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Board approves insurance renewal, library digital-contract renewal and clerk appointment
Summary
After a consultant's briefing on large claims that pushed renewal pricing higher, the Orange County Board approved health plan renewals (with a modest plan-design adjustment), authorized a Blue Ridge Download Consortium contract renewal for library digital content, and appointed Glenda Bradley Paul as clerk.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors on July 22 approved a package of administrative actions after hearing staff presentations and consultant analysis.
Health insurance renewals and claims briefing
Jenny Carpenter, the county's human resources director, told the board the county had budgeted for a 15% renewal but the market renewal came in at 20%. To avoid shifting the full increase to employees, staff recommended a single adjustment: increase the deductible on one high-deductible plan from $3,200 to $3,300, which Carpenter said would return the county to its budget target.
Carpenter also told the board the county's health fund is projected to run a negative balance this year and will require a temporary transfer from pooled funds of…
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