HomeMy WebLinkAbout082321ca11 JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Mark McCauley, Interim County Administrator
Erin Lundgren, Human Resources Manager
DATE: August 23, 2021
SUBJECT: AGREEMENT,3rd Technical Amendment re: Employer Medical Plan
Contribution for Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)/Jefferson County
Sheriff's Office Uniformed Support Services (JCSOUSS) Employee
Association Members
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
On February 1, 2021, the Board approved an agreement to adjust the employer medical plan contribution for
Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)/Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Uniformed Support Services (JSCOUSS)
Employee Association Members. That agreement expires August 31, 2021. Attached is an agreement that
continues the employer medical plan contribution.
FISCAL IMPACT:
County contribution through December 31, 2021: Maximum of$1,381.51 per month, per member.
County contribution effective January 1, 2022: Maximum $1,407.33 per month, per member.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the Agreement, 3rd Technical Amendment, regarding the employer medical plan contribution for
Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)/Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Uniformed Support Services (JSCOUSS)
Employee Association Members.
REVIEWED BY:
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Mark McCaul4 Interim County Adm trator Date
3rd Technical Amendment to the
AGREEMENT by and between
JEFFERSON COUNTY (Employer/County)and
JCSOUSS Employee Association (Association) Covering
UNIFORMED SUPPORT SERVICES
A. Jefferson County and the Association are parties to a Collective Bargaining Agreement
(CBA) for 2018 through 2021, and;
B. During the course of the CBA administration in 2021 the Parties executed the 2nd
Technical Amendment, and;
C. The Association in August 2021 opened the CBA a second time for further negotiations
of medical pursuant to Article 22 of the CBA.
THEREFORE, HAVING CONFERRED AND BARGAINED IT IS AGREED:
1. The County recognizes the 2021 2nd Technical Amendment will expire September 2021.
2. The Association asserts that a hardship will befall the Bargaining Unit regarding medical
unlike any other Bargaining Unit in the County.
3. It is agreed the County payments agreed in the 2nd Technical Amendment of a maximum
of$1,381.51 per month shall continue through December 31, 2021.
4. Effective January 2022 based on employee hours in December 2021 the County will pay
the amount of 85%of the "FOP $250 deductible medical/dental package" with a current
total COMPOSITE cost of$1,540.28 resulting in a County contribution of$1,309.24 per
month per Bargaining Unit employee. Such County contribution shall continue until the
Parties agree to a new amount.
5. Effective January 2022, as determined by the Auditor, the County will deduct,pretax, if
reasonably possible, from the pay of each Bargaining Unit employee the amount of
$231.04, or such other amount the Association shall instruct the County to deduct, as the
employee contribution to medical. The employee contribution is a "wage reduction"for
purposes of employee medical contribution.
6. The Association is fully responsible for administering all aspects of the benefits selected
by the Association. The County is only responsible for the payment of the agreed County
cash amount of contributions in the amount stated in 4. above or such other amounts as
the Parties may agree from time-to-time.
7. The Association by its authorized agent must promptly provide payment instructions to
the County Auditor(copy to FIR).
8. The County shall not be a party to the FOP program. The County responsibility is
exclusively to make the agreed payments of County contribution plus employee medical
deduction to an account designated by the Association.
9. All other terms and conditions of the 2018-2021 CBA shall be in full force and effect
with the Parties reserving the right to make such further amendment as they shall
mutually agree.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of ,2021
JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD JCSOUSS Employees Association,FOP
OF COMMISSIONERS
Heidi Eisenhour,Member Ashley lo Association President
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Greg Brotherton,Member
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Kate Dean,Member Date a//7 l Z)
Approved as to Form Only: Clerk of the Board:
By: August 18, 2021
Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney By:
Carolyn Gallaway,CMC
By:
Acting Co Administrator