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Clay County committee says commissioners should get equal access to employee benefits; staff to clarify retirement and cost details
Summary
Committee members signaled agreement to extend access to benefits (including health insurance) equally to all commissioners and asked staff to confirm how SURF and Missouri Loggers programs currently apply to elected officials and to provide cost estimates for retirement and health insurance.
Clay County’s charter-review committee moved toward drafting language to give all county commissioners the same access to benefits available to other county employees, and asked staff to clarify current retirement program rules and precise costs.
Staff reported that the county participates in SURF, a county retirement program, and said SURF treats elected officials as full‑time for vesting purposes. Committee discussion clarified that commissioners contribute to SURF and that vesting generally occurs after eight years; the committee heard that SURF contributions and employer treatment differ from…
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