IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract with two twelve-month options to extend for the furnishing of employee group health insurance as an employee benefit for use countywide to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request For Proposals No. 48-16.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19253, September 12, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, Crystal Williams, and Theresa Galvin, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing has solicited written proposals for group health insurance for County employees; and,
WHEREAS, a total of five notifications were distributed and two responses were received from the following:
RESPONDENTS
Blue Cross and Blue Shield,
Kansas City (Jackson County), MO
AETNA
Kansas City (Jackson County), MO
and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends the award of a twelve-month term and supply contract with two twelve-month options to extend for the furnishing of health insurance as an employee benefit for use countywide to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request For Proposal No. 48-16 as the lowest and best bid; 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 total premium monthly rates are as follows:
INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL + 1 FAMILY
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $603.03 $1,373.87 $1,693.01
Blue Care HMO Option
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $590.99 $1,350.46 $1,657.27
Preferred-Care PPO Option
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $557.89 $1,285.96 $1,560.24
BlueSaver PPO (HSA)
and,
WHEREAS, the recommended employee shares of the monthly premiums are as follows:
INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL + 1 FAMILY
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $114.69 $320.23 $488.52
Blue Care HMO Option
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $101.48 $302.06 $462.19
Preferred-Care PPO Option
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $70.14 $240.19 $376.35
BlueSaver PPO (HSA)
now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that award be made as recommended by the Director of Finance and Purchasing and that the Director be and hereby is authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to the accomplishment of the award; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contract, to the extent 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. 19253 of September 12, 2016, was duly passed on September 19, 2016 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________9_________ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining ______0_______ Absent _____0_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
This award is made on an as needed 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 Chief Financial Officer