Not exact matches
The panel also accepted the county's proposal to raise a cap on
health insurance contributions in order to maintain the employee share at the existing level of 12
percent.
The district's
health insurance contributions will rise by just under 7
percent next school year, a less severe rise than the 7.5
percent one seen this year, according to the budget presentation.
«The proposal that I laid out in the room just now is a 10
percent increase in year one, followed by a 3
percent increase in year two, with
health insurance contributions and a longer school day,» Kuzma said.
«Perhaps there is a middle ground, whereby the justices and the board members would increase their
health insurance contributions, from (the current) 15
percent to 30 or 40
percent.»
The amounts listed in the report DO NOT include fringe benefits such as
health insurance or employer pension
contributions, which can add 35
percent or more to the cost for taxpayers.
Some details have already emerged on the deals, which have no pay increases, include the 16 unpaid furlough days which amount to roughly a 3
percent pay cut, and call for higher
contributions for pensions and
health insurance.
Erie County and union members of the Sheriff's Office have reached an agreement on a contract that raises wages by 13
percent and increases employee
health insurance contributions over the five - year deal.
And while the district's
health insurance contributions will rise 7.5
percent next school year, Mr. Gamberg said the increase is expected to be offset by a decrease in BOCES and retirement payments.