ADOPTED -
Agenda Item
No. 24
Introduced by the
INGHAM
RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH DELTA DENTAL OF
RESOLUTION #04-211
WHERERAS, the Ingham County
Health Coalition is a joint labor/management committee whose focus is the
provision of adequate employee health benefits at an affordable cost; and
WHEREAS, Ingham County, at
the request of the Ingham Health Coalition, issued a
Request for Proposals in March of 2004 for administration of the County’s
self-funded dental plan for employees; and
WHEREAS,
the Ingham Health Coalition has reviewed the
responses and determined that Delta Dental offers the best level of service and
value to the employees of Ingham County; and
WHEREAS,
the overall costs of the proposed plan is projected to be approximately the
same or less in the current program, with no change in benefit level; and
WHEREAS, the County’s various collective bargaining
agreements permit the County to change plans administrators, provided the
benefits remain basically the same; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham County
Health Coalition is recommending the selection of Delta Dental of Michigan; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of
Commissioners authorizes a contract with Delta Dental of Michigan for a three
year period beginning on
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners authorizes the termination
of the current agreement with Group Benefits/Assurecare
Incorporated for Administration of the self-funded employee dental insurance
plan and the three tier prescription plan effective September 30, 2004.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson and
Nays: None Absent: None Approved
FINANCE: Yeas: Lynch, Grebner, Dedden De Leon, Thomas
Nays: None Absent: Minter Approved
7/21/04