Resolution 339-2017OPTION B
RESOLUTION NO. 339 -2017
A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS REVISING THE PROCEDURE FOR DISTRIBUTION OF
$250 SUBSIDY TO MEDICARE - ELIGIBLE "RULE OF 70" RETIREES TO
OFFSET THE COST OF MONROE COUNTY HEALTH INSURANCE OR TO
USE FOR PAYMENT OF MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTS; REPEALING
RESOLUTION NO. 190 -2017; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on July 25, 2017, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC)
in its capacity as Plan Administrator of the Monroe County Group Health Plan adopted numerous
changes to contribution rates of active employees, dependent and retirees under the Monroe County
Group Health Plan, one of which was approval of Option 4A, a $250 /month subsidy to Medicare
eligible "Rule of 70" retirees ( "Medicare Eligible Retirees "); and
WHEREAS, the intent of Option 4A was to provide a monthly supplement for Medicare
Eligible Retirees, that could be used either as an offset against the cost of County - provided health
insurance (in the case of the members who remain on the County health plan) or to be used for
payment of Medicare supplemental insurance or for any other purpose designated by the Medicare
Eligible Retiree (in the case of Medicare Eligible Retirees who are not members on the County health
plan); and
WHEREAS, on September 5, 2017, the BOCC approved Resolution 190 -2017, setting forth
the process and procedure for disbursement of the $250 subsidy to the Medicare Eligible Retirees; and
WHEREAS, the BOCC directed staff to make the $250 subsidy tax - exempt to the maximum
extent possible; and
WHEREAS, the BOCC now wishes to revise Resolution 190 -2017 in order to clarify the
process and procedure for disbursement of the $250 subsidy.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
Section 1 . Beginning January 1, 2018, Medicare Eligible Retirees will be given a supplement,
in the maximum amount of $250 per month, which can be used one of two ways as follows:
(a) For those Medicare Eligible Retirees who are members on the Monroe County Health Plan,
the $250 monthly supplement will be used to offset the monthly actuarial cost the County
will charge Medicare — eligible Rule of 70 Retirees beginning January 1, 2018.
(b) For those Medicare Eligible Retirees who are not members of the Monroe County Health
Plan, the supplement will be paid by the County directly to the Medicare Eligible Retiree,
in the form of a check disbursed each month in the amount of $250. As to this group, the
payment constitutes a taxable fringe benefit. To be eligible for payment, these Medicare
Eligible Retirees must provide the necessary documentation to the County in advance of
the first payment. Necessary documentation will be provided to each eligible Retiree
during the enrollment process.
Section 2 . The following Medicare Eligible Retirees are entitled to the $250 Subsidy:
OPTION B
(a) Rule of 70 Retirees who are currently Medicare - eligible, and who are members of the
Monroe County Group Health Plan on 1/1/2018; and
(b) Persons who are currently actively employed by Monroe County BOCC or a participating
employer in the Monroe County Health Plan, who meet the Rule of 70 criteria, who are
members of the Monroe County Group Health Plan on 1/1/2018, and who retire on or after
1/1/2018.
Section 3. Rule of 70 Retirees who are not yet eligible for Medicare shall qualify to
receive the $250 Subsidy once they become Medicare - eligible. The obligation is on the Medicare -
eligible Rule of 70 Retiree to notify the Benefits office once they become Medicare - eligible.
Section 4 . Beginning with the 2018 Plan Year, on a monthly basis, the Monroe County
Benefits office shall issue a list of Medicare Eligible Retirees to Finance, indicating (a) which Retirees
are on the Plan, in which case they are entitled to use the supplement as an offset in accordance with
Section 1(a), above; and (b) which Retirees are not on the Plan, in which case the Medicare Eligible
Retirees shall receive the $250 payment as indicated in Section 1(b).
Section 5 . Resolution 190 -2017 is hereby repealed and replaced in its entirety. This
Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption by the BOCC.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida at a regular meeting held on the 14` day of November 2017.
Mayor David Rice
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Mayor Pro Tern Sylvia J. Murphy
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Commissioner Danny L. Kolhage
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Commissioner George Neugent
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF
MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
BY
Mayor David Rice
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By:
Deputy Clerk
MONROE COUNTY ATTORNEY
APP i 0 ED S TO F R
C.' THIA L. ALL
ASSISTA COUNTY ATTORNEY
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