Number
021565
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing the Department of Employee Relations to hire consultants to assist in preparing requests for proposals for employee benefit contracts.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Department of Employee Relations to pay consultants up to $30,000 from the department's Special Purpose Claims Cost Containment Account to assist in preparing employee benefit contracts requests for proposals which will expire at the end of 2003.
Body
Whereas, The following City of Milwaukee benefit contracts expire at the end of 2003:
· Health Maintenance Organizations (2 contracts)
· Fee-for-Service Dental Organization
· Flexible Choices Program Administrator
; and
Whereas, The Department of Employee Relations wishes to prepare requests for proposals (RFPs) to identify potential vendors for these services; and
Whereas, The Department of Employee Relations wishes to utilize the services of consultants in the preparation, review and evaluation of these RFPs; and
Whereas, The cost of these consultant services will not exceed $30,000; and
Whereas, These consultants' costs will be paid from the Department of Employee Relations' 2003 Special Purpose Claims Cost Containment Account (Account Number 613001-0001-1654-1613-S115), which is an account established to buy health or consultant services to minimize future health costs to the City; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Director of the Department of Employee Relations, in consultation with the Chair of the Finance and Personnel Committee, is authorized to execute such consultant contracts as prepared by the City Attorney for the purpose of recommending vendors to the Common Council for these services in 2004; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the cost of these consultant services shall not exceed $30,000 and shall be paid from the DER 2003 Special Purpose ...
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