ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 27, 2001

Agenda Item No. 9

Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION EXTENDING AGREEMENTS WITH GROUP BENEFIT SERVICES

FOR ADMINISTRATION OF SELF-FUNDED DENTAL AND

PRESCRIPTION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAMS

RESOLUTION #01-56

WHEREAS, Ingham County's eligible employees are provided dental and supplementary prescription reimbursement benefits; and

WHEREAS, Group Benefits Services has satisfactorily provided administration of these self-funded programs; and

WHEREAS, the administrative fee for the dental program will remain unchanged at $1.75 per contract per month; and

WHEREAS, the administrative fee for the prescription reimbursement program will remain unchanged at $1.25 per program per month.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners extends the existing agreements with Group Benefit Services to provide administration of the self-funded employee dental program and the self-funded supplementary prescription drug reimbursement program effective January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that these agreements may be continued on a month-to-month basis provided that the fee schedule does not increase.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson and County Clerk are authorized to sign appropriate documents after review by the County Attorney.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: Stid, Celentino, Minter, De Leon, Swope

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 2/20/01

FINANCE COMMITTEE: Yeas: Czarnecki, Hertel, Schafer, Minter, Swope, Lynch, Krause

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 2/21/01