Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The benefit consultant services assists Employee Benefits Risk Management with general consulting services and in the selection of the employee health care plan administrators. This contract with AON Hewitt Consulting is for a three-year period subject to annual appropriation; this ordinance represents the first renewal option. AON Hewitt Consulting has agreed to the respective contract for the professional services at $175,000.00 per year.
The Human Resources Department requests to modify and extend the existing contract and to provide for funding February 1, 2014 through January 31, 2015, for Employee Benefits Consulting Services.
Contract Compliance number is 22-2232264
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available in the 2014 budget for this contract. This ordinance is an emergency measure.
Title
To authorize the Human Resources Director to modify and extend the existing contract with AON Hewitt Consulting from February 1, 2014 through January 31, 2015; to authorize the expenditure of $175,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the costs of said contract, and to declare an emergency. ($175,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to modify and extend the existing contract with AON Hewitt Consulting, to provide professional employee benefits consulting services from February 1, 2014 through January 31, 2015, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of $175,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay contract costs for employee benefits consulting services; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a contract and to pay the associated contract costs to avoid interruption in necessary services for the preservation of public health, peace, property, safety and welfare;
Now, Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Human Resources Director is hereby authorized to modify and extend the existing contract with AON Hewitt Consulting from February 1, 2014 through January 31, 2015.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $175,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary for coverage from the Employee Benefits Insurance Fund 502, Department of Human Resources, Department 46-02, OL1 - 03, OL3 - 3336, OCA 450882, Subfund 001, is hereby authorized and directed.
SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage, if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.