HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2017.05.25 - 22909MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #17164 May 25, 2017
BY: Robert Hoffman, Chairperson, Human Resources Committee
IN RE: HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT - RESOLUTION EXEMPTING OAKLAND COUNTY
GOVERNMENT FROM PA 152 OF 2011 FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2018
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS PA 152 of 2011, the "Publically Funded Health Insurance Contribution Act was enacted by
the State of Michigan and given immediate effect on September 27, 2011; and
WHEREAS PA 152 sets forth various options that public employers may follow when providing healthcare
benefits to their eligible employees; and
WHEREAS acting pursuant to specific provisions of Act 152, Oakland County government has exercised
its legal right to exempt itself from the Act through calendar year 2017; and
WHEREAS the County Executive recommends that Oakland County again formally exercise its legal right
to exempt itself from the Act for calendar year 2018; and
WHEREAS Oakland County has a long history of proactive budget practices that have resulted in
balanced budgets that are fiscally sound, as demonstrated by decades of actual performance and a AAA
Bond rating; and
WHEREAS the residents and taxpayers of Oakland County have been well served by the County's
consistent utilization of its nationally recognized Triennial Budget process, a process that uses thoughtful,
detailed planning and employs incremental changes over time to yield significant results without serious
disruption in service delivery and in a manner that is fair to both taxpayers and employees; and
WHEREAS in keeping with the County's established, long-range budgeting practices that actively balance
the interest of taxpayers and County employees, Oakland County employees have been paying
contributions toward their health care coverage since 1997, contributing over $44 million toward their
health care costs; and
WHEREAS in addition to sharing the burden of health care costs by contributing over $44 million since
1997, Oakland County employees have made significant wage and salary concessions by accepting
salary reductions and freezes in FY2010 through FY2013, for a combined total of $31.9 million in salary
savings; and
WHEREAS incremental changes and reductions have been made to the employee benefit package over
the years that have resulted in other significant savings; and
WHEREAS workforce demographics in Michigan are projected to change with lower numbers of qualified
employees entering into the workforce, which places an increased priority on the County's ability to attract
and retain a talented workforce; and
WHEREAS the County Fringe Benefit fund is fully funded and able to cover expected benefit expenses
within existing revenues; and
WHEREAS the County Executive Recommended Triennial Budget for Fiscal Years 2018 - 2020 is
balanced and maintains a responsible general fund equity balance.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that pursuant to the authority granted a county under Section 8 of
Public Act 152 of 2011, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby exempts Oakland County
from the requirements of PA 152 for calendar year 2018.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Human Resources Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Resolution #17164 May 25, 2016
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.