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Board backs plan to preload $600 HSA contribution to encourage employee enrollment
Summary
Commissioners agreed to allow staff to preload the county's $600 HSA contribution for employees during open enrollment and asked staff to send formal advice to the plan administrator.
County commissioners and staff discussed preloading the county's $600 annual Health Savings Account contribution to encourage employees to enroll in the HSA-qualified plan ahead of open enrollment. A staff member said the county currently contributes $600 annually — paid as $50 a month — and proposed front-loading that amount to make the plan more attractive during open enrollment in October.
The staff member said preloading would not increase the county's annual outlay but would make funds immediately available for new participants. “Well, right now, it's a $600 contribution from the county. And, of course, the employees can put in the matching funds,” the staff member said. Commissioners discussed whether a formal vote was required; the staff member said they would send an advisory to the plan administrator asking whether the county can preload the $600 and would report back.
No formal ordinance or policy change was adopted at the meeting. Commissioners instructed staff to check administration details — including who would administer the plan and whether preloading is permitted under plan rules — and to return with written advice so the board could confirm implementation during October open enrollment.
