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Home My WebLink About~Master - Approving Renewal of Contract for Worker's Compensation and Municipal Fire and Police System Claims Administration RESOLUTION NO. 18-477 RESOLUTION APPROVING RENEWAL OF CONTRACT FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND MUNICIPAL FIRE AND POLICE SYSTEM CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, the City contracts with EMC Risk Services, LLC, of Des Moines, Iowa, to provide third-parry administration of workers' compensation and Municipal Fire and Police "411 System"injury medical claims; and, WHEREAS, the City's current contract with EMC for these services expired on July 31, 2018, and EMC has provided a renewal contract for the same services for the period of August 1, 2018, to July 31, 2019; and, WHEREAS, services provided by EMC in this contract include workers' compensation claims administration for all City employees,medical bill renew,self-insured loss fund management, and pharmacy and medical expense consultation; and, WHEREAS,EMC also performs regulatory filings and maintains an online claims database accessible to City staff; and, WHEREAS,fees are based upon a combination of annual administrative fees,per-claim set- up fees, and 30% reimbursement to EMC based on medical review invoice reductions; and, WHEREAS,due to the low volume of workers'compensation and Municipal Fire and Police System medical claims, the fee increases for "medical only and lost time" claims will not significantly increase the cost to the City; and, WHEREAS, EMC Risk Services, LLC, has been an effective provider of professionally administered workers' compensation claims and associated services. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the renewal contract with EMC Risk Services,LLC,of Des Moines,Iowa,to provide third parry administration of the City's worker's compensation and Municipal Fire and Police "411 System" claims for August 1, 2018, through July 31, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $55,000 is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 14`'day of August, 2018. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John . Haila Mayor Introduced by: Nelson Seconded by: Gartin Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Martin,Nelson Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14t'day of August, 2018.