NUMB:
980514
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 1
REF:
XXBY:
ALD. PRATT
TITL:
Substitute resolution establishing a City Employee Health Care Benefit Task Force.
ANLS:
- Analysis -
This resolution establishes a 13 member City Employee Health Care Benefit Task Force to explore options for maintaining quality health and dental care insurance plan choices for City employees, in the most cost effective, efficient manner possible. The Task Force is directed to submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the Common Council within 90 days of adoption of this resolution.
BODY:
Whereas, Employee health care benefits are a major annual expense for the City of Milwaukee and its taxpayers; and
Whereas, A recent nationwide study of health maintenance organization (HMO) costs indicates that Wisconsin's HMO costs are among the highest in the nation; and
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee is desirous of maintaining quality health and dental care insurance choices for its employees, in the most cost effective, efficient manner possible; and
Whereas, It is in the best interest of the City of Milwaukee, its employees, and its taxpayers, to explore as many options as possible for providing the best selection of health benefit plans to City employees at the lowest cost; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that a City Employee Health Care Benefit Task Force is hereby established, comprised of the following 13 members or their designees:
1. The Chair of the Finance and Personnel Committee.
2. One Common Council member to be appointed by the Common Council President.
3. Two representatives from the HMO industry, appointed by the Common Council President.
4. The Director of the Department of Employee Relations.
5. The Manager of the Employee Benefits Division - Department of Employee Relations, who shall serve as chair of the Task Force.
6. The Labor Negotiator, Department of Employee Relati...
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