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Board discusses health-insurance eligibility for staff working across departments
Summary
Chickasaw County supervisors discussed whether employees averaging 30+ hours across two or more departments should be deemed eligible for health insurance; HR counsel recommended a 12-month measurement period and Tyler payroll software can flag averages. Supervisors asked for handbook language and departmental budgeting guidance.
Board members discussed how to handle health-insurance eligibility when employees work 30 or more hours on average across two or more county departments. HR counsel (referenced as Anne/Donna) advised using a 12-month measurement period consistent with Affordable Care Act practice and said the countys Tyler payroll system can flag employees approaching the threshold.
Supervisors debated whether the department that employs the majority of hours should bear the insurance cost or whether costs should be allocated on a percentage basis based on past hours. Several supervisors recommended using historical-hours data to allocate costs and adding handbook language under the health-insurance section that describes how departments will share payment responsibility when employees split time.
The board asked staff to draft potential handbook language and to return with recommended policy language to present at the next department-head meeting and the next board meeting for formal consideration.
