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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF 2020-2022 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH DULUTH JOINT POWERS ENTERPRISE TRUST AND ACCEPTING $380,598 IN YEAR 2020, $390,113 IN YEAR 2021, AND $399,866 IN YEAR 2022 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 on file in the office of the city clerk as Public Document No.______________, 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 $380,598 in year 2020, $390,113 in year 2021, and $399,866 in year 2022 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 accept payment of $380,598 in year 2020 (2.5% increase from year 2019), $390,113 in year 2021 (2.5% increase from 2020, and $399,866 in year 2022 (2.5% increase from 2021) from the Duluth Joint Powers Enterprise Trust for professional services provided by City employees to the Duluth Joint Powers Enterprise Trust. The previous 2017-2019 agreement had increases of 3% from each previous year. The Duluth Joint Powers Enterprise Trust Board of Trustees recently approved this 2020-2022 agreement and payment amounts.