*Amend contracts related to employee health and welfare administration and begin formal solicitation for employee benefit plan consulting services as administratively required and on behalf of the Bureau of Human Resources (amend Contracts 30006926, 30006927, 30006928, 30006929, and 30007784)

The City of Portland ordains: Section 1. The Council finds: This Ordinance supports the City of Portland’s Core Values of Anti-Racism, Equity, Transparency, Communication, Collaboration and Fiscal Responsibility. The Office of Management and Finance, Bureau of Human Resources requires the continuing provisions of employee health and welfare administration. In order to maintain third-party administrative services for the City’s self-insured medical and dental plans on behalf of employees, retirees, COBRA and other self-pay participants and their eligible dependents, it is deemed appropriate and necessary to authorize a contract extension with Moda Health Plan, Inc. and Oregon Dental Service, dba Delta Dental Plan of Oregon effective July 1, 2024 in a form substantially similar to the attached Exhibit A. This contract shall expire, unless otherwise terminated, on June 30, 2029. Additional compensation in the amount of $550,000,000.00 is required to pay contractor for administrative services and claims for the City’s self-insured medical and dental plans. The original not-to-exceed amount of the original $400,000,000.00 contract will increase by $550,000,000.00 to a new total contract not-to-exceed amount of $950,000,000.00 over the period of the contract. In order to maintain managed healthcare services on behalf of employees, retirees, COBRA and other self-pay participants and their eligible dependents, it is deemed appropriate and necessary to authorize a contract extension with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest effective July 1, 2024 in a form substantially similar to the attached Exhibit B. This contract shall expire, unless otherwise terminated, on June 30, 2029. Additional compensation in the amount of $300,000,000.00 is required to pay contractor for medical, dental and vision services. The original not-to-exceed amount of the original $42,000,000.00 contract was increased previously to $210,000,000.00 and will again increase by $300,000,000.00 to a new total contract not-to-exceed amount of $510,000,000.00 over the period of the contract. In order to maintain vision care services on behalf of employees, retirees, COBRA and other self-pay participants and their eligible dependents, it is deemed appropriate and necessary to authorize a contract extension with Vision Service Plan Insurance Company effective July 1, 2024 in a form substantially similar to the attached Exhibit C. This contract shall expire, unless otherwise terminated, on June 30, 2029. Additional compensation in the amount of $6,000,000.00 is required to pay contractor for administrative services and claims on behalf of the City’s self-insured vision plan. The original not-to-exceed amount of the original $4,500,000.00 contract will increase by $6,000,000.00 to a new total contract not-to-exceed amount of $10,500,000.00 over the period of the contract. In order to maintain life and long-term disability services on behalf of employees, retirees, COBRA and other self-pay participants and their eligible dependents, it is deemed appropriate and necessary to authorize a contract extension with Standard Insurance Company effective July 1, 2024 in a form substantially similar to the attached Exhibit D. This contract shall expire, unless otherwise terminated, on June 30, 2029. Additional compensation in the amount of $32,000,000.00 is required to pay contractor for life and long-term disability services. The original not-to-exceed amount of the original $25,000,000.00 contract will increase by $32,000,000.00 to a new total contract not-to-exceed amount of $57,000,000.00 over the period of the contract. In order to maintain fertility, family expanding, menopause and low testosterone supportive services on behalf of employees and their eligible dependents, it is deemed appropriate and necessary to authorize a contract extension with Carrot Fertility, Inc. effective July 1, 2024 in a form substantially similar to the attached Exhibit E. This contract shall expire, unless otherwise terminated, on June 30, 2027. Additional compensation in the amount of $300,000.00 is required to pay contractor for fertility, family expanding, menopause, and low testosterone supportive services. The original not-to-exceed amount of the original $350,000.00 contract will increase by $300,000.00 to a new total contract not-to-exceed amount of $650,000.00 over the period of the contract. In order to maintain benefit consultative service to the City and its benefit program administration, it is it is deemed appropriate and necessary for Procurement to begin a formal solicitation for employee benefit plan consulting services for a new contract effective July 1, 2025. The Health Operating Fund and the Payroll Clearing Fund have sufficient appropriation in support of the service contracts as identified above. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs: The Chief Human Resources Officer or Chief Procurement Officer is authorized to execute the amendments in a form substantially similar to Exhibits A, B, C, D, and E. The Chief Human Resources Officer or Chief Procurement Officer is authorized to begin the formal solicitation referenced above on behalf of the Bureau of Human Resources, Benefits Office. Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists in order to execute the contracts and continue providing the services mentioned in section 1; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.