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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS Policy - County Commissioners' Compensation - Salary Adjustment and Health Insurance Continuation Policies4_ Attachment 1 POLICY: Commissioners' Salary Adjustments (Replaces Policy 480, "Salary Adjustment for the County Commissioners" Adopted January 22, 1991 and Policy 481, "Commissioners' Compensation Adjustment" Adopted June 1, 1999) The following policy applies in determining salary adjustments for County Commissioners. 1. Cost of Living Increases: The Board of County Commissioners authorizes that the same f"+~cost-of-living adjustments be applied to County Commissioners' salaries as are applied to all other permanent Orange County employee salaries unless instructed differently by the acting Board. 2. In-Range Salary Increases: The Board of County Commissioners authorizes that the salaries of the County Commissioners will be adjusted each year by the percentage amount equivalent to the In-Range Salary Increases established for permanent County employees in that fiscal year. The c^r^^°^°°+~^^ salary adjustment will be effective December 1 of each fiscal year. 3. Other General Salary Increases: The Board of County Commissioners authorizes that the salaries of County Commissioners will be adjusted by any other general salary increases granted to permanent County employees. This includes adjusting Commissioners' salaries effective July 1, 2003 by the equivalent of the 2.5 percent service based increase granted permanent employees in April 2003 with implementation of Phase 1 of the Classification and Pay Study. It also would include adjusting Commissioners' salaries by the percentage amount of any service based increase for employees when authorized to be effective as part of Phase 2 of the Classification and Pay Study. 4. Implementation: The Board of Commissioners directs the preparation of the annual Budget Ordinance to include the adjustment to the amount of compensation for Board members as described in this policy. The Board of Commissioners adopts the Commissioners' compensation amounts for the fiscal year through adoption of the Budget Ordinance for that fiscal year. Attachment 2 POLICY: County Contribution for Commissioner's Benefits (Proposed Amendments Shown in Bold Type) 1. The Board of County Commissioners authorizes that the compensation of the County Commissioners will include the County contribution for health insurance, dental insurance, and life insurance that is provided for permanent County employees, provided the Commissioners are eligible for this coverage under the insurance contracts and other contracts affecting these benefits. The Board further provides that County Commissioners may continue to participate in the County's group health insurance at term end as provided below. / If the County Commissioner has served less than two full terms in office (less than eight years), the Commissioner may participate by paying the full cost of such coverage. The covered County Commissioner pays Orange County 100 percent of the cost of required premiums monthly. If the Commissioner is age 65 or older, Medicare becomes the primary insurer and group health insurance ends. / If the County Commissioner has served two or more full terms in office (eight years or more), the County makes the same contribution for health insurance coverage that it makes for an employee who retires from Orange County after 10 years service as a permanent employee. If the Commissioner is age 65 or older, Medicare becomes the primary insurer and group health insurance ends. The County makes the same contribution for Medicare Supplement coverage that it makes for a retired County employee with 10 years service. As with retiree health insurance for employees, the County provides no cash payment in lieu of such coverage. 2. The Board of County Commissioners further authorizes that the compensation of the County Commissioners will include a County contribution for each Commissioner to the Deferred Compensation (457) Supplemental Retirement Plan that is the same as the County contribution for non-law enforcement County employees to the State 401(k) Plan. 3. The Board of County Commissioners directs the County Manager to incorporate in the Budget Ordinance each fiscal year a County contribution amount for each Commissioner's health, dental and life insurance equivalent to the County contribution amount for Permanent County employees. 4. The Board of County Commissioners further directs the County Manager to incorporate in the Budget Ordinance each fiscal year a County supplemental retirement contribution for each commissioner that is the same as the County contribution for non-law enforcement County employees to the State 401(k) Plan. 5. The Board of County Commissioners adopts the County contribution for Commissioners' health, dental and life insurance and supplemental retirement for the fiscal year through the adoption of the Budget Ordinance for that year. Attachment 3 Survey of Commissioner/Council Health Insurance Continuation Options At Term End Health Insurance Health Insurance City/County Offered to Council Continuation Options Paid by Medicare Supplement or at the End of Term Commissioners? Yes after 2 terms 50% County 50% County Alamance County Yes (4 year terms) 50% Commissioner 50% Commissioner Carrboro No N/A N/A N/A Town Pays After Town Pays After 5 Years - 12.5% 5 Years - 12.5% Chapel Hill Yes Yes after five years 10 Years - 25% 10 Years - 25% 15 Years - 37.5% 15 Years - 37.5°I° 20 Years - 50% 20 Years - 50% Chatham County Yes Only COBRA N/A N/A Durham City Yes Only COBRA N/A N/A Durham County Yes Yes after 3 terms 100% County 100% County (2 year terms) Orange County Yes after 1 term 100% 100% (Present} Yes (4 year terms) Commissioner Commissioner Raleigh Yes Only COBRA N/A N/A If under age 62, 100% N/A COBRA only Commissioner After age 62 eligible as a retiree: Wake County Yes With 1 term in office 50% County 50% County (4 years) 50% Commissioner 50% Commissioner With 2 plus terms 100% County 100% County (8 years)