Agenda Item #
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
January 8, 2013
Agenda Report #
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: Part-Time Employment Work Hours Policy
INITIATED: Human Resources Department
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Recommendation: Approve an ordinance adopting Human Resources Policy Number
220-303, Part-time Employment Work Hours Policy.
Background: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act sometimes referred
to as Obama Care contains a provision requiring that part-time employees
working 30 or more hours per week must be offered health plan coverage starting
in 2014. The act further stipulates that the hours worked by part-time
employees during 2013 will be used to determine those part-time employees that
become eligible for coverage in 2014.
Analysis: If we fail to limit the hours worked by part-time employees they may
become eligible for health benefits under the same terms and conditions as full
time employees.
Financial Considerations: Each part-time employee that becomes eligible for
health care benefits and actually enrolls in the CCG health plan will increase
our health care budget allocation by $5,650 per year.
Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement: Although we cannot predict the exact
financial impact we can anticipate that adverse selection will be a factor.
Because part-time employees generally have lower earnings, those most likely to
enroll in our health care plan will be those with the greatest health care
needs. Therefore, the actual financial impact may be much more that the budget
allocation.
Legal: Authorization of Council is required to enact personnel policy.
Recommendation/Actions: The City Manager, Finance Director and Human Resources
Director recommend the proposed policy.
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