HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12201993 - 1.3A THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUN'T'Y, CALIFORNIA
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Adopted this Order on December 20, 1993, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Bishop, McPeak**, Torlakson
NOES: Supervisor McPeak (**on Section 3, Qual Med PPO; she expressed conrn w*th
ABSENT: Supervisor Smith
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ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Employee Health Benefit )
Plans ) RESOLUTION 93/ 741
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors in its capacity as
governing Board of the County of Contra Costa, and all districts of which
it is the ex-officio governing Board, Resolves that:
1 . The proposed contract between Contra Costa County and
QualMed, Inc. for County and District employee health benefits is hereby
authorized and approved effective February 1, 1994 , and the County
Administrator is authorized to execute said contract.
2 . The QualMed health maintenance organization and the QualMed
preferred provider organization shall be available as health service plans
to County and District employees, eligible retirees and their eligible
dependents beginning February 1, 1994 .
3 . The County and Districts will pay the following monthly
premium rates for QualMed .HMO and PPO coverage until September 30, 1994 :
Qual Med HMO
Single $118 . 96
Family 291 . 83
Qual Med PPO
Single $202 . 67
Family 481 . 47
4 . Open enrollment for all County and District health and dental
plans shall take place from January 3, 1994 to January 31, 1994 .
5 . Emergency Action
This resolution is adopted as an emergency action. The premium
charges for the 1st Choice Health Plan have increased by thirty-five (35%)
percent since November 1 , 1993 . This increase exceeds the budgeted
allowances of the County and Districts for health care premium increased by
twenty-one ( 21% ) percent, and represents an unfunded liability which cannot
legally be incurred., A contract has been obtained with QualMed, Inc . , for
replacement health care services which are comparable to those provided by
the 1st Choice Health Plan but which can be provided within the budget
allowances . Replacement contract services and health plan contribution
rate changes must begin on or before February 1, 1994 or the fiscal
integrity of the County and District health plan budgets will be impaired.
Further, open enrollment for the various County and District health and
dental plans has been delayed for six weeks and other plan premium and
benefit changes are pending effective on or before January 1 , 1994 . This
emergency action is necessary to prevent unbudgeted expenditures and to
permit open enrollment to begin as soon as possible so that employees will
be able to select health and dental coverage in the light of the new
offerings and changes in contribution rates .
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6 . Impasse Action
The County and Districts have given notice to the recognized
employee organizations and have met and conferred with them concerning the
proposed implementation of the QualMed HMO and PPO plans replacement of the
1st Choice Health Plan; changes in contribution rates; proposed open
enrollment dates, and the need for action effective January 1, 1994 to
permit plan and contribution changes . After meeting and conferring on
those matters, the parties have not reached agreement and are at impasse .
7 . Meet and Confer
The Employee Relations Officer is directed to give notice of this
Resolution to all recognized employee organizations and to meet and confer
with any recognized majority representative employee organization, upon
request, at the earliest practicable time, concerning this Resolution.
8 . This resolution is adopted without prejudice to pending
meeting and conferring between the County and Districts and recognized
majority representative employee organizations .
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 hown.
ATTESTED: •
PHIL BATCHELOR,bark of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
cc : County Administrator
County Counsel By e,..Q �` - -� -� ,Deputy
Auditor-Controller
Personnel Director
Employee Organizations
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