DEPARTMENT: Employee Relations
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute One-Year Contract for Wellness Services With OPTUM
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, for the past nine years OPTUM has successfully administered Dakota County’s employee wellness program, wellness coaching and Biometric Screenings; and
WHEREAS, about 63 percent Dakota County employees participate in the wellness program offering between biometric screenings, wellness coaching, and RALLY wellness portal activities; and
WHEREAS, renewal rate for services for another one year represents a 4 percent increase; and
WHEREAS, the cost of the services, $165,000 per year is currently included with funds already budgeted in the employee health insurance internal service fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Director of Employee Relations to execute a one-year contract with OPTUM for wellness programming, wellness coaching and incentive services, in an amount not to exceed $165,000 for 2025, to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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