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DeKalb staff brief committee on employee benefits benchmarking; commissioners ask cost estimates for extending coverage
Summary
A county peer‑group study compared DeKalb County's health plans with regional peers; staff highlighted $125 million in annual county health‑care spending, a county life insurance benefit equal to 2.25× salary and a zero‑premium HSA option for sworn police. Commissioners asked staff to return with cost estimates to extend similar benefits to firefighters and other public‑safety staff.
DeKalb County staff on Tuesday presented a peer benchmarking study of the county's employee health and wellness plans, telling the Board of Commissioners' IRPS Committee that while plan design has remained comparatively stable, total health‑care costs remain a major budget line.
The presenter said DeKalb offers five plans—three self‑funded plans and two fully insured Kaiser plans—and that while out‑of‑pocket limits are higher on…
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