Policy - Health Insurance Continuation Option for County Commissioners

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Attachment 1 P~LICY: Cou~ty Contribution for Cammissianer's ~enefits (Proposed Amendmen~s 3ftown in Bold 7yp~} 1. The 8oarof of Gounty Carnmissioners authorizes #hat the com~ensefio~ of th~ Courr#y CQmrnissivners will inclu~te th~ County cor~tribution for t~~alth insurance, denta~ insurance, ~nd life ir~su~~nce that is provided for permanent County ~mployees, provid~d the ~ommiss~aners are eligible far this cov~rage under ~he insurant~a cvr~trscts and other cantr~cts aff~cting these benefits. T~e 8aard further provides that County Cort~rnia+ai~ners may continw~ ~v parti~ipata in the Caun#y's group heal#h insurance a# #~~m end by paying tNe full cost of such cavera~e, provided su~h eov~ra~e Is ar-~il~b~~ u~der the insurance contracts affectin~ #hi~ henefit The aoirered County Gammission,er pays ~range Gounty 100 ~ercent ot the cost af required premiums monthly. ~f th~ Cammiss~one~ f~ ~ge 65 ~r olde~, Medicare becornes #he p~imary Insurer and group health insufance ends. 2_ 1'he Board of Caunty ~ammissioners further auti~orizes that the compens~tion af the ~oun#y Cammissioners w~ll include a C~iunty cor~tri~ution fo~ ea~h Cornmiasioner to the Deferred Compensation (4~7} Supp~emental Retir~ment Plan that is ti~e same ~s the County oontribution far non-law enfarc,~ment Caunty employees ta th~ Statia ~01{k~ Plan. 3. The Bpard of ~ounty ~vmmissioners riire~#s the County M~r~~ger to incorporate in the B~dget ~rdinance each fisc~i year a Cour~ty cantrEl~utian amount far each CommissROner's health, d~ntai ~nd ~ifi~ ~nsurance equi-ralent ta the ~ounty cantrihution ar'nount for Permanent County employ~es_ 4• The Baard afi Caunty Commissioners furthe~ direct~ the County IVlanager to incarpara#e in the Budget Ordinance ~a~F~ fiscal year ~ County suppl~mentaE retirement cantribution fnr ~~Ch cammissioner that is the same as the Gounty cantribution for non-law enforcament County ~mployees to the 5tate 4~1 ~k) P~a~, 5. The Baar~ af County Ca-nmiss;oners adapts the Ca~nty contributiort far Commissioners' health, ~I~ntal and ~if~ ir~sura~ce ar~d su~plemental retir~m~nt for the fiscal year throu~i~ th~ adopti~n of the Budget ~r~inanc~ for t~at year.