HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10222013 - SD.3RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. CONSIDER waiving the 180-day "sit-out period" for Wendy Mailer, Sales Manager for Contra Costa Health Plan
in the Health Services Department;
2. FIND that the appointment of Ms. Mailer is necessary to fill a critically needed position;
3. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the hiring of retiree Wendy Mailer as a temporary County employee for the period
of November 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Salary costs are included within the Department's operating budget. Total approximate costs for the requested period
are $41,856.
BACKGROUND:
Wendy Mailer will be retiring from Contra Costa Health Plan on October 30, 2013. She currently provides direction
to the Marketing and Sales staff in the Health Plan and has been in this position for the past 10 years. She also has
done direct sales for CCHP for 13 years prior to being classified as the Sales Manager. Ms. Mailer is a licensed
broker, a certified Plan
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 10/22/2013 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: Kristen Cunningham,
925-957-5267
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: October 22, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: D. Mccollumn, K. Cunningham
SD.3
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:October 22, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Temporary Hire of County Retiree - Waiver of 180-day "sit out" Period
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Based Enroller and the manager of the marketing agents at the County health plan. These agents are required to
assist new members to enroll into CCHP through Covered California.
The new Affordable Care Act, Covered California Exchange began Open Enrollment on October 1, 2013 and
continues until April 1, 2014. CCHP was chosen as one of five plans in California to participate in the Exchange
and we will have our Marketing unit taking applications for memberships in the plan. Our Marketing team is very
small. There are only two sales employees plus Ms. Mailer.
To continue to make CCHP a financially stable environment, we need to enroll members into Covered California
and we will need Wendy's skill set, training and experience to do so. In addition to managing the department and
providing direct sales training and oversight of staff, Wendy is the only staff person in CCHP to handle all
advertisement of the Plan. Ms. Mailer designs and develops advertising programs/campaigns/brochures and
collateral materials. Ms. Mailer is the CCHP website development specialist and is responsible for all legally
required website components. The new CCHP website for Covered California is an important and critical
component required of health plans participating in Covered California. It is also required for many of the Health
Plan's other product lines such as Medi-Cal and Medicare. Ms. Mailer designs and maintains all graphics and
content and is the editor of the CCHP employee newsletter. Ms. Mailer is a very well trained manager with 23
years of experience who will be very difficult to replace. Due to the Open Enrollment period, Wendy's full-time
services will be needed until after April 1st. Ms. Mailer's leadership of the marketing/enrollment team and
participation in the Open Enrollment process is crucial for CCHP to comply with the Exchange (Covered
California) requirements. During the transition into full retirement, CCHP is committed to recruitment of a
replacement for this important position. There is no current CCHP employee that is able to provide these
specialized services.
A recruitment to fill the position with a qualified candidate will begin immediately.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to receive Board approval may jeopardize efforts of the Health Services Department to comply with the
requirements of the Affordable Care Act.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
No impact to children.
ATTACHMENTS
Cost Sheet
Salary $41,856.18
Employer Paid Benefits*
Health/Dental
One Time Costs $0.00
Total Cost $41,856.18
Deferred comp Benefit**$0
ANNUAL TOTAL COST $41,856.18
*Includes:7.65% FICA
3.48% Workers Compensation
0.37% Unemployment
35.50% Pension
** $1020 OR $0
Pension Cost =
Position Adjustment Request Cost Breakdown
CLASSIFICATION