HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09182012 - SD.5RECOMMENDATION(S):
CONSIDER the impact of health care premiums on the First 5 Contra Costa Children and Families Commission.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None. The Commission is an independent body and the County does not provide any financial resources.
BACKGROUND:
First 5 California, California Children and Families Commission, created by Proposition 10, supports children from
prenatal to age 5 by creating a comprehensive and integrated system of information and services to promote early
childhood development and school readiness. The initiative, approved by voters in November 1998, added a 50
cent-per-pack tax on cigarettes and a comparable tax on other tobacco products. Prop. 10 generates approximately
$590 million annually.
First 5 Contra Cosa Children and Families Commission receives approximately $9 million annually.
Proposition 10 is designed to:
Provide funding for community health care, quality child care and education programs for young children and
families, customized to meet local needs;
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APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 09/18/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Dorothy Sansoe,
925-335-1009
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: September 18, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
SD. 5
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:September 18, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Health Benefits for Employees of the First 5 Contra Costa Children and Families Commission
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Educate Californians via a statewide public education campaign on the importance of early childhood development;
Provide assistance to pregnant women and parents of young children who want to quit smoking.
The Commission has nine members appointed by the Board of Supervisors, plus their alternates. As of September
10th, there were three vacant seats - one appointee seat and two alternate seats.
County Ordinace Code section 21-14.042 creates the Commission a a public entity seperate from the County of
Contra Costa.
On September 10, 2012, at a publicly noticed meeting, several options were provided by staff regarding the sharing
of the cost of health care premiums between the Commission and its employees during calendar year 2012. The
Commission approved, on a four to three vote, with two members absent, an 80/20 split with the Commission
paying 80% of the monthly premium and the employees paying 20%.
Meetings of the Commission are held on the first Monday of every month. A decision by the Commission was
needed at this meeting in order to provide the information to employees and provide sufficient time for those
individuals to make an informed decision on their health care prior to the expiration of open enrollment on October
5, 2012. If a decision was delayed until after open enrollment ended on October 5, an employee may have had to
make a decision without sufficient information on their out-of-pocket costs and would not have had an opportunity
to change their minds.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
None.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.