Explanation
BACKGROUND: To maintain the Employee Benefits Consulting Services; it is necessary to modify and extend the existing contract with Mercer Human Resources Consulting and to provide additional funding for the Employee Benefits Consulting Services.
The consultant services will assist Employee Benefits Risk Management with general consulting services and in the selection of the employee health care plan administrators. This contract established with Mercer HR Consulting is for a three-year period renewable annually; subject to annual appropriation and funding; this ordinance represents the second renewal.
Contract Compliance number is 13-2834414.
FISCAL IMPACT: To modify and extend the existing contract with Mercer HR Consulting to increase the maximum obligation liability, and to authorize the expenditure of $151,000.00 from February 1, 2004 through January 31, 2005. Funding is available for this contact in the 2004 Employee Benefits Insurance Fund. This ordinance is an emergency measure to continue the on-going employee benefits consulting services.
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To authorize the Human Resources Director to modify and extend the contract with Mercer Human Resource Consulting, to provide professional employee benefits consulting services from February 1, 2004 through January 31, 2005; and to authorize the expenditure of $ 151,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the costs of said contract; and to declare an emergency. ($151,000.00)
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WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to modify and extend the contract with Mercer Human Resource Consulting, to provide professional employee benefits consulting services from February 1, 2004 through January 31, 2005; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of $151,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay contract costs for employee benefits consulting services; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the us...
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