06-21-83SpMtg JUNE 21, 1983
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Willard V. Young in the
Council Chambers at City Hall at 7:25 P.M., Tuesday, June 21, 1983.
1. Roll call showed:
Present - Council Member Malcolm T. Bird
Council Member Doak S. Campbell
Council Member Arthur Jackel
Council Member Edward L. Perry
Mayor Willard V. Young
Absent - None
Also present were - City Manager Gordon D. Tiffany, and
City Attorney Herbert W.A. Thiele.
Mayor Young called the meeting to order and announced that
this meeting has been called for the purpose of: (1) Considering award-
ing the bid for Group Life and Health benefits to Gulf Life.
1. Mr. Bird stated that after last week's meeting, and unfor-
tunately not until late today, he received a recomputation of the rates
for one of the other low bidders, Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Because of
some of the decisions we made after our preliminary selection of Gulf
Life, we find, as we applied those additional program changes, that the
Gulf Life price does not reduce as much as the Blue Cross/Blue Shield
price.
Mr. Bird moved that Council express an intent tonight to
negotiate with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida for the City health
care insurance and ratify that action at a subsequent meeting, seconded
by Mr. Perry. Said motion passed unanimously.
Before roll call the following discussion was had:
The City Attorney advised that as a secondary item Council
should also express the intention to award the bid on life insurance as
well. This is with the understanding that this is an expression of
intention, non-final this evening, the Administration will notify the
bargaining units within the next three days and that finalization of the
award will be at the next regular meeting of Council, June 28th.
Bob Fink spoke before Council stating that about a year and
a half ago he made a study for the R.S.V.P., through them to the City,
for an evaluation of the insurance program that they had at the time
with Occidental Life. He found a number of discrepancies and made a
proposal sometime around the beginning of 1982; he was told he would be
called when needed; however, he has never been called. Mr. Fink re-
quested that the City hold off a decision for another month; he has a
number of suggestions that might save the City considerable money over
any proposal to date.
Mr. Bird advised that it was his intention at a subsequent
focal meeting, when he could get a formal concurrence of Council,to ask
for the appointment of an insurance board to review the City's insurance
to see if there is any better system and better control that could be
exercised. He would like Mr. Fink's credentials to add to that group,
assuming that Council agrees that this board would be productive for the
City. Mr. Bird stated it would not be prudent at this time for Council
to delay another month.
Gary Goldstein, President, Florida Association Insurance
Marketing, inquired if each of the other bidders were given an oppor-
tunity, based on the reevaluation of deductibles and so forth, to submit
another quotation as consideration was given under Blue Cross/Blue
Shield. Mr. Bird replied that it was not another quotation; it was
using the data that was submitted with their initial presentation.
At this point the roll was called to the motion.
Mayor Young declared the meeting adjourned at 7:30 P.M.
~ City Clerk
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MAYOR
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meeting of said City Council of June 21, 1983, which minutes were for-
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