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County agrees to offer health coverage to hourlies instead of converting positions; proposes fee increases for emergency services and environmental funds
Summary
County staff told commissioners they will offer health coverage to hourly workers under the ACA rather than converting them to full-time positions; commissioners also agreed to send proposed fee increases (including an emergency services support fee rise) to public hearing.
County finance staff asked the commission for direction on a set of FTE and hourly staffing items affected by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Commissioners were told that rather than converting multiple hourly positions to full-time status (with the related pension and leave costs), the county can now offer an insurance policy to hourly workers at lower overall cost. "Wecan now offer them instead of converting them, we can now offer them a insurance policy at a less expensive model," county financial staff said during the session.
Staff estimated the net FTE/reclassification…
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