The Employee Public Hearing for Benefits and Compensation is scheduled for Thursday, May 27th at 4:30 pm in the Commissioners Court Room. The meeting this year will be a virtual meeting. Employees will be able to call in between 4:30 p.m. and 5:50 p.m. to share their comments with the Commissioners Court. Calls will be cued in the order received and facilitated by a call facilitator.
This time is set aside each year for our Travis County employees to share any concerns or issues regarding proposed changes to our benefits plans and anticipated compensation decisions for our upcoming fiscal year. If you would like to submit a comment instead of attending the virtual meeting, please complete the survey by May 25th! All comments will be provided to Commissioners Court prior to the meeting, if you have questions please contact Benefits Administrator or attend the May 27th Public Hearing at 4:30pm in the Commissioners Courtroom. Staff who call in by 6 pm will be in the que and given the opportunity to speak.
Proposed Benefit Changes Effective 10/1/2021
The Benefits Committee, Planning and Budget Office, Human Resources Management Department and our Benefits Consultant, NFP, have worked diligently to maintain the current premium costs while providing a comprehensive benefits plan for County employees, retirees, and their covered dependents. The Benefits Committee met to review plan options and cost projections. For FY22, the Committee agreed to continue the health plans with a 2.2% increase to medical premiums and no changes to the plan design.
- Proposed Plan Summary with no changes
- Proposed Rates with 2.2% increase
- Premiums vs. Salary Increase
- Employee Premium Impact
- Health Plan Increase Impacts
The Employee Public Hearing for Benefits and Compensation is scheduled for Thursday, May 27th at 4:30 pm in the Commissioners Court Room. The meeting this year will be a virtual meeting. Call (888) 966-1236 to attend the public hearing on May 27th. If you would like to submit a comment, please complete the survey by May 25th!
All comments will be provided to Commissioners Court prior to the meeting, if you have questions please contact Benefits Administrator or attend the May 27th Public Hearing at 4:30pm in the Commissioners Courtroom at 700 Lavaca or by calling 866-966-1236 (The meeting will continue after 6:00 pm to accommodate those who work until 5:00 pm).
Proposed Compensation
The Compensation Committee has recommended three priorities to the Commissioners Court for Fiscal Year 2022.
- Funding the results of the Benchmark Project currently being performed by the Human Resources Management Department.
- Funding an across-the-board increase for employees on the classified pay scale.
- Implementing a change to the classified pay scale.
Additionally, a working group has been working on a revision to the Peace Officer Pay Scale (POPS) and funding for the implementation of the new scale, as well as a step increase, has been included in the Budget Guidelines.
All compensation changes must be approved by the Commissioners Court during the budget process.
