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 to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, MO, for the furnishing of employee group health insurance as an employee benefit for use countywide, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 26-19.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20271, September 30, 2019
INTRODUCED BY Charlie Franklin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Resolution 20000, dated October 8, 2018, the Legislature did award a twelve-month extension to the term and supply contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, MO, for the furnishing of employee group health insurance as an employee benefit; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing has now solicited new written proposals for group health insurance for County employees; and,
WHEREAS, a total of thirteen notifications were distributed and one response was received from the following:
RESPONDENT
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Kansas City (Jackson County), MO
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1054.6 of the Jackson County Code, the Director of the Department 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 group health insurance as an employee benefit to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 26-19; and,
WHEREAS, this award is made on an as needed basis and does not obligate the County to pay any specific amount, with the availability of funds subject to annual appropriation; and,
WHEREAS, the total monthly premium costs for 2020 by plan type and rate option for current associates are as follows:
INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL + 1 FAMILY
1. Blue Care HMO $729.28 $1,659.86 $2,046.71
2. Blue Select EPO $648.74 $1,478.33 $1,821.54
3. Preferred Care
PPO $714.58 $1,631.42 $2,003.06
4. EPO Blue Select
SPIRA $629.28 $1,434.36 $1,767.18
5. Blue Saver
QHDHP (HSA) $671.70 $1,547.00 $1,877.69
6. Blue Saver
Blue Select SPIRA
QHDHP (HSA) $577.28 $1,331.46 $1,614.99
and,
WHEREAS, the recommended employee shares of the monthly premiums are as follows:
INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL + 1 FAMILY
1. Blue Care HMO $114.68 $320.23 $488.52
2. Blue Select EPO $44.30 $159.27 $290.51
3. Preferred-Care $101.48 $302.06 $462.19
PPO
4. EPO Blue Select $35.24 $143.11 $285.17
SPIRA
5. Blue Saver $70.14 $240.19 $376.35
QHDHP (HSA)
6. Blue Saver PPO $4.00 $86.74 $175.74
Blue Select Plus
QHDHP (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 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 contained 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. 20271 of September 30, 2019, was duly passed on October 7, 2019 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 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 appropriation.
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Date Chief Administrative Officer