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Domestic Partner Benefits April 19, 2011

Domestic Partner Benefits April 19, 2011. Presentation Outline. Background Domestic Partner Benefits Program Actions Requested. Presentation Outline. Background Domestic Partner Benefits Program Actions Requested. Background. Domestic Partner Benefits :

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Domestic Partner Benefits April 19, 2011

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  1. Domestic Partner Benefits April 19, 2011

  2. Presentation Outline • Background • Domestic Partner Benefits Program • Actions Requested

  3. Presentation Outline • Background • Domestic Partner Benefits Program • Actions Requested

  4. Background Domestic Partner Benefits: • Benefits that an employer voluntarily chooses to offer to an employee’s unmarried partner • These benefits may be insurance related or employment related

  5. Background • 18 Public Employers responded to a recent survey • 9 currently offer Domestic Partner Benefits • Majority offer Medical, Dental, Vision, Spouse Life, Dependent Life, COBRA-equivalent coverage, and Bereavement Leave

  6. Background Local Comparators • City of Orlando, since 2009 • 9 employees • 3 are retirees • Medical, Dental, Vision, COBRA • Bereavement for DP and Spouse-equivalent family members

  7. Background 8,756 employees are benefits eligible • BCC • Comptroller • Tax Collector • Supervisor of Elections • Housing Finance Authority • OBT Development Board • Metroplan Orlando • Property Appraiser • Lynx • Clerk of Courts • Research and Development • I-Ride Trolley 8,310 Covered Employees & Retirees Total Plan Members 16,131

  8. Background Anticipated Costs • Majority of employers experience a financial impact of less then 1% of total benefits cost • Coverage of domestic partners is no more expensive than for spouses • Enrollment has been found to be low, 1% for domestic partners and 1% for dependents of partners

  9. Background Anticipated Costs • Incremental premium paid by County for spousal or domestic partner coverage - $4,754 • Claims are dependent on medical plan utilization

  10. Presentation Outline • Background • Domestic Partner Benefits Program • Actions Requested

  11. Domestic Partner Benefits Program Benefits Available: • Medical • Dental • Vision • Life Insurance • Life Insurance for Child(ren) • COBRA-equivalent coverage • Bereavement Leave

  12. Domestic Partner Benefits Program Available to: • Employees and Retirees For coverage of: • Same-Sex Domestic Partners • Children of the Same-Sex Domestic Partner

  13. Domestic Partner Benefits Program Other Benefits: • Domestic Violence Leave • Employee Assistance Program

  14. Domestic Partner Benefits Program Orange County Definition of a Same-Sex Domestic Partner: • Committed, serious, long-term relationship and intend to remain so indefinitely • Are of the same sex, 18 years of age, mentally competent • Are not married or legally separated to/from anyone else, or in a domestic partnership with any other person

  15. Domestic Partner Benefits Program Orange County Definition of a Same-Sex Domestic Partner: • Are not related by blood to a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage • Have shared the same primary residence for at least six consecutive months • Consider each other to be a member of immediate family • Are jointly responsible for each others financial welfare

  16. Domestic Partner Benefits Program Recognizing a Domestic Partner: • Orange County Declaration of Domestic Partnership • Two forms of financial interdependence evidence, one reflecting joint responsibility for no less than six months prior Termination of Domestic Partnership: • Orange County Statement of Domestic Partnership Termination

  17. Presentation Outline • Background • Proposal • Actions Requested

  18. Actions Requested • Approval of the attached Domestic Partner Benefits Program and Guidelines to extend benefits to same-sex domestic partners of employees and retirees on the County’s health plan as outlined in the Domestic Partner Benefits Program and Guidelines, effective January 1, 2012.

  19. Actions Requested • Approval to revise Orange County BCC Policy 308.1, Bereavement Leave, to include provision for eligible same-sex domestic partners effective January 1, 2012.

  20. Domestic Partner Benefits April 19, 2011

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