HomeMy WebLinkAbout6836RESOLUTION NO. 6836
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SELECTION OF BLUE CROSS /BLUE SHIELD
OF COLORADO AS THE SINGLE PROVIDER OF HEALTH BENEFITS FOR ALL
EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR SUCH COVERAGE
WHEREAS, health benefits for employees of the City of Pueblo
are presently provided by three different providers, namely, Blue
Cross /Blue Shield of Colorado, Lincoln National Insurance, and
Qual -Med, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, bringing all City employees under a single health
benefit provider will achieve substantial savings both for the
employees and the City; and
WHEREAS, the City administration, the majority of City
employees, and the three bargaining representatives of City of Pueblo
employees are in agreement that all City of Pueblo employes should be
covered by a single health benefit provider; and
WHEREAS, the City administration has solicited proposals and
received responses for employee health benefit coverage from Blue
Cross /Blue Shield of Colorado, Lincoln National Health Plan and
Qual -Med, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, such proposal will offer the employees the option
between traditional indemnity coverage, preferred provider coverage,
or health maintenance organization (HMO) coverage, at a 1992 cost of
$110 per month single premium and $295 per month family premium, as
compared to the current 1991 Blue Cross premium cost of $126 per
month single and $352 per month family; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
Section 1.
The selection of Blue Cross /Blue Shield of Colorado, Inc. as the
single health benefit provider for all employees of the City of
Pueblo is hereby approved.
Section 2.
The Director of Finance is hereby authorized to execute a contract
for such employee health benefit coverage on behalf of the City of
Pueblo, in substantially the form of the proposal received from Blue
Cross /Blue Shield of Colorado Inc. and on file in the office of the
Director of Finance.
This resolution shall become effective immediately upon
passage.
INTRODUCED: October 15, 1991
By JOHN CALIFANO
Councilperson
ATTEST: APPR
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City Clerk President of the City Council