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Human Resources: retiree Medicare plan renewed with modest increase; county to add outside employment‑law counsel and post IT director position
Summary
Human-resources staff said the grandfathered LEHI-1 retiree Medicare plan will renew with a 5.42% increase (about $25 per member per month) and requested use of an external employment-law attorney billed at $275/hour; after executive session the board approved posting an IT director position.
Jessica Warren, human resources, briefed the Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners (date not specified) on three HR items: renewal of a grandfathered retiree Medicare plan for law‑enforcement retirees, procurement of additional employment-law counsel, and a staffing request following an executive session.
Warren said the county’s left‑1 (LEHI‑1) law‑enforcement retiree Medicare plan — a closed, grandfathered…
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