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INSURANCE \\ Empire MediBlue Freedom Medicare Advantage Renewal for 2020 - 11-4-19
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING 2020 RENEWAL CONTRACT FOR
EMPIRE MEDIBLUE FREEDOM (PPO)
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INSURANCE
RESOLUTION NO. ________________________________________________________, 2019
INTRODUCED BY: ________________________________________________________
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: __________________________________________________________
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury previously entered into agreements for employee
group health insurance plans with Blue View Vision, Empire Blue Cross and Empire Blue Cross
Medicare Advantage, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board, in conjunction with Upstate Agency LLC, has negotiated a
renewal contract for the year 2020 with Empire MediBlue Freedom (PPO) Medicare Advantage,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves and authorizes a renewal
contract for the year 2020 with Empire MediBlue Freedom (PPO) Medicare Advantage with the
2020 monthly premium to be $395.80 per member, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that in the event that surcharges, fees or taxes are mandated or imposed on
the Town’s health insurance policies that are beyond the Town’s control, resulting rate changes
may be passed on to all employees without further Town Board Resolution, although the Town
will provide notice of any such rate changes to all employees and retirees, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to
execute any contracts and documentation and the Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to
take such other and further action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 4 day of November, 2019, by the following vote:
AYES :
NOES :
ABSENT:
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