Explanation
BACKGROUND
The City of Columbus is one of 10 employers in United Health Care's national book of business to be awarded the 2012 Well Deserved Award for its commitment to fostering a workplace culture that is supportive of employee health and wellness. City leadership believes that a healthy culture creates a healthier and more productive workforce with increased efficiencies, and more cost-effective service delivery. The City offers and promotes comprehensive programs and policies that encourage employees and family members to get active, make good nutrition choices, quit tobacco, manage diabetes and other chronic diseases, and receive free preventive health screenings and flu shots. The Healthy Columbus program is a critical component of a larger strategy to reduce health care costs incurred by the City of Columbus.
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Human Resources to accept the award. The Department plans to use the funds to provide employees with education and tools they need to make informed decisions to reduce unecessary utilization of the emergency room and medical services.
Fiscal impact: The Well Deserved Award comes with a cash prize of $1,000.00. The employee benefits fund appropriation level and cash balance will increase by $1,000.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Human Resources to accept a cash award of $1,000.00 from United Health Care for the Well Deserved Award; and to appropriate $1,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the employee benefits fund. ($1,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Healthy Columbus program has been recognized for the City's commitment to helping City employees improve their health and well-being through wellness programs; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus Healthy Columbus Program to accept the cash award of $1,000.00; Now, Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Human Resources is hereby authorized to accept a cash award in the amount of $1,000 from United Health Care.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Employee Benefits Fund and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the project period the sum of $1,000.00 is appropriated upon receipt of cash as follows:
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SECTION 3. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes necessary to ensure that these transactions are properly accounted for and recorded accurately on the city's financial records.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.