18-R-144 - Blue Cross Blue Shield & UnumWHEREAS, the City solicited proposals from insurance carriers for medical, dental,
vision and disability plans; and
WHEREAS, after evaluating all proposals for cost and level of benefit provided as
compared to the current employee benefits, City staff and the City's insurance broker
recommend entering into an agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Unum to
provide the best medical, dental, vision and disability plans at the best value; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to
contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Unum for medical, dental, vision and
disability insurance plans pursuant to the recommendation made by Human Resources Staff.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
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Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the Acting City Manager to enter into
an agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas for medical insurance and Unum for dental,
vision, and long -term disability.
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true,
and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 3. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with
any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application
of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid
provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final
passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 13"' day of November, 2018
ATTEST:
Brenda Dennis, City Secretary
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Carpenter, Mayor