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Memorandum
To: Mayor Hicks and City Councilmembers
From: Melanie Mesko Lee
Date: Apri13, 2008
Re: Approval of Renewal of Employee Assistance Contract
Recommended City Council Action:
Approve entering into a contract for renewal of the City's Employee Assistance Program with
Midwest EAP.
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In 2005, after an RFP and interviews with vendors, the City reestablished an employee assistance
program and entered into a 3 year agreement with Midwest EAP. At this time, the contract is due
for renewal, and staff recommends a 3 year extension of the contract, through 2010. The 2008
rates per employee are slightly lower than what we are currently paying, the 2009 rates are the
same as our 2007 rates, and the 2010 rates are slightly higher than what we are currently paying.
The average cost per year will be $2,728 and the program covers all regular full and part time
employees, all paid-on call firefighters, and their respective family members. This is a budgeted
expense.
Current utilization of the EAP is higher than national averages, and we have used the EAP for
critical incident debriefings, wellness sessions, and as part of the annual safety day program in the
spring and the open enrollment period in the fall.
If this extension is approved, staff would recommend that the City go though the IZFP process
again in late 2009/2010 to assess other EAP options available.
If you have any questions, please let me know.