ADOPTED - JUNE 26, 2001

Agenda Item No. 11

Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGES IN THE MANAGERIAL/CONFIDENTIAL PERSONNEL MANUAL

RESOLUTION #01-203

WHEREAS, Resolution 00-290 charged the Managerial/Confidential Steering Committee with evaluating and recommending changes to the Plan; and

WHEREAS, the Steering Committee solicited input from managerial and confidential employees regarding such changes; and

WHEREAS, the recommendations are that the retirement plan be changed to the B-4 and the FAC-3, that life insurance be increased for confidentials, that Columbus Day and Good Friday be eliminated when and if agreed upon by other bargaining unit employees in exchange for sixteen (16) additional bonus hours with Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve given as holidays every year, and that severance pay be automatic for up to six (6) months, provided the employee is eligible; and

WHEREAS, payment for these improvements shall be from the Managerial and Confidential Job Study not being retroactive for the first six (6) months in 2000, the wage increase for 2002 being 2% instead of 3%; and, increases in the mandatory employee contribution rates; and

WHEREAS, constitutional elected officials and those judges covered under the Municipal Employees' Retirement System may also be purchasing the B-4 and FAC-3 at a later date.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that changes in the Managerial / Confidential Personnel Manual be as follows:

1) Change the retirement benefit plans effective 01-01-02 to the B-4 and FAC-3; and

2) Effective following the approval of this resolution, increase life insurance for Confidential Professionals to $30,000 and $25,000 for Confidential TOPS; and

3) If agreed upon with other bargaining unit employees, either eliminate Columbus Day and Good Friday as holidays with employees receiving sixteen (16) vacation bonus hours or eliminate Columbus Day and Good Friday and add Cesar Chavez Day as a holiday with employees receiving eight (8) vacation bonus hours, and Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve paid as a holiday every year; and

4) The severance pay provisions to be modified to provide one month's continuation of salary, health, dental and life insurance for each year of service to a maximum of six (6) months. The initial payment of severance to be automatic provided the employee is eligible in accordance with the Managerial/Confidential Personnel Manual. And, the Administrative Services / Personnel Committee may extend severance pay up to an additional six (6) months for those employed ten (10) or more years.

JUNE 26, 2001

Agenda Item No. 11

RESOLUTION #01-203

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Resolution 00-290 be amended to provide a two (2) per cent increase, in lieu of a three (3) per cent increase, effective 12-29-01.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Confidential employees' MERS contribution rate be changed to 5.36% effective 01-01-02.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Managerial employees' MERS contribution rate be changed to 6.39% effective 01-01-02.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that constitutional elected officials and those judges covered under the Municipal Employees' Retirement System be given the option to purchase the B-4 and FAC-3 at a later date.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: Stid, Celentino, De Leon, Swope Nays: Minter Absent: None Approved 6/19/01

FINANCE: Yeas: Hertel, Swope, Lynch

Nays: Czarnecki, Schafer, Minter Absent: Krause Failed 6/20/01