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INTRODUCED BY CONSgNT
PROPOSED BY County Executive
DATE INTRODUCED November 20,1
RESOLUTION NO. 86 -63
A RESOLUTION IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTING
A POLICY AUTHORIZING TERMINATING EMPLOYEES
TO CONTINUE ON THE WHATCOM COUNTY HEALTH
BENEFIT PROGRAMS.
WHEREAS, the United States Congress has passed the Comprehensive
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1986, and,
WHEREAS, under the terms of the Act, the County is required to
provide qualified terminating employees and their dependents an
opportunity to retain certain health benefit coverages under the
various Whatcom County's health benefit programs.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
(1) That the County adopts the terms of COBRA relating to the
continuation of qualified terminating employees health benefit
coverage under the WMB Plan 405 effective with the expiration of
the Corrections Officer Collective Bargaining Agreement.
(2) That the County will adopt the terms of COBRA for the
Teamster Trust Fund health benefit plans when those plans become
COBRA eligible.
(3) That the rates to be charged eligible terminated employees
and retirees be set annually in accordance with the terms of
COBRA,.For the WMB Plan 405, rates be actuarially established
separately for "subscriber ", "spouse ", "first child ", and "all
additional children ", and that the two percent (2 %) administra-
tive fee permitted by COBRA be added to those rates.
(4) That the County adopt the terms of COBRA for terminating
Nor -Bell Employees effective January 1, 1987, at the rates
established by WMB for that Plan, plus the two percent (2 %) admi-
nistrative fee.
PASSED this 18t day of December , 1986.
AT T T :
Clerk of the Coun it
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Civil Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney.
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