(A) A non-reverting fund for the county’s partially self-funded employee health insurance plan is hereby created and said fund shall be known as the Non-Reverting Employee Health Insurance Fund.
(B) Disbursements from the fund shall be made to the third party administrator upon the submission of a claim voucher properly itemized and verified in the same manner as other claims or vouchers against the county. The said fund does not require an appropriation by the County Council, unless otherwise required by law.
(C) The County Auditor is hereby directed to transfer funds from the various funds of county government to the Non-Reverting Employee Health Insurance Fund after authorization of the respective department heads in amounts budgeted by the County Council as the Employer’s Contribution.
(D) Contributions submitted by agencies that are outside the county government but that are a part of the county’s health insurance plan shall be receipted into said fund.
(E) Upon completion of such transfer, the Board further authorizes payment to the third-party administrator, or its successor and/or assigns from the Non-Reverting Employee Health Insurance Fund established herein for the purposes of administering this plan without additional approval of the Board or the Board or the County Council, unless otherwise required by law.
(F) On each payday, the County Auditor is directed to withhold the employees’ contribution towards the cost of the health insurance and to receipt said contribution into said fund.
(Ord. 11-2002, passed 6-20-2002)