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Houghton County adopts PA 152 exemption for 2024 health plan
Summary
The board unanimously adopted Resolution 23-20 to elect the annual exemption option under 2011 Public Act 152 for the county's 2024 health plan year, a compliance choice the county makes annually to manage employer health-cost obligations.
On Oct. 10, 2023, the Houghton County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution 23-20 (4–0) electing the annual exemption option under 2011 Public Act 152, the Publicly Funded Health Insurance Contribution Act, for the county’s 2024 medical benefit plan year.
Administrator Larson summarized the three compliance paths set out in the statute — a hard cap, an 80/20 employer-employee cost split requiring a majority vote, or an annual exemption by two‑thirds vote — and said the county will pursue the annual exemption option for 2024. The motion was made by Commissioner Gretchen Janssen and seconded by Commissioner Glenn Anderson; the roll-call vote was recorded as yes: Janssen, Anderson, Tikkanen and Keranen; one commissioner was absent.
The exemption choice is an annual administrative decision that allows a local unit of government to forgo the Act’s cost‑sharing and cap rules by vote. The board record does not include a detailed comparative cost analysis in the meeting packet; Administrator Larson stated the county is in a healthy budget position as it considers health‑plan renewals.
The resolution was certified by County Clerk Jennifer Kelly.
