IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a six-month term and supply contract with four twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of vision care insurance coverage as an employee benefit for use County-wide to EyeMed Vision Care of Mason, OH, pursuant to the recommendation of the County’s benefits broker, Garry and Associates.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18857, June 15, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, 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 employee insurance benefits for use County-wide to Garry and Associates of North Kansas City, MO; and,
WHEREAS, Garry and Associates has solicited written proposals for group vision care insurance coverage for County employees; and,
WHEREAS, a total of nine responses were received and evaluated as follows:
RESPONDENTS
AETNA
Overland Park, KS
Ameritas
Overland Park, KS
EyeMed
Mason, OH
Humana
Kansas City, MO
KC Life
Kansas City (Jackson County), MO
MetLife
New York, NY
Standard
New York, NY
United Health Care
Minnetonka, MN
VSP
Kansas City, KS
and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing and Gary and Associates recommend the County Executive be authorized to execute a six-month contract with four twelve-month options to renew, for the furnishing of eye care as an employee benefit for use County-wide to EyeMed of Mason, OH, 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:
Individual $5.57
Eligible Employee + Spouse $10.58
Eligible Employee + Children $11.14
Family $16.37
and,
WHEREAS, a special open enrollment period for this vision care coverage will be held to allow eligible employees to take advantage of this benefit during 2015; 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 six-month contract with four twelve-month options to renew, for the furnishing of vision care insurance coverage as an employee benefit for use County-wide to EyeMed of Mason, OH; 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. 18857 of June 15, 2015, was duly passed on June 22, 2015 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
Fiscal Note
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