HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2016.03.17 - 22225MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #16042 March 17, 2016
BY: Human Resources Committee, Robert Hoffman, Chairperson
IN RE: HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT — CHANGE TO MERIT SYSTEM RULE 22
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS a clarification from the IRS has been issued stating that when a full-time employee terminates
employment and returns as a part-time non-eligible employee within 13 weeks, the Affordable Care Act
(ACA) requires that they be offered medical coverage for a temporary period of time; and
WHEREAS the Merit System Rules have been reviewed and it has been determined that changes are
necessary to Rule 22 to allow for this; and
WHEREAS Section IV, Subsection A of the Merit System Resolution requires that all changes in the
rules and regulations of the Merit System shall be submitted to the Board of Commissioners at a
regular meeting of the Board and shall become effective thirty (30) days after such meeting unless an
objection is received in writing by the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners, in which case
the objection shall become a matter of business at the next meeting of the Board.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes
that the reading and distribution of this notice and copy of the proposed change to Merit System Rule 22
to all Commissioners present and absent, is considered as the official submission to the Board of
Commissioners of the described changes in Merit System Rule 22.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that changes to the Merit System Rules be cross referenced by the
appropriate Board of Commissioners' Resolution number authorizing such change.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Human Resources Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
PROPOSED CHANGE IN MERIT SYSTEM RULE
RULE NUMBER 22 RULE NUMBER 22
Current Wording Proposed Wording
22.2.1 Part-time non-eligible employees
shall not be eligible for these employee benefits.
Employees appointed as part-time non-eligible
who exceed the 1,000 hour limit shall not become
eligible for benefits retroactively or upon
exceeding the 1,000 hour limit. The type of the
appointment (e.g. part-time non-eligible) shall
govern employee benefit eligibility.
22.2.1 No Change
22.2.1.1 Department heads shall be
responsible for assuring that part-time non-eligible
employees are separated prior to exceeding 1,000
hours of work. Any part-time non-eligible
appointee exceeding 1,000 hours shall be
terminated immediately by the Human Resources
Department.
22.2.1.1 No Change
22.2.1.2 Employees in the classification of
student shall not be eligible for employee benefits
regardless of the number of hours worked in a 12
month period. Time served as a student or part-
time non-eligible employee shall not be credited
toward employee benefit eligibility for any
classification.
22.2.1.2 No Change
22.2.1.3 None Currently 22.2.1.3 Newly hired part-time non-eligible
employees transitioning from County full-time
status will be offered medical coverage if required
in accordance with the Patient Protection and
Affordability Care Act.
Section IV Subsection A of Merit System Resolution
Copies of the rules and regulations developed by the Personnel Committee and all future changes in
such rules and regulations shall be submitted to the Board of Commissioners at a regular meeting of the
Board of Commissioners and shall become effective thirty days after such meeting unless objection is
received in writing by the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, in which case the objection shall
become a matter of business at the next meeting of the Board of Commissioners.
Resolution #16042 March 17, 2016
Moved by Kochenderfer supported by Jackson the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Dwyer, Fleming, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, KowaII, Long,
McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Bowman,
Crawford. (19)
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).
a / 6 HEREBY APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 45.559A (7)
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, 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 March 17,
2016, 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 17 th day of March, 2016.
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Lisa Brown, Oakland County
