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DeKalb staff present employee benefits peer study; zero‑cost police premiums highlighted, cost work ordered for fire and public safety
Summary
County staff presented a peer comparison of DeKalb employee health plans, highlighting that sworn police who elect the HSA have a $0 premium (including family coverage). The committee directed staff to cost options for extending similar coverage to fire and broader public safety and to identify funding sources.
DeKalb County staff presented a peer study to the IRPS Committee comparing DeKalb’s employee health and wellness plans with peer counties and the city of Atlanta. Presenters said the comparison emphasized plan design rather than posted premiums because many jurisdictions do not publish premium detail.
Presenters said DeKalb offers five plans (three self‑funded, two fully insured) and that the county has largely held employee premium contributions steady: “For sworn police officers, if they elect the health savings account, their premiums are 0,” the consultant…
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