HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1999.07.15 - 25741REPORT (Misc. #99101)
July 15, 1999
FINANCE COMMITTEE - SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON
MR#99101, RETIREMENT HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES
IN THE DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLAN
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Finance Committee having reviewed MR#99101, reports with
the recommendation that it concurs with the Personnel Committee's
report that MR#99101 be amended in the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
paragraph as stated and in addition that the same paragraph be
amended by deleting the reference to the 25th birthday and
inserting --19th birthday--.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the
acceptance of the foregoing Report.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
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Finance Committee Vote:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
BY:
IN RE:
July 15, 1999
REPORT (Misc . #99101)
BY: PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, THOMAS A. LAW, CHAIRPERSON
RE: MR #99101 RETIREMENT HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE DEFINED
BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLAN
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Personnel Committee having reviewed the above referenced resolution on June 2, 1999,
recommends to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners the resolution be adopted after amending the
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph as follows:
"Dependent children of the retiree, are eligible for continued health coverage after the retiree's death if they
were covered by the retiree's health plan at the time of death and continue as dependents under the spouse
who was the spouse of record at the time of retirement, subject to the requirements of the health plan. 1-19-the
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health coverage IN THE CASE WHERE THERE IS NO SPOUSE OF RECORD AT THE TIME OF
RETIREMENT BUT THERE ARE DEPENDENT CHILDREN, the dependent child will be eligible for continued
health coverage upon the retiree's death through the end of the year in which they have their 25th birthday,
if they were covered by the retiree's health plan at the time of death."
Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Personnel Committee Vote:
Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote with Moffitt and Galloway absent.
April 29, 1999
99101 MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #
BY: PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, THOMAS A. LAW, CHAIRPERSON
RE: RETIREMENT HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE
DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLAN
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution # 94292, adopted by the Board of
Commissioners on October 27, 1994 and signed by County Executive, L. Brooks
Patterson on November 3, 1994, defines retirement health coverage for all employees,
and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution # 94292 states the level of retirement
health coverage is determined by the date of hire and number of years of actual
service, and
WHEREAS the intent of Miscellaneous Resolution # 94292 was to provide
employees choosing to transfer to the Defined Contribution Retirement Plan no loss of
retirement health coverage, and
WHEREAS an inconsistency has been found in the retirement health coverage
for named beneficiaries between Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Retirement
plan participants, and
WHEREAS eliminating this inconsistency may benefit the named beneficiaries
and dependent children of long term employees, and
WHEREAS on September 26, 1996, the Oakland County Employees' Retirement
Board recommended this Board amend Miscellaneous Resolution # 94292 to provide
health coverage for named beneficiaries after the retirement allowance stops for all
options of the Defined Benefit Retirement Plan, and
WHEREAS this recommendation was analyzed by the actuarial firm of Gabriel,
Roeder, Smith & Company, and
WHEREAS the actuary reported there is no need to appropriate funds to
implement this change,
Personnel Committee Vote:
Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote with Moffitt, Colasanti and Galloway absent
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Miscellaneous Resolution # 94292
be amended as follows: Defined Benefit Plan - Retirement health care covers the
employee and their spouse of record at the time of retirement, both for their lifetime.
If the retiree dies, the spouse will continue to receive health coverage as long as the
spouse was the spouse of record at the time of retirement and was covered by the
retiree's health plan at the time of the retiree's death. If the surviving spouse were to
remarry, the new spouse could not be added to the County health care plan. A
subsequent spouse of the retiree can be added to the retiree's health plan but would
not be eligible for health coverage upon the retiree's death.
Dependent children of the retiree are eligible for continued health coverage after the
retiree's death if they were covered by the retiree's health plan at the time of death and
continue as dependents under the spouse who was the spouse of record at the time of
retirement, subject to the requirements of the health plan. In the case where a spouse
of record is not named at the time of retirement, but a dependent child is named for
health coverage, the dependent child will be eligible for continued health coverage upon
the retiree's death through the end of the year in which they have their 25th birthday, if
they were covered by the retiree's health plan at the time of death.
Children of the retiree whether natural, adopted or for which the retiree is the legal
guardian or provides principal support who were not covered under the retiree's health
plan at the time of retirement may be added at a later date. A surviving spouse may not
subsequently add children to the health care coverage.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Personnel Committee
Resolution #99101 April 29, 1999
The Vice Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee.
There were no objections
FISCAL NOTE (M.R. #99101) May 13, 1999
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: RETIREMENT HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE DEFINED BENEFIT
RETIREMENT PLAN
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed
the above referenced resolution and finds:
1. The resolution amends M.R.#94292, which defines retirement health
care coverage for all employees, by providing health coverage for
named beneficiaries after the retirement allowance stops for all
options of the Defined Benefit Retirement Plan.
2. The proposed change affects future retirements from the Defined
Benefit Retirement Plan and eliminates an inconsistency between
Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
participants in retirement health coverage for named beneficiaries.
3. The change was analyzed by the actuarial firm of Gabriel, Roeder,
Smith & Company which reported there is no need to appropriate funds
to implement this change. Funding will be provided in future
actuarially-determined contributions to the Retiree's Health Care
Trust to cover the proposed change.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
FISCAL NOTE (Misc. #99101) May 13, 1999
BY: Finance Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, Chairperson
IN RE: RETIREMENT HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE DEFINED BENEFIT
RETIREMENT PLAN
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed
the above-referenced resolution and finds:
1. The resolution amends Miscellaneous Resolution #94292, which
defines retirement health care coverage for all employees, by
providing health coverage for named beneficiaries after the
retirement allowance stops for all options of the Defined Benefit
Retirement Plan.
2. The proposed change affects future retirements from the Defined
Benefit Retirement Plan and eliminates an inconsistency between
Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
participants in retirement health coverage for named
beneficiaries.
3. The change was analyzed by the actuarial firm of Gabriel, Roeder,
Smith and Company which reported there is no need to appropriate
funds to implement this change. Funding will be provided in
future actuarially-determined contributions to the Retiree's
Health Care Trust to cover the proposed change.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
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Action at the May 13, 1999, Board Meeting:
Moved by Law supported by Gregory the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Millard supported by Coleman the resolution be amended to add a
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph stating that the resolution be made effective
retroactive to September 26, 1996.
Discussion followed.
After much discussion, Commissioner Millard withdrew his motion and
Commissioner Coleman withdrew his support.
Moved by Millard supported by Coleman the resolution be referred back to
the Personnel and Finance Committees.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried and the
resolution was referred back to the Personnel and Finance Committees.
Finance Committee Vote on July 8, 1999 (Fiscal Note):
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Resolution #99101 July 15, 1999
Moved by Law supported by Garfield the Finance Committee Report and the
Personnel Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the reports were accepted.
Moved by Law supported by Garfield the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Law supported by Garfield the resolution be amended to coincide
with the recommendations in the Finance Committee Report and the
Personnel Committee Report.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion to amend to
coincide with the Finance Committee Report and the Personnel Committee
Report carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: McPherson, Melton, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson,
Schmid, Sever, Suarez, Taub, Amos, Causey-Mitchell, Colasanti, Devine, Dingeldey,
Douglas, Galloway, Garfield, Gregory, Law, McCulloch. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended,
was adopted.
-RY ABPROVE-T-t-IE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
PattisO7,-County Executive Date
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, G. William Caddell, 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 July 15, 1999 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 12gh day/Of July, 1999.
G. William Caddell, County Clerk