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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2003.04.09 - 35800 OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 NORTH TELEGRAPH ROAD  PONTIAC, MICHIGAN 48341-0470 Telephone: (248) 858-0100 FAX: (248) 858-1572 PERSONNEL COMMITTEE April 9, 2003 The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Middleton at 9:35 a.m. in Committee Room A, Auditorium Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Thomas E. Middleton, Chairperson, Eileen T. Kowall, Sue Ann Douglas, Greg Jamian, Eric Coleman, and George Suarez PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: Mattie Hatchett, Christine Long, and Mike Rogers OTHERS PRESENT: Personnel Department Ed Poisson, Director Thomas Eaton Mary Holden, Deputy Director Jennifer Mason, Supervisor Dean Shackelford, Supervisor Karen Jones, Analyst Management & Budget Laurie VanPelt, Director Sheriff's Department Dale Cunningham, Business Manager Executive Office Gerald Poisson, Assistant Deputy Corporation Counsel Judy Cunningham Oakland Press C. Crumm Board of Commissioners James VanLeuven, Administrative Director Harvey Wedell, Senior BOC Analyst Nancy Wenzel, Committee Coordinator PUBLIC COMMENT Chairperson Middleton welcomed students from Oak Park High School and Marygrove College who attended the meeting in conjunction with Youth in Government Day. Mr. Tom Eaton introduced Mary Holden who is the new Deputy Director of the Personnel Department. Thomas E. Middleton Chairperson Eileen T. Kowall Majority Vice-Chair Mattie Hatchett Minority Vice-Chair Sue Ann Douglas Greg Jamian Christine Long Mike Rogers Eric Coleman George W. Suarez Personnel Committee Page 2 April 9, 2003 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF March 12, 2003 Jamian moved approval of the March 12, 2003 minutes as pr inted. Supported by Coleman. Motion carried on a voice vote. MODIFICATIONS TO EMPLOYEE AND RETIREE MEDICAL PLANS This resolution requests modifications to employee and retiree medical plans effective August 1, 2003. It requests that prescription co-payments be modified for all medical plans for active employees effective August 1, 2003 and for all retirees effective January 1, 2004. It requests that the flexible benefits plan be modified to reflect proposed employee contributions, and that said contributions also be applied to part-time eligible employees who remain on the benefit plan "B". After a lengthy discussion the Committee requested the following questions be answered before action is taken on this item: ✓ How many employees are in each plan? ✓ In order to compare various plans, deductibles and co-pays must also be considered. ✓ Supply rates based on costs experienced by the county for PPO coverage for a single person, two people and family. ✓ What savings would the County experience if prescription co-pays are raised to $15 and $30 and lower the bi-weekly contribution by that amount? ✓ What other scenarios were explored other than raising prescription co-pays and deductibles? ✓ What other plans were investigated? ✓ How many generic prescriptions were filled versus non-generic? ✓ How are private organizations handling increases in costs? ✓ What other expenses are paid from the fringe benefit fund in addition to employee and retiree medical plans? Jamian moved to postpone consideration of this item to the April 30, 2003 meeting. Supported by Douglas. Motion carried on a voice vote. COMMUNICATIONS: Douglas moved to receive and file Item A - Position Change Summary Report Supported by Suarez Motion carried on a voice vote. Personnel Committee Page 3 April 9, 2003 COMMUNICATIONS (Continued): Douglas moved to receive and file Item B – Memo to Ed Poisson regarding medical Benefits for Families of Employees Called to Active Duty Supported by Suarez. Motion carried on a voice vote. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Committee the meeting was adjourned at 11:12 a.m. _____________________________________ Nancy Wenzel, Committee Coordinator _______________________________________________ Helen Hanger, Senior Committee Coordinator NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.