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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
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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.
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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.
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Nancy Wenzel, Committee Coordinator
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Helen Hanger, Senior Committee Coordinator
NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.