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Legislators hold benefits-contract item after emergency contracting and late notice to legislature
Summary
The legislature held a contract and grant appropriation agenda item after members questioned an emergency declaration and a county executive emergency approval for an employee-benefits and compensation consulting contract; legislators said they were notified late and requested further review.
Legislators on Sept. 22 debated and then held an agenda item related to an emergency contract for employee-group benefits and an associated compensation study after concerns that the county executive had approved emergency authority without timely legislative notice.
The item under discussion was a contract with a benefits consultant and broker listed in meeting materials as "Benefits and Insurance, Inc." (vendor name in agenda: Biz Benefits and Insurance Inc.). Committee members said the evaluation committee had reviewed benefits consulting services but that the compensation study had been added later, increasing the contract amount. Legislators said they…
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