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Alpena County panel recommends removing part-time employees from life-insurance policy
Summary
The Alpena County Personnel Committee voted 3-0 to recommend removing all part-time employees from the county's life-insurance policy after HR staff said the insurer requires a minimum 15 hours-per-week threshold; the recommendation was recorded March 4, 2025.
The Alpena County Personnel Committee on March 4 recommended removing all part-time employees from the county's life-insurance policy following a report from Human Resource Specialist Jennifer Mathis.
Mathis told the committee that the county's life-insurance vendor requires employees to consistently work at least 15 hours per week to be eligible for coverage. She said several bailiffs and multiple Plaza Pool employees do not meet that threshold and the insurer will not provide coverage for them, so the county is proposing a consistent rule that excludes part-time staff from the policy.
Commissioner Todd Britton moved to eliminate part-time employees from the life-insurance policy and Commissioner Lucille Bray supported the motion. A roll-call vote recorded AYES: Bray, Britton and Chair Brenda Foumier; NAYS: none. The committee's action was recorded as a recommendation (Action Item #1), not a final countywide policy change.
The committee did not specify when the full board will take up the recommendation. The transcript records that the committee will forward its recommendation as presented; no implementation date or transition details for affected employees were given in the meeting minutes.
The meeting adjourned at 12:13 p.m.
