City of Milwaukee - File #: 110178

• File #: 110178
• 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 City long-term disability benefits for 2012-2014.
• Sponsors: ALD. MURPHY
• Indexes: DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS, DISABILITY BENEFITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/5/2011	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

110178

Version

Substitute 1

Reference

101503

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

Substitute resolution authorizing the Department of Employee Relations to contract with a vendor for City long-term disability benefits for 2012-2014.

Analysis

This resolution authorizes the Department of Employee Relations to extend for 2 years the current contract with Standard Insurance for long-term disability insurance services without issuing a request for proposals. The Department of Employee Relations believes Standard Insurance’s rates are competitive and the City will gain no significant savings by soliciting other bids.

Body

Whereas, Common Council File Number 101503, adopted May 3, 2011, authorized the Department of Employee Relations (DER) to complete a request for proposal process for long-term disability insurance services based on the current contract between the City and Standard Insurance; and

Whereas, The current long-term disability insurance services contract with Standard Insurance is scheduled to end on December 31, 2011; and

Whereas, Standard Insurance has agreed to extend the current contract at the current rates for a 2-year period, and DER believes Standard Insurance’s current rates are reasonable and consistent with its competitors; and

Whereas, The DER believes the City will gain no significant savings on long-term disability insurance services by soliciting competitive bids through a request for proposals process; and

Whereas, The DER recommends that the City contract with Standard Insurance for Long-term Disability insurance services without initiating a request for proposals process at this time; and

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

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Common Council authorizes the Department of Employee Relations to execute a 2-year contact extension, in conjunction with the City Attorney, for a period of  January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013 with Standard Insurance to provide and administer long-term disability insurance benefit services.

Drafter

DER

MB

07/14/11

LRB #131549-2

Aaron Cadle

07-18-11