HomeMy WebLinkAbout14443 1 RESOLUTION NO. 14,443
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO A CONTRACT WITH UNITED HEALTH INSURANCE FOR
5 GROUP.HEALTH INSURANCE FOR A TWELVE (12)-MONTH PERIOD
6 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2017; TO INCLUDE A CLAUSE WHICH
7 PERMITS THE CITY TO RENEW THE CONTRACT AT ITS OPTION
8 FOR SEVEN (7) ADDITIONAL YEARS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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10 WHEREAS,the City provides certain health insurance benefits,and the option for dependent coverage
11 benefits,to its employees; and,
12 WHEREAS, after a competitive selection process it was determined that the most qualified applicant
13 with the best overall rate to provide insurance for the current City employees, and those who may come to
14 work for the City, and to some extent the dependent coverage that may be involved in such coverage; and,
15 WHEREAS, the basic cost of such coverage to the City will be Ten Million, Seven Hundred Forty-
16 Nine Thousand,Three Hundred Eighty-Eight and 04/100 Dollars ($10,749,388.04) for 2017,but the basic
17 plan would enable Buy-Up Plans for individual employees;
18 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
19 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
20 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into an agreement with United Health Care for
21 Group Health Insurance for the period of January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2017, for an amount not to
22 exceed Ten Million Seven Hundred,Forty-Nine Thousand,Three Hundred Eighty-Eight and 04/100 Dollars
23 ($10,749,388.04)for the Basic Plan,and the share some of the dependent coverage with the employee,and
24 to have available for employees a Buy Up Plan for additional coverage.
25 Section 2. Funds for this agreement will be available from a line item for Group Health Care Insurance
26 in the 2017 Budget.
27 Section 3. Pursuant to approval by the City,this contract may be extended seven(7)additional items
28 for seven(7)additional years in accordance with the renewal clause in the agreement.
29 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
30 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
31 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
32 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
33 resolution.
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1 Section 5. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
2 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
3 PASSED: November 1,2016
4 APPROVED:
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7 .ngley7, ity Clerk Mark Stodola,Mayor
8 '."O D AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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11 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attor
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