Commissioners' health insurance trust advises that <br />Commissioners would become eligible to participate in the Blue Cross plans (Preferred <br />Provider Plan or Personal Care Plan) if the County makes such a contribution.. This <br />