Sec. 116.1402. - Special Committee on Group Health Benefits.

Pursuant to Chapter 33 , Part 3, Ordinance Code, the Benefits Division of the Employee Services Department is responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective procurement of health and life insurance for the benefit of the City and its employees and retirees. To share information with plan participants about benefits and options included in the Group Health Plan, the Benefits Division shall meet semiannually with a Special Committee on Group Health Benefits which shall be composed of the following: (a) The Director of Employee Services, or his/her designee; (b) The Director of the Finance Department, or his/her designee; (c) One Council Member, designated by the Council President; (d) The Council Auditor, or his/her designee; (e) One member from each employee collective bargaining unit as designated by the respective unions; (f) One City retiree actively participating in the Group Health Plan as designated by Employee Services; The Special Committee on Group Health Benefits shall convene only for the purpose of receiving a semiannual update from the Employee Services Department on the status and projection of the Group Health Plan. The Special Committee on Group Health Benefits shall not make any recommendations, provide advice, vote, nor engage in any decision-making regarding the Group Health Plan. Individual committee members are permitted to express their individual input regarding the Group Health Plan to the Employee Services Department. The Employee Services Department will keep the committee informed of major developments to the Group Health Plan for informational purposes only. It is the intent of the City of Jacksonville that the Special Committee on Group Health Benefits only engage in informational-gathering activities and duties, and shall not be considered a board or commission for purposes of Florida's Open Meetings Law. (Ord. 2003-84-E, § 1; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2016-140-E , § 16; Ord. 2021-378-E , § 1; Ord. 2023-208-E , § 8; Ord. 2024-844-E , § 5) Editor's note— Ordinance 2007-839-E, § 18, authorized updated department/division names pursuant to reorganization.