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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF 2026-2028 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH DULUTH JOINT POWERS ENTERPRISE TRUST AND ACCEPTING $441,377 IN YEAR 2026, $452,412 IN YEAR 2027, AND $463,722 IN YEAR 2028 FROM THE DULUTH JOINT POWERS ENTERPRISE TRUST
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the Minnesota department of commerce has determined that the city of Duluth, the Duluth airport authority, the Duluth entertainment and convention center, and the Duluth housing and redevelopment authority operate a joint enterprise for health and dental insurance, including a joint self-insurance pool, referred to as the Duluth Joint Powers Enterprise Trust, a political subdivision self-insurance pool established pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 471.69 and Minnesota Rules Chapter 2785;
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to execute the agreement for professional services with the Duluth Joint Powers Enterprise Trust, together with the supporting documents, substantially in the form of that Exhibit A attached hereto, to provide professional services to the Duluth Joint Powers Enterprise Trust, which includes the city’s group health and dental insurance plan;
RESOLVED FURTHER, the proper city officials are hereby authorized to accept $441,377 in year 2026, $452,412 in year 2027, and $463,722 in year 2028 for professional services further described in those documents referenced above, said funds payable to Fund No. 110-125-1214-4315-12 (General Fund, Finance Department, Auditor, Cost Allocation Charges Group Health).
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The City, the Duluth Airport Authority, the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center, and the Duluth Housing and Redevelopment Authority operate a joint enterprise for health and dental insurance, including a joint self-insurance pool, known as the Duluth Joint Powers Enterprise Trust. The Duluth Joint Powers Enterprise Trust is a political subdivision self-insurance pool.
This resolution authorizes the City to provide professional services to and accept payment of $441,377 in 2026, (2.5% increase from 2025) $452,412 in 2027 (2.5% increase from 2026), and $463,722 in 2028 (2.5% increase from 2027) from the Duluth Joint Powers Enterprise Trust. The previous 2023-2025 agreement had increases of 2.5% from each previous year, and the 2020-2022 agreement had increases of 2.5% from each previous year. The Duluth Joint Powers Enterprise Trust Board of Trustees approved this 2026-2028 agreement and payment amounts on June 2, 2026.