Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

A. MOTION TO APPROVE staff's recommendation to prepare Requests for Proposals (RFP) for each of the following voluntary insurance  and insurance-related products, which will expire at the end of calendar year 2018: (1) Dental DPPO Insurance, (2) Dental DHMO Insurance, (3) Long Term Disability Insurance, (4) Term Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance paid by the County and employee; and to approve staff's recommendation to participate in a one-year test of an Online Decision Support tool.

(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)

ACTION:  (T-10:50 AM)  Approved.
 
VOTE: 7-0.  Commissioner Holness appeared telephonically and voted in the affirmative.  Commissioners Geller and LaMarca appeared telephonically but were inaudible during the vote.

B. MOTION TO APPROVE staff's recommendation to authorize the County Administrator to approve Requests for Proposals (RFP), for each of the following voluntary insurance and insurance-related products, which will expire at the end of calendar year 2018: (1) Dental DPPO Insurance, (2) Dental DHMO Insurance, (3) Long Term Disability Insurance, (4) Term Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance paid by the County and employee.

(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)

ACTION:  (T-10:50 AM)  Approved.
 
VOTE: 7-0.  Commissioner Holness appeared telephonically and voted in the affirmative.  Commissioners Geller and LaMarca appeared telephonically but were inaudible during the vote.

Motion A: Board approval is necessary to initiate the procurement  process for each of these insurance products  on comparable terms to existing plans for calendar year 2019. 

Motion B: Approves the authorization of the County Administrator to authorize Requests for Proposals (RFP) for the various insurance products.

Provides necessary Board approval for various voluntary employee insurance products for calendar year 2019 and approves the authorization of the County Administrator to authorize Requests for Proposals.

None.

THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTIONS.

Motion A  seeks Board’s approval of staff's recommendations to prepare Requests for Proposals (RFP) for  the County’s voluntary and other insurance products set to expire in 2018 in preparation for benefits for calendar year 2019 and Open Enrollment scheduled to begin on October 15, 2018. Exhibit 1 provides a description, the current carrier, contract value, participation, and other background information on each insurance product along with staff’s recommendation.

Staff also recommends to participate in a one-year test of a new, more robust, decision support tool at no cost to the County.

Motion B seeks Board authorization for the County Administrator to approve RFPs for Dental DPPO Insurance, Dental DHMO Insurance, Long Term Disability Insurance, and Term Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance with plan designs comparable to the current plan designs and incorporate any direction from the Board. No renewals remain in the current Agreements.

Kevin B. Kelleher, Deputy CFO/Deputy Director, Finance and Administrative Services Department, 954-357-7132