HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12081987 - 1.45 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Harry D. Cisterman, Director of Personnel Contra
Costa
DATE: November 19, 1987 County
SUBJECT: Safeguard Dental Plan f
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION \
Recommendation \\\
IT IS ORDERED that the Director of Personnel be authorized to sign an
agreement with the Safeguard Dental Plan for the purpose of amending the current
contract to increase benefits to the level of active employees.
Background
Employees currently enrolled in the Safeguard Dental Plan receive
reduced dental benefits at the time of their retirement. However, with the
implementation of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) ,
the County is now required to offer retiring employees the option of maintaining
full active group benefits. Since retired employees enrolled in all other
health and dental programs maintain the same benefit level as active employees,
increasing the Safeguard benefit level for retirees would be consistent with the
retiree benefit programs.
Fiscal Impact
There are 50 retired employees currently enrolled in the Safeguard
Dental Plan. The increased cost for the period January 1 - July 31, 1988 is
$1852.48. The County's share would increase by $298; the retiree's share would
be $1853 or $4.50 per retiree per month.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT. YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OP COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATIO OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON _ APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: - NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
DEC 8 1987
cc: County Administrator's Office ATTESTED
Auditor-Controller' s Office PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY v ,DEPUTY
M382/7-83