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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2003 - 40 BY: Mayor Musial. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED TO ENTER INTD AN AGREEMENT W1'TH MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO TO PROVIDE THIRD-PARTY ADMINSTRATOR SERVICES, AND A STOP LOSS INSURANCE P(1LICY, TO THE CITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY'S SELF-INSURED HEALTH CARE PROGRAM FOR CITY EMPLOYEES FOR THE YEAR 2003, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City is cunently under contract with Medical Mutual of Ohio to provide third-party administrator (TPA) services in connection with the City's health care plan for City employees for the year 2002, pursuant to this Council's authorization in Ordinance No. 2002-57; and N'HEREAS, in addition to providing TPA services, Medical Mutual of Ohio provides the City with a stop loss insurance policy for medical expenses which exceed a certain doltar amount per person covered by the plan; and WHEREAS, the Director of Personnel and Administrative Services has surveyed the market for qualified and cost-effective third-party administrators for the City's self- insurance plan and has again determined that the renewal proposal of Medical Mutual of Ohio will result in providing City employees, in accordance with the level of health care restrictions in effect pursuant to the various collective bargaining agreements between the City and its bargaining-unit employees, with the most quality health care services at the least expensive price; and WHEREAS, the Director of Personnel and Administrative Services accordingly recommends that the City enter into an agreement with Medical Mutual of Ohio in accordance with its renewal proposal for the year 2003; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to authorize the Mayor to enter into such an agreement with Medical Mutual of Ohio to provide TPA services and a stop loss insurance policy to the City for its employees' self-insured health care plan;