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Authorizing Flexible Benefits as Kane County’s Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan Administrator for 2025
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WHEREAS, Kane County provides health benefits for all eligible County employees, retirees, disabled employees, and COBRA participants; and
WHEREAS, the Human Resources Department annually reviews the benefits programs and providers with AssuredPartners, the County's group benefit broker to determine the providers for various benefits provided to employees through Kane County Benefits; and
WHEREAS, the Human Resources Department and AssuredPartners have reviewed the Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan (MERP) and received quotes from other providers offering the plan; and
WHEREAS, AssuredPartners recommends Flexible Benefits, the County’s current provider for Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts, as a more cost-effective provider for this benefit plan; and
WHEREAS, after careful review of all relevant information with regard to cost and benefit, it is in the best interests of Kane County and its employees that Flexible Benefits be the administrator of the County’s Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan for the 2025 calendar year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that Flexible Benefits is authorized to act as the administrator of Kane County’s Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Executive Director of Human Resources and the Kane County Board Chair are authorized to execute any documents necessary to contract with Flexible Benefits to provide medical expense reimbursement plan services.
Passed by the Kane County Board on November 12, 2024.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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