HomeMy WebLinkAboutres2012-029 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 2012-320
CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to:
Finance/Council
Originator: 10/02/2012
pR i C E A V E D 10/23/2012 Consent Agenda
Division Head: J-1l �Uf
Dept. Head: 10/02/2012 OCT 1 5 2012
Prosecutor: ILL 101 61.1 WHATCOM COUNTY
COUNCIL
Purchasing/Budget:
jrExecutive:
TITLE OF D I ) T:
Resolution Con eg to the Termination of the Washington Counties Insurance Pool (WCIP) Pursuant to
the InterlocalAgreement of that Organization
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
SEPA review required? ( ) Yes ( x ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing? ( ) Yes ( x ) NO
SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( x ) NO Requested Date:
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Terminates the Washington Counties Insurance Pool (WCIP) which in the past administered self-insured plans
for counties and other local government entities . Whatcom County participated in the self-insured vision plan,
Vision Services Plan (VSP) for several groups of employees and their dependents.
The VSP plan has now transitioned to an identical, fully insured plan administered through VSP . The attached
resolution has no impact on any current plans or rates, it will simply formalize what is currently in place .
COMMITTEE ACTION: COUNCIL ACTION:
10 / 23 / 2012 : Forwarded to Council for approval 10 / 23 / 2012 : Council Approved 7 -0
Res . 2012- 029
Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number:
Res . 2012-029
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PROPOSED BY : Consent
SPONSORED BY : County Executive
INTRODUCED : Ortnher 73 , 7017
RESOLUTION NO . 2012-029
RESOLUTION CONSENTING TO THE TERMINATION OF THE WASHINGTON
COUNTIES INSURANCE POOL (WCIP) PURSUANT TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
OF THAT ORGANIZATION
WHEREAS , Whatcom County is a participating employer of the WCIP ; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of WCIP ended the Pool 's self- insured medical plan for
members' employees by transferring that program to a fully insured plan at the end of 2010 ,
and thereafter operated the medical program of WCIP for the purposes of paying run - out
claims, and concluding other business activities including adopting an additional premium on
2010 medical plan members to address the actuarial insufficiency of the medical plan ; and
WHEREAS , the WCIP no longer provides any self- insured health benefits for members'
employees ; and
WHEREAS , Article 13 ( a ) of the WCIP Interlocal Agreement which participating
employers are signatories to , calls for three-fourths ( 75 % ) of such members to give consent to
the termination of that agreement and the WCIP ; and
WHEREAS , the administration of run - out claims is nearly complete ; and
WHEREAS , other costs of concluding the affairs of the WCIP have been paid or are in
predictable amounts ; and
WHEREAS , the Board of Directors of the WCIP should make the final decision to complete
the termination and dissolution of the WCIP ;
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council that Whatcom
County hereby consents to the termination of the WCIP upon motion of the WCIP Board of
Directors at a time no sooner than all run - out claims are paid and all other functions necessary
to conclude ;kginftairs of the WCIP are completed .
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Dan Gibson , Asst Chief Deputy Prosecutor
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