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“A new program in Placer County aims to ensure that every child age 5 and younger has health insurance.

The First 5 Placer Children and Families Commission this week unveiled the program, which works to enroll eligible children in government-funded insurance programs and offers a new health insurance product for those from families whose incomes are too high to qualify.

Coverage costs between nothing and $15 per child, with a maximum monthly payment of $45 per family. Eligibility is limited to families with incomes less than 300 percent of the federal poverty level, about $60,000 a year for a family of four.”

Who’s the Placer Co official behind this one? Don’t we have enough budget problems in this county? You’re telling me someone making $60K a year is elgible for public assistance? So where were the Placer Co. Stupivisors at when Oracle and HP are paying $30K for most of their lower level employees? I guess these folks should be on food stamps and in public housing.

Yes, you read right, the Ose 5 are looking for more money. Even though this is barely a part time job, $30K is just not even. What’s the median income in Placer County you say? Well, not much more than $30K and yet these guys want more money. And they will push for almost $100K in March!!!! Are you flipping kidding me? Well I say if you want more money get a second job or get a real private sector job. I heard CarMax and the Casino are both hiring.

By Art Campos – SacBee.com
Published 12:00 am PST Thursday, January 31, 2008

Placer County supervisors soon may try again to increase their annual salaries, which have been capped at $30,000 because of charter requirements.

Voters would have to approve any changes in the county charter, and they have defeated past attempts to raise the supervisors’ salaries.

The supervisors reviewed the salary issue earlier this month and asked their staff members to return on March 11 with further information.

A charter review committee made up of Placer citizens has recommended that the $30,000 salary cap be replaced with an annual salary, including benefits, for the supervisors.

The committee said eight counties of comparable size to Placer are paying an average of about $99,000 annually to their elected supervisors.

The committee also has recommended that a statement be made to the charter that the county supervisor position is at least a full-time job.

Placer County voters approved a charter in 1980. The charter can be reviewed every five years to consider recommended changes.

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