HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1974.03.07 - 15167March 7, 1974
REPORT
By Mr, Kasper
IN RE: MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #6563 - IMPROVEMENT OF EMPLOYEE GROUP LIFE
INSURANCE PROGRAM AND ESTABLISH WAGE CONTINUATION INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Personnel Practices Committee,
by Paul E. Kasper
Resolution No o #6563 with the recommendation that the resolution
be adopted„
PERSONNEL PRACTICES COMMITTEE
, Chairman, reports Miscellaneous
Paul E. Kaspe , Chairman
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14, 1974
BY: PERSONNEL PRACTICES HJTTEE, Paul E
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY OF COMM'SSIONERS
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, Ladies and Gentlemen:
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WHEREAS, it continues to be to t Count
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IL That the amount of combined employee financed, paid-up insurance
and County financed term insurance be increased from the present
scale of:
Rate of Annual
County Salary
Total Amount
of
Life Insurance
$12,500 and Over
$10,000 through $12,499
$ 7,500 through $ 9,999
$ 4,000 through $ 7,499
Less than $4,000
$12,000
$ 9,000
$ 7,000
$ 5,500
$ 4,000
To an amount equal to the employee's annual salary-, rounded off to
the next even thousand.
That the County finance the purchase of additional teim insurance
for each covered employee equal to 50% of the employee's annual
salary, as rounded off.
IV. That Double indemity apply only to the combined paid-up and term
portion of the coverage and not to the additional term only
insurance.
. V. That those who become retirants with a County Pension after the
implementation of this plan and who elect to keep their paid-up -
insurance in force after retirement shall be covered-by the
greater of the following until age 70:
1. The amount of paid-up insurance which. the
employee had purchased by the date of retire-
ment.
2. An amount equal to the employee's salary at the
time of retirement, not to exceed $12,000.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that an Employee Income Continuation Insurance
plan be implemented with the following provisions:
1. The plan will apply only to those employees eligible for the
County's Sick Leave Plan but no employee will be eligible for
benefits until the completion of six months of eligible County
employment.
II. The plan will not eliminate or alter the present sick leave plan.
III. Benefits from the plan will be offset by any social security
disability. benefits, Workmen's Compensation benefits, disability -
retirement benefits or similar third party benefits.-
Less than 5
5 through 9
10 and over
50% of Salary
60% of Salary
70% of Salary
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IV. Determination of legitimacy of claims will be made by the Insurance
Carrier.
V. The level of benefits will be determined by length of County Service,
as defined in Merit SysteurRule 22, Section III, and the following
chart:
Years of Service Amount of Benefit Paid
A. No Salary in excess of $25,000 will be considered.
B. Salary will include Service Increment Pay and Registered
Engineer and Surveyor's Bonus but will not include night
shift differential pay, overtime pay, on call pay, or
similar premium pay.
VI. An employee will become eligible for coverage only after he had been
unable to work, because of the reason for the coverage, for aJperiod of
working days equal to 80% of the total number of sick leave days the
employee had earned in his employment with Oakland County.
VII. Benefits will be paid for a maximum period of 26 weeks from the
date coverage begins.
VIII. While receiving benefits under this plan the employee will not earn
and accumulate sick leave, annual leave and retirement credit. Unless
excused under a provision of the Life Insurance Program the employee
will be responsible for paying his life insurance premiums and will
be required to pay any Hospitalization Insurance Premiums falling
due when he was off the County payroll.
IX. Time absent from work while receiving benefits from this plan will
not necessarily be covered by a leave of absence without pay.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Life Insurance Improvement be contracted for
with the carrier of the County's present employee life insurance plan and that the
Income Continuation Insurance plan be put out for competitive bids.
The R7:',Hpnriel Practices Committee by Paul E. Kasper, Cl-.77r7H -::-:, moves the adoption
of the fa7roj resolution.
PERSONNEL PRACTICES COMMITTEE
February 14, 1974
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. Moved by Kasper supported by Vogt the resolution be adopted.
The Chairman referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There
were no objections,
Report March 7, 1974
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, Fred 0. Houghten, Chairman
IN RE: Miscellaneot...s Resolution #6563 - rup Life Insurance
Program and E Waa.:? Continuatic ,r:
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TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BO RD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Ch - ° n, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XI-C of thi! ', the Finance Committee finds that the funds are
available within the Fringe Bene,:: line item of the Salaries Reserve P ,).-iirm of the
1974 County and further, when the bids for the insurance 134--,zi, ri'e received,
this Committee.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
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Moved by Kasper supported by Button that the report be accepted.
A sufficient Majority having voted therefor, the mOtion carried.
Moved by Kasper supported by Button that resolution #6563 be adopted.
AYES: Kasper, Lennon, Mathews, Moffitt, Montante, Olson, Patnales,
Perinoff, Pernick, Quinn, Vogt, Walker, Wilcox, Berman, Brotherton, Burley, Button
Coy, Dunleavy, Gabler; Hobart, Hoot. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor -, flInte—mot-ion-carri-ed.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Resolution #6563 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners at
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with the original -record thereof now remaining in my
office, and that it is a true and correct transcript
therefrom, and of the whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
By .................................. Deputy Clerk