18-R-129 - Broker Services Agreement Arthur J GallagherRESOLUTION NO. 18 -R -129
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
AUTHORIZING THE ACTING CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT
WITH ARTHUR J GALLAGHER AND CO TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE
BROKER SERVICES AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the City has a need to contract with a professional consultant to advise the
City on medical plans, dental plans, and additional insurance plans and to represent the City in
finding, evaluating and negotiating with insurance providers; and
WHEREAS, the City solicited proposals from qualified vendors for health insurance
broker services; and
WHEREAS, after extensive analysis of the responses provided by each of the six (6)
prospective firms, City staff is confident that Arthur J Gallagher and Co. can provide the best
service at the best value; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to
contract with Arthur J Gallagher Pro, Inc. pursuant to the recommendation made by City 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 execute
and deliver the contract with Arthur J Gallagher and Co. in an amount not to exceed cumulative
expenditures of $225,000 during the three -year term. Maximum expenditures during each of the
fiscal years shall not exceed $75,000 unless otherwise negotiated and approved by City Council.
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any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the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 25th day of September, 2018
renda Dennis, City Secretary
CITY OF,.�WRTZ, TEXAS
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chael Carpenter, Mayor