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51.

Meeting Date:	08/24/2015
County's Opting In on Health Plan
Submitted for:	Rosie Rodman	Submitted By:	Rosie Rodman
Department:	Administrative Services

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to amend the County's Employee Benefit Plan to include eligible spouses, regardless of gender; and any other matters incident thereto; and authorizing the County Judge to sign all relevant documents.

Issue: Amendment to Employee Benefit Plan is necessary due to recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on "Same-Sex" Marriages.

Solution: Webb County is part of the Texas Association of Counties Health and Employee Benefits Pool (TACHEBP). After careful review, the Pool is recommending that the benefits plan cover eligible spouses, regardless of gender.

Result: As self-funded plan, the County has the right to "get in" or "get out" in terms of covering same sex spouses, like any other qualifying event. The Texas Association of Counties Health and Employee Benefits Pool (TACHEBP) is recommending that we cover eligible spouses regardless of gender.

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Attachments
TAC Letter for "Opting In"