HomeMy WebLinkAbout16104 1 RESOLUTION NO. 16,104
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO A CONTRACT WITH DELTA DENTAL INSURANCE, IN AN
5 AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED
6 THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,500,000.00), TO PROVIDE
7 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING
8 JANUARY 1, 2024, TO DECEMBER 31, 2024; AND FOR OTHER
9 PURPOSES.
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11 WHEREAS,the City offers Group Dental Insurance for City employees and their dependents;and,
12 WHEREAS, in October 2020,due to the rising costs of a Fully-Insured Dental Plan,the City decided
13 to move to a Self-Insured Dental Plan with Delta Dental providing the Administrative Services only;and,
14 WHEREAS,the basic cost for employee coverage, including administration and claims service to the
15 City is not to exceed One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars($1,500,000.00)for 2024;and,
16 WHEREAS,Resolution No. 15,327(October 20,2020)authorized the initial term of the contract with
17 Delta Dental for 2021,with the option to extend the contract for six(6)additional one(1)-year terms;and,
18 WHEREAS, the contract term for 2024 represents year four (4) of a potential seven(7)-year
19 term.
20 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
21 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
22 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into an agreement with Delta Dental for
23 Administrative Services only for the period of January 1, 2024,to December 31,2024,for an amount not
24 to exceed One Million,Five Hundred Thousand Dollars($1,500,000.00)for employee coverage, including
25 Administration and Claims Service,for a one(1)-year period.
26 Section 2. Funds for this agreement will be available from a line item for Group Dental Insurance in
27 the 2024 Budget.
28 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
29 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
30 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
31 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
32 resolution.
33 Section 4.Repealer. All laws,ordinances,resolutions,or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
34 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
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1 ADOPTED: September 19,2023
2 A T: APPROVED:
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5 Susan •• City Clerk Direc.41 tor . Wyric and 7,Acting Mayor
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9 Thomas M.Carpenter, City Attorn
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