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4.07Options for Health Insurance Benefits for County Employees Representatives from all
bargaining units, along with staff from the County Administration and Human Resources
Departments, have been working together since July 2015 to identify options that might reduce
the financial burden placed on County employees by the high health insurance premiums
collected by CalPERS without substantially increasing the costs to the County. After months of
researching, analyzing, evaluating and debating options, and discussions and votes by
interested bargaining units, the following units voted in favor of terminating their health
insurance contracts with CalPERS in order to contract with Anthem: Board of Supervisors,
Appointed Department Heads, Non-Represented (including the Executive Assistants-Board of
Supervisors), Confidential, and Professional Employees Association. All other units either did
not vote or voted to remain with CalPERS health insurance. At this time the County is waiting
on revised quotes from Anthem for the much smaller pool of employees. Staff will return to
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the Board of Supervisors on August 9 for consideration of required actions if Anthem agrees
to quote the smaller pool and the new rates are still acceptable to employees in the interested
units. The staff report provides further detail regarding the Working Group's process and
analysis over the past year. The County and its Benefits Review Committee, working with the
County's broker, will continue to look at health insurance options each plan year and make a
recommendation for bargaining units to consider, if viable options are identified action
requested ACCEPT FOR INFORMATION ONLY. (County Administration / Human Resources)
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OARD OF UPERVISORS LOSED ESSION
7.02Actual Litigation Pursuant to Gove. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):
4.Hoffman, et al. vs. County of Butte; USDC Eastern District Case No.: 2:16-CV-01487-
MCE-AC
AMENDMENTTOBUTTECOUNTYBOARDOFSUPERVISORSCLOSEDSESSIONITEM7.04
7.04Conference with Labor Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6:
Negotiators: Jack Hughes and Brian Ring
Employee Organizations: BCEA; SSW; BCMEA; PPOA; PEA; DSA Management/Supervisory
Unit; DSA General Unit; BCCOA Supervisory Unit; BCCOA
General Unit; Confidential Unit; PPOA Management Unit; Non-
Represented Unit; Skilled Trades Unit; Attorney Unit
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