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AUTHORIZING MAGELLAN HEALTHCARE, INC. AS KANE COUNTY'S EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PLAN PROVIDER FOR 2025
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WHEREAS, Kane County provides health and wellness 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 and benefit levels for various benefits provided to employees through Kane County Benefits; and
WHEREAS, Kane County offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to its active employees and their dependents; and
WHEREAS, the Human Resources Department and AssuredPartners have reviewed the Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) and received quotes from providers offering EAP services; and
WHEREAS, AssuredPartners recommends Magellan Healthcare to provide Kane County's EAP services; and
WHEREAS, Magellan Healthcare, Inc. will provide expanded mental health services at a comparable cost to the current provider; 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 Magellan Healthcare, Inc. be the provider of Kane County's Employee Assistance Plan for the 2025 calendar year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Executive Director of Human Resources and the Kane County Board Chair are authorized to execute any documents necessary to contract with Magellan Healthcare, Inc. to provide employee assistance 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 ...
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