This Side Letter arises out of recommendations from the Joint Labor/Management Benefits Committee (“JLMBC”) following its discussions about future medical, dental and vision plan design. The recommendations were that active employees have the option to participate in a voluntary vision plan and a health savings account. The County determined that these were constructive suggestions from the JLMBC that warranted pursuing with the individual employee organization members of the JLMBC, such as PDOCC. As a result, the County and PDOCC agree that during open enrollment for the 2017 plan year the County will offer active employees, except those who are temporary or permanent-intermittent, the option of enrolling in an employee paid vision plan and an employee-funded health savings account pursuant to the terms detailed in the side letter.

Members will not have access to the voluntary vision plan nor the health spending account.