Title
Resolution to Approve the Amendment and Renewal of the City's Contracts with Flores & Associates, LLC to Provide Flexible Spending and Health Reimbursement Account Administration to City Employees and Their Dependents and Authorize the City Administrator to Execute the Necessary Documentation ($130,000.00)
Memorandum
The attached Resolution authorizes the City Administrator to amend and renew the third party claims administration services contract with Flores & Associates, LLC ("Flores"). Employees, through their labor agreements or in accordance with the City's employee benefit plans, have the option of participating in flexible spending or health reimbursement accounts for their reimbursable health care or dependent care needs.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: The cost projections reference below are in accordance with the approved FY18 and FY19 budget. The estimated total cost for FY18 and FY19 is $130,000.
Our current labor agreements and our employee benefits program require flexible spending accounts and/or health reimbursement accounts. The City currently pays a monthly administrative fee per contract to Flores to process claims and track annual plan 76limits. Flores has made a two-year rate guarantee through the end of 2019; for FY18 and FY19, monthly Administrative Fees per employee contract for flexible benefit plan administration will be $5.25, plus a $1.25 debit card fee, and for health reimbursement account administration will be $3.25.
The costs for the program will fluctuate monthly depending on the number of employees enrolled in the program during any given month.
Staff
Prepared By: Jessica Hull, Employee Benefits Supervisor
Reviewed By: Robyn Wilkerson, Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations
Approved By: Howard S. Lazarus, City Administrator
Body
Whereas, The City provides flexible spending accounts and health reimbursement accounts in accordance with the employee benefits program and various labor contracts at an estimate...
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