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Commissioners approve benefit changes: dental increase, retiree stipend cut, committee's plan mostly accepted
Summary
The court approved several benefits committee recommendations: a 25% employee dental-rate increase, a reduction of the retiree monthly stipend to $200 effective Oct. 1, 2024, and acceptance of the committee's remainder recommendations, including maintaining UnitedHealthcare and other benefits.
Rockwall County commissioners approved the benefits committee's recommended 2025 benefits package after a staff presentation by HR Director Cammy (Kamie) Webb. The court voted unanimously to pass a 25% increase in employee dental premiums to address rising dental costs, and later approved a change reducing the retiree monthly stipend from $300 to $200, effective Oct. 1, 2024; that stipend vote passed 4-1.
Webb summarized the committee's other proposals: retain UnitedHealthcare for medical claims administration, keep OptumRx pharmacy management, continue the ACEs disease-management program, maintain volunteer and supplemental benefit offerings, and introduce a microsite for benefits and payroll access paid from a UnitedHealthcare credit. Webb described a new "Go to Doctor" program tied to incentives and a possible 2026 surcharge for employees or spouses who do not complete an annual physical. "If the employee ... fulfills the requirement, they will receive a $25 Amazon gift card," Webb said discussing the program incentive. Commissioners approved the remainder of the committee's recommendations unanimously.
