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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/11/1997 BAKERSFIELD Alan Tandy, City Manager Patricia J. DeMond, Chair Staff: John Stinson Mark Salvaggio Jacquie Sullivan AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING Tuesday, March 11, 1997 4:15 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 1. ROLL CALL Call to Order 4:30 p.m. Present: Councilmembers Patricia J. DeMond, Chair; Mark Salvaggio and Jacquie Sullivan 2. APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 3, 1997 MINUTES Approved as submitted. 3. PRESENTATIONS None 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None APPROVED AS SUBI~IrI'TIID APRIL 14, 1997 [ LE COPY AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT PERSONNEL COMMITTEE Tuesday, March 11, 1997 Page -2- 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. HEALTH PLAN MARKETING Assistant City Manager John Stinson gave an update on the status of the Health Plan marketing. The Committee at its last meeting on February 3, requested further information from local brokers who were in attendance. They have provided the additional information, and submitted quotes for health plans which appeared to be different from the city's current plans. This is a concern because the city did not solicit these quotes and the city is required to maintain current health benefits pursuant to the memorandums of understanding with the different bargaining units. Any changes to benefits must be negotiated with the bargaining units and be reviewed by the Insurance Committee. Based on the material that has been submitted, staff recommended that our health care consultant, Mr. Kaighan, proceed with the Request for Proposals (RFP) and marketing of the health plans. Staff has shared the information that was submitted by the local brokers with the Insurance Committee for their review. The Insurance Committee at its meeting on Friday, March 7, reviewed the materials submitted by the brokers and reconfirmed their prior recommendation to proceed with the RFP and marketing of the health plans directly with the health care companies. It was clarified that we are in the second year of a two-year contract with our current health care consultant, Herb Kaighan, and he has done what he was mandated to do by the Council. Mr. Kaighan had been chosen by Council based on an RFP and local brokers were included in that process. It was noted, that before the current health care'consultant contract ends in March of '98, the City would be in a position to, again, send out an RFP for health care consultant services if the Council desires. The health care companies that the brokers are working with are on the list of health providers to be sent the RFP. It was discussed and Mr. Kaighan agreed that if it would expedite the process for health plan marketing, local brokers could be allowed to submit proposals in response to the RFP. Staff indicated that if brokers were included, the RFP should include language that requires identifying any broker's commissions or fees. Mr. Koerner requested that as he had brought three carriers to the table, and if these three carriers become the best three carriers after Mr. Kaighan does an analysis and an evaluation, that those carriers be issued and his company be compensated. Staff clarified that they would not want to eliminate these or any AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT PERSONNEL COMMITTEE Tuesday, March 11, 1997 Page -3- carriers from dealing directly with the city. The City Attorney indicated that there would not be any additional fees depending on which vendor was chosen, and that the figures for all quotes would have to be comparable and include any broker's commission. After discussion, Committee member Jacquie Sullivan made a motion to proceed with the RFP as presented by Mr. Kaighan with the exception that it be amended to allow the brokers to compete just as any other vendor for that business and include language that says that any broker's commissions or fees be identified as part of the quote so we would know what those amounts are. The Personnel Committee unanimously approved the motion. Staff will proceed with the distribution of the RFP with the above changes. 6. NEW BUSINESS None 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 p.m. Staff present: Assistant City Manager John W. Stinson; Chief Assistant City Attorney Bob Sherfy; and Human Resources Manager Carroll Hayden. Others present: Herb Kaighanl Aon Consulting; Randy Boggs, Association of Bakersfield Police Officers; Jim Cecil, Association of Bakersfield Police Officers; Scott Monroe, Association of Firefighters; Steve Hamblet, Association of Firefighters - B-Flag; Jim Barks, FinHealth Services; Roger Gagosian, Gagosian Associates; Clayton Koerner, Alliance Brokers and Consultants; Ginger Ruben, Benefits Technician; Chuck Waide, S.E.I.U., Local 700; and Mike Lee, Blue and White Collar Unit representative. (Lisa Friedman, reporter, The Bakersfield Californian arrived at 5:00 p.m.) cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council JWS:jp