Joint Labor/Management Benefit Committee. 1. The Unions and County agree to create a Joint Labor/Management Benefit Committee (“Benefit Committee”). The Benefit Committee will be composed of two (2) representatives (not including Union/Association staff) from each Union/Association in the County and Management representatives to be determined. The Benefit Committee replaces the existing Healthcare Oversight Committee. The existing Healthcare Coalition will remain, but may meet quarterly.
Joint Labor/Management Benefit Committee. The Union will join the Joint Labor/Management Benefit Committee (“Benefit Committee”) created in 2016 that will convene in order to 1) select a replacement medical or dental plan in the event that a plan listed in this Section 19 is no longer available; 2) design a wellness program; 3) discuss future medical, dental, or vision plan design; or 4) assess the future impact of any excise tax pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) (42 U.S.C. § 18081) on any high cost medical plans offered by the County. The Benefit Committee replaces the existing Healthcare Oversight Committee. The existing Healthcare Coalition will remain, but may meet quarterly. The Benefit Committee will be composed of two
Joint Labor/Management Benefit Committee. The Union will join the Joint Labor/Management Benefit Committee (“Benefit Committee”) created in 2016 that will convene in order to 1) select a replacement medical or dental plan in the event that a plan listed in this Section 26 is no longer available; 2) design a wellness program; 3) discuss future medical, dental, or vision plan design; or 4) assess the future impact of any excise tax pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) (42 U.S.C. § 18081) on any high cost medical plans offered by the County. The Benefit Committee replaces the existing Healthcare Oversight Committee. The existing Healthcare Coalition will remain, but may meet quarterly. The Benefit Committee will be composed of two (2) representatives (not including Union/Association staff) from each Union/Association in the County and Management representatives to be determined. If the Benefit Committee is selecting a replacement medical or dental plan, the selection must be unanimously agreed upon by the Union/Association representatives on the Committee and any such selected plan will be available to employees represented by the Unions and incorporated into their respective MOUs after ratification by each Union/Association. The Union may begin participating in the Benefit Committee following ratification of this MOU.
