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item/Subject: Order, Amending Section 7J.4 of the City Personnel Rules and Regulations, Dental
Insurance
Responsible Department F ecud, a Human Resources
Commentary:
The City currently Offers group dental insurance to regular full-time employees at their full cost This
Order would expand eligibility to include regularly scheduled part-tlme employees, also at their full cost, if
they elect to Par kipate. This would increase the number eligible by another 80-90 employees, several of
whom who have expressed interest in this voluntary benefit program.
Delta Dental, our current group provider, has agreed to amend our plan dorumant m Indude this group
Ofemployees. This Is a pad opportunity to improve the CtYs fringe benefit offering to our regular part-
time employees at no mat to the City.
The proposed amendment was recommended for approval by the GovarnmeM Operations Committee at
its meeting Of September 23, 2008.
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CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) Order, Amending Section 7.7.4 of the City Personnel Rules and Regulations,
Dental Insurance
By the ply Croat// oftne City of Bangor:
ORDERED, THAT
Section 7.7.4 of the City Personnel Rules and Regulations is hereby amended as
follows:
7.7.4 Dental Insurance
The City offers group dental Insurance coverage to employees In regular full-time
and regular raft -time positions. If selected, this coverage begins in the first full
month follovdng the employee's date of hire. The cost of any coverage shall be
paid for by participating employees and this plan is available to dependents
and/or spouse. Participation in this benefit is not automatic and employees must
Initiate a request to become enrolled. Further specific information regarding
coverage and costs Is available through the Human Resources Office.
Note: Additions are underlined.
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MEMORANDUM
70: Government Operations Committee
From: Bob Farrar, Assistant City Manager/Human Resources Director
Subject: Proposed Amendment to Personnel Rules and Regulations— Group
Dental Insurance Eligibility
Date: September 19, 2009
The City offers group dental insurance to regular full-time employees at their full
cost through Delta Dental. Approximately 140 employees, 28% of those eligible,
participate through payroll deduction. Recently, interest has been expressed
regarding expanding eligibility to include regularly scheduled Part-time
employees as well. This would Increase those eligible by another 80-90
employees. As with participating full-time employees, the cost far this insurance
would be paid completely by any part-time employees electing to participate.
Delta Dental has agreed to amend our plan document to include this group of
employees should the City wish to do W. This would be an opportunity to
improve the fringe benefit offerings to our regular part-time employees at no
cost to the City. This presents a nice opportunity for part-time employees to
secure dental insurance coverage at reasonable group rates through payroll
deduction.
If the Committee approves the recommendation, a Council Order amending the
City's Personnel Rules and Regulations by adding "regularly scheduled part-time
employees" as an additional group of eligible employees for dental Insurance will
be prepared and sent to the City Council for consideration and approval.
Should there be any questions, please feel free to contact me directly