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Commission Minutes-August 6, 2008 3389 Other major employee compensation includes retirement, 9.12% for those in NDPERS and 8.44% for those covered through deferred compensation, health insurance and dental insurance. Health and Dental CoveraQe Under a self funding arrangement, the county sponsors both a health insurance plan and a dental plan. Premium increases have been estimated at 12% for both the health plan and the dental plan. The formal rate quote has not been received at this time but, hopefully the information will be received before the preliminary budget is approved. The health plan is doing well with sufficient revenues to pay claims and adequate reserves. The reserves expected at the end of 2009 would be about 42% of the expected claims. The dental plan has struggled with expenses exceeding revenues since the program started in 2006. Presently, reserves in the health insurance plan are used to cash flow the shortages in the dental plan. In 2006 the county's loss on the plan was $40,500, in 2007, $30,500; but to date in 2008 the county is showing a postive cash flow of $36,429. Projections indicate that a $26,000 positive cash flow should end 2008 for a net deficit of $45,000 over the three year period. New Emplovees Ten new employees have been requested for 2009. Social Services is requesting nine and Veterans Service is requesting one. An additional budget cost of $597,935 includes all expenses including furniture and fixtures. The budgeted cost does not include employee space. 911 service fund Mr. Montplaisir provided a summary of the 911 fund activity and budget. The fund receives revenues from a $1 surcharge on land and cell phones. The main purpose of the surcharge is to pay the county's share of the Red River Regional Dispatch Center (RRRDC) operation and for the state-wide upgrade project for the enhanced 911 project for cellular service. For 2008, $180,000 was budgeted to transfer from the General Fund to the 911 Fund for costs not covered by the 911 fee. As West Fargo has joined the RRRDC, the county's costs have been reduced and only $90,000 will need to be transferred for both 2008 and 2009. MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to approve the 2009 preliminary budget for the 911 Fund in the amount of $301,234. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Document preservation fund and NDRIN fund The document preservation fund comes from fees collected in the County Recorder's Office when documents are filed, and is used to enhance and maintain permanent records in the office. The office charges a $3 fee per document filed. Of the $3 fee, one dollar is used to fund the North Dakota Recorders Information Network (NDRIN) and the remaining two dollars is used to keep the County Recorder's equipment and programming updated.