City of Milwaukee - File #: 110175

• File #: 110175
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/24/2011
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/26/2011
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing the Department of Employee Relations to contract with a vendor for the City Basic Plan/Preferred Provider Organization health benefits for 2012-2014.
• Sponsors: ALD. MURPHY
• Indexes: DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS, HEALTH INSURANCE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/4/2011	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/26/2011	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
7/20/2011	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individuals appearing: Mike Brady, Department of Employee Relations Clete Anderson, Willis of Wisconsin	Pass	3:0
7/18/2011	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/24/2011	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

110175

Version

Substitute 1

Reference

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

Substitute resolution authorizing the Department of Employee Relations to contract with a vendor for the City Basic Plan/Preferred Provider Organization health benefits for 2012-2014.

Analysis

This resolution authorizes the Department of Employee Relations to contract with UnitedHealthcare to administer the City’s self-insured Basic Plan/Preferred Provider Organization for 2012, 2013 and 2014, and to extend this UnitedHealthcare contract for an additional 2 years with the approval of the Common Council. The City’s contract with the incumbent administrator, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, will end on December 31, 2011. UnitedHealthcare will administer both this long-standing benefit plan and the City’s new, self-insured EPO or Exclusive Provider Organization.

Body

Whereas, The contract between the City and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield to administer the City’s self-insured Basic Plan/Preferred Provided Organization will end on December 31, 2011; and

Whereas, The Department of Employee Relations, working with Willis of Wisconsin, has prepared a  Request for Proposals (RFP) for bids to administer the City’s Basic Plan/Preferred Provided Organization; and

Whereas, The Benefits Review Team recommends that the City should contract with UnitedHealthcare to administer its Basic Plan/Preferred Provider Organization health plan benefits plan as UnitedHealthcare’s bid was the lowest of the 5 bids received; and

Whereas, The City is interested in sustaining good health benefits for all City employees and retirees at the most affordable costs to the City employees and retirees and the City; therefore, now, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Department of Employee Relations is authorized, in conjunction with the City Attorney, to execute a contact for a 3-year period, January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014 with UnitedHealthcare to administer the City Basic Plan/Preferred Provided Organization healthcare benefit plan; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Department of Employee Relations is authorized to extend the contract for up to 2 years with Common Council approval.

Drafter

DER

MB

07/14/11

LRB #131361-2

Aaron Cadle

07-18-11