Lake County Financial & Administrative Committee met Sept. 24.
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Addenda to the Agenda
4. Public Comment
5. Chair's Remarks
6. Old Business
7. New Business
REGULAR AGENDA
FINANCIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE
7.1 20-1279
Resolution approving Amendment Number One to the Lake County CARES Act Funding Plan and authorizing an emergency appropriation and line item transfers of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds across approved Lake County CARES Act Categories in direct response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
· The CARES Act was passed by Congress and signed into law on March 27, 2020.
On April 23, 2020, Lake County received $121,539,986.20.
· Funds are required to be used for expenses that: (1) are necessary due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19); (2) were not accounted for in Lake County’s approved Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget; and (3) were incurred during the period March 1, 2020 - December 30, 2020.
· On July 27, 2020, the Lake County CARES Act Funding Plan was approved by the County Board. This is Amendment Number One to that plan.
· To date, $105,000,000 of CARES Act funding has been appropriated and distributed in the approved Lake County CARES Act Categories.
· Authority to spend appropriated funds within CARES Act Categories and execute any and all agreements with partners related to the allocation and distribution of CARES Act funds is delegated to the County Administrator or their designee(s).
· CARES Act budget allocations may be amended with line item transfers between CARES Act Categories as approved by the County Board.
· Any CARES Act funds not spent or encumbered by December 15, 2020 will be re-allocated to the County-wide Essential Service categories.
7.2 20-1284
Resolution approving the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Health Insurance rate structure.
· The Human Resources Department working in conjunction with the County’s health insurance consultant, Segal Consulting, developed and presented a recommended design and budget for the County’s FY 2021 Health Insurance Plan.
· Based on the direction provided by the Board, the projected increase in costs for FY 2021 is approximately $2,191,700 for a total projected cost of $42,927,200 and represents a 6.6 percent increase.
· Based on Board guidance, the design and budget for the County’s FY 2021 Health Insurance Plan includes the following:
o The distribution of the cost increase employees enrolling in the Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Illinois or Blue Advantage HMO plan will be limited to a five percent increase.
o The distribution of the cost increase to employees enrolling in the Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP) will be 6.6 percent.
o The distribution of the cost increase to employees enrolling in the Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) will be nine percent.
· During Open Enrollment, employees will be provided an opportunity to continue with their existing plan or enroll in another available plan.
**NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONSIDER ACTION TO RESCIND A PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION**
7.3 20-1309
Ordinance rescinding Ordinance Number 20-1069, passed on August 11, 2020, changing the last three fixed holidays for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 to unpaid holidays for Lake County employees.
· The County Board on August 11, 2020, passed Ordinance Number 20-1069 making a one-time change for Fiscal Year 2020 to the fixed holidays found in Section 4.1 of the Lake County Employee Policies and Procedures in that the last three holidays in FY 2020 were to be unpaid.
· On September 2, 2020 U.S. Treasury Department provided guidance that clarifies and expands CARES Act reimbursement of COVID-19 related expenses.
· This new U.S. Treasury Department guidance provides the opportunity to fully reimburse various County employee positions supporting COVID-19 response and decreases the negative impact on the County’s FY 2020 budget.
· With County Board approval to re-allocate CARES Act funds based on the newest U.S. Treasury Department guidance, it is the County Administrator’s assessment and it is no longer necessary to proceed with this pay reduction and rescinding Ordinance Number 20-1069 is in the best interest of Lake County.
8. Executive Session
9. Director's Report
10. Public Comment
11. County Administrator's Report
12. Members Remarks
13. Adjournment
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