HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1988.12.15 - 17723December 15, 1988
REPORT (Resolution #88342)
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, DR. G. WILLIAM CADDELL, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT - RECOMMENDED 1989 EMPLOYEE FRINGE BENEFIT
CHANGES
TO TBE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mt. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Having reviewed the above referenced item, the Finance Committee
reports the following;
1) The proposed change to Long Term Disability should have minimal
financial impact due to an estimate of four to six employees per
year being eligible for this coverage. Annual cost should be
covered by the fringe benefit fund.
2) The proposed lump-sum payment for employees not enrolling in the
County hospitalization / medical plans may result in minimal
savings to the County. The effect of the proposal, however, will
not be quantifiable for at least one year.
3) The proposed change to County reimbursed Medicare Part B payments
should result in savings to the County amounting to at least
$300,000 annually at full impact (based on 1988 dollars and staff
levels). These savings, however will not begin until 1992 at the
earliest and more likely 1997, and will probably not be fully
realized for 35 to 40 years.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
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Miscellaneous Resolution # 88342 December 15, 1988
BY: PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - John P. Calandro, Chairperson
IN RE: PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT - RECOMMENDED 1989 EMPLOYEE FRINGE BENEFIT
CHANGES
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS significant changes have been taking place in recent years
in the area of employee fringe benefit plans both nationally and locally,
particularly in relation to the increasing costs of these programs; and
WHEREAS the County of Oakland has been actively reviewing its'
various benefit plans during this period and has made numerous changes to the
employee fringe benefit plan during the past several years in order to hold
down benefit costs while at the same time remaining competitive with an
attractive benefit package; and
WHEREAS your Personnel Committee has reviewed three benefit plan
modifications recommended by the County Executive which are in keeping with
the goal of holding down benefit costs while remaining competitive in the
employment marketplace; and
WHEREAS your Personnel Committee recomm
changes;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following three benefit
changes be implemented for non-represented employees and for those represented
employees whose labor agreement provides for these changes:
1. An employee whose period of Long Term Disability commences on
or after January 1, 1989 shall be eligible for County provided
hospitalization/medical coverage for up to six (6) months from
the date of Long Term Disability, provided the employee has
applied for and has been denied health care coverage through
other programs as identified by the Personnel Department and
has no other hospitalization/medical coverage available and
providing the employee has not allowed his/her
hospitalization/medical coverage to lapse;
ends approval of the proposed
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2. Effective January 1, 1989, those individuals employed on a full
time basis on or before January 1 of a given year and who
remain employed on a full time basis on December 1 of that year
and who have at no time during that calendar year enrolled as a
subscriber into one of the County employee
hospitalization/medical plans, shall be paid a lump sum amount
of one hundred thirty six dollars ($136.00) prior to the end of
that calendar year. Such payment shall not be considered a
part of salary for the purpose of computing service increment,
overtime pay or other payments and shall not be included in the
calculation of final average compensation for retirement
purposes;
3. Employees hired on or after January 1, 1989, and employees
rehired on or after January 1, 1989 who were not vested in the
employee retirement plan at their time of separation, shall not
be eligible for reimbursement from the County for Medicare Part
B payments.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move
acceptance of the foregoing resolution.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
RESOLUTION # 88342 December 15, 1988
Moved by Calandra supported by Moffitt the resolution, with a
favorable Fiscal Note attached) be adopted.
AYES: Page, Pernick, Skarritt, Aaron, Caddell, Calandra, Crake,
Gosling, Hobart, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Lanni, Law, McConnell, McDonald, R. McPherson,
Moffitt, Oaks. (18)
NAYS: Doyon. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
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 the attached resolution,
adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting
held on npr lc , 19_8a with the original record thereof now remaining
on file 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 this 15th day ofFDecember -1
LYNN D. ALLEN, County Clerk
Register of Deeds
Deputy Clerk