Resolution 17-093 Approving Health Insurance Contract

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA

City Manager/Personnel Director

RESOLUTION 17-093

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, APPROVING A NEW ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH PREMERA BLUE CROSS, SUN LIFE HEALTH, AND PRUDENTIAL.

WHEREAS, The City of Homer received proposals from private health insurance companies which were evaluated by the consultant and City Administration, and agreed that the best proposal for health insurance was the one submitted by Premera Blue Cross; and

WHEREAS, Sun Life Health submitted a proposal for Dental and Vision which would provide the City with a better rate and coverage for those benefits; and

WHEREAS, Combining the Premera Blue Cross and Sun Life Health proposals would only raise the 2018 total health care costs by 7.7% over 2017 actual; and

WHEREAS, The Employee Committee had a conference call and discussion with Brandon Nyberg of Wells Fargo Insurance, reviewed the benefit coverage and cost projections for the 2018 plan, and reviewed proposals submitted, and concurs with this recommendation; and

WHEREAS, In order to meet enrollment deadlines, and have new enrollees’ healthcare effective on January 1, 2018, it is necessary to approve the new contracts and employee premiums by the end of November.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Homer City Council hereby approves a new one-year contract based upon the proposals with a term beginning on January 1, 2018, and authorizes the City Manager to execute the appropriate documents.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 27th day of November, 2017.

                                                                                                                CITY OF HOMER

                                                                                                                _______________________                                                                                                                                                       DONNA ADERHOLD, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE

ATTEST:

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MELISSA JACOBSEN, MMC, CITY CLERK

Fiscal Note:  $1,708,368 annual cost of employee health care.