IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a one-year term and supply contract with two one-year options to renew, for the furnishing of dental insurance as an employee benefit for use County-wide to Dental Source/Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, MO, pursuant to the recommendation of the County's benefits broker, Garry and Associates.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18281, October 14, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Greg Grounds, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Resolution 18175, dated May 20, 2013, the Legislature did award a contract for the furnishing of broker and consulting services for health, life, and dental insurance for use County-wide to Garry and Associates of North Kansas City, MO; and,
WHEREAS, Garry and Associates has solicited written proposals for group dental insurance for County employees for a dental health maintenance organization (DHMO) plan and a PPO plan; and,
WHEREAS, a total of eight notifications were distributed and six responses were received as follows:
RESPONDENTS
Dental Source/Blue Cross Blue Shield
Kansas City (Jackson County), MO
Assurant Employee Benefits
Overland Park, KS
Delta Dental
St. Louis, MO
Ameritas
Lincoln, NE
Cigna
Bloomfield, CT
Humana
Lexington, KY
and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing and Gary and Associates recommend the County Executive be authorized to execute a one-year contract with two one-year options to renew, for the furnishing of dental insurance as an employee benefit for use County-wide to Dental Source/Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, MO, as the best bid meeting specifications; and,
WHEREAS, this award is made on an as needed basis and does not obligate Jackson County to pay any specific amount, with the availability of funds subject to annual appropriation; and,
WHEREAS, the recommended plan rates are as follows:
PLAN INDIVIDUAL COUPLE FAMILY
Dental Source DHMO $8.76 $14.26 $22.00
Blue Cross Base PPO $13.78 $25.52 $45.96
Blue Cross Buy-Up $21.74 $42.86 $71.56
now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and is hereby authorized to execute a one-year contract with two one-year options to renew, for the furnishing of dental insurance as an employee benefit for use County-wide to Dental Source/Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, MO; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contract, to the extent that sufficient appropriations to the using spending agencies are available in the then current Jackson County budget.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 18281 of October 14, 2013, was duly passed on October 14, 2013 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas __________8_______ Nays _______0______
Abstaining ______0_____ Absent ______0______ Excused______1____
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
This award is made on a need basis and does not obligate Jackson County to pay any specific amount. The availability of funds for specific purchases is subject to annual appropriations.
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Date Director of Finance and Purchasing