HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2011.05.04 - 18251June 9, 2011
REPORT MR # 11096
BY: Human Resources Committee, John A. Scott, Chairperson
RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — HEALTH CARE REIMBURSEMENT
ACCOUNT DEBIT CARD OPTION
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Human Resources Committee having reviewed MR #11096 on May 25,
2011 reports with the recommendation the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Human Resources Committee, I move the
acceptance of the foregoing Report.
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE VOTE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoingu.ti
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #11096
BY: Commissioner Shelley Taub, District #16
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — HEALTH CARE REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT DEBIT
CARD OPTION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Oakland County extends flexible benefits to its eligible employees in order to assist in
meeting the diverse needs facing today's professionals and families; and
WHEREAS the Health Care Reimbursement Account (HCRA) allows employees to use pre-tax dollars to
pay for eligible medical and dental expenses that cannot be reimbursed through insurance or any other
arrangement. The HCRA can reimburse the employee for eligible health expenses incurred by the
employee, the employee's spouse and his or her dependents; and
WHEREAS an enhancement feature to the existing HRCA reimbursement process would be to allow the
optional use of a medical debit card to facilitate the claims process by eliminating the need to wait for
reimbursement; and
WHEREAS a HRCA debit card is advantageous in that it encourages increased employee participation
by providing a tool to provide easy access to funds, along with, reduced administrative costs due to
streamlining the reimbursement process and reducing the number and cost of issuing reimbursement
checks to employees; and
WHEREAS IRS regulations provide that the use of the card is limited to the maximum dollar amount of
coverage available in the employee's health HCRA. The card can only be used at merchants and service
providers that have merchant category codes related to health care, such as physicians, chiropractors,
podiatrists, pharmacies, dentists, vision care offices, hospitals, and other medical care providers; and
WHEREAS HCRAs, which allow participants to set aside pre-determined, pre-tax dollars, then use them
to pay for eligible medical, chiropractic, podiatric, dental and pharmacy expenses, are a cost-effective
way for participants to manage eligible out-of-pocket expenses not covered by medical plans. The
participant pays no taxes on the contributions or the withdrawals; and
WHEREAS enhancing the HRCA employee benefit by adding the feature of accessing the account funds
via a debit card is worthy of additional exploration.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, hereby is
supportive of further research relative to enhancing the current HRCA employee benefit by adding the
feature of accessing the account funds via a debit card.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners respectfully requests the
Oakland County Executive, Management and Budget, Purchasing and Human Resources Department to
investigate if there is a cost-effective approach to providing eligible employees with a debit card for
accessing their Health Care Reimbursement Accounts.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Executive and departments are respectfully
requested to report their findings and recommendation to the Board of Commissioner's through the
Human Resource Committee within ninety (90) days of the adoption of this resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
adopted resolution to Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, Management and Budget,
Purchasing and Human Resource departments.
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Resolution #11096 May 4, 2011
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Human Resources Committee. There were no objections.
Resolution #11096 June 9,2011
Moved by Runestad supported by Covey the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Covey, Crawford, Dwyer, Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, Long,
Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Nuccio, Potts, Quarles, Runestad, Scott, Taub, Weipert,
Woodward, Zack, Bosnic. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
I CY APPROYE THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Bill Bullard jr., Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on June 9,
2011, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 9th day of June, 2011.
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Bill Bullard Jr., Oakland County