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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 11-279 RESOLUTION NO. 11-279 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: THAT the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized to execute an interlocal agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit"A," with Southeast Texas Government Employee Benefits Pool to provide access to medical insurance coverage to retirees age 65 over and their dependents. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 27th day of September, 2011. LT - ayor Becky Ames - STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF JEFFERSON § INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT This Interlocal Cooperation Agreement("Agreement") is by and between the City of Beaumont, Texas ("Beaumont") and the Southeast Texas Government Employee Benefits Pool (the"Pool"),acting by and through their authorized officers. RECITALS: WHEREAS, this Agreement is authorized by Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code and Subchapter F,Chapter 271,Texas Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, Section 271.102 of the TEX. Loc. Gov'T CODE authorizes a local government to participate in a Cooperative Purchasing Program with another local government or a local cooperative organization; and WHEREAS, a local government that purchases goods and services pursuant to a Cooperative Purchasing Program with a local government or local cooperative organization satisfies the requirement of the local government to seek competitive bids for the purchase of the goods and materials; and WHEREAS,the Pool is such a local cooperative organization whose membership consists of local governments participating in a Cooperative Purchasing Program with other local governments to provide certain insurance coverage to their retired employees and the relatives of such retired employees; and WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into a Cooperative Purchasing Program which will allow Beaumont, as a member of the Pool, to make available employee benefits under the Pool's competitively bid contract pursuant to Subchapter F, Chapter 271 of the TEX. Loc.GOVT CODE; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein,the parties agree as follows: 1. The purpose of this Agreement is to establish a Cooperative Purchasing Program between the parties, which will allow Beaumont retirees access to retired employee benefits under the Pool's competitively bid contracts from the Pool's vendor under present and future contracts pursuant to Subchapter F, Chapter 271 of the TEX. Loc. Gov'T CODE; EXHIBIT"A" 2. This Agreement shall be in full force and effect until terminated by either party; 3. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, participation in this Agreement may be terminated by either party upon thirty(30) days written notice to the other party; 4. The undersigned officer and/or agents of the party(ies) hereto are duly authorized officials and possess the requisite authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of the parties hereto; 5. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,each of which shall be deemed an original and constitute one and the same instrument. EXECUTED this day of ,2011. SOUTHEAST TEXAS GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE BENEFITS POOL By: Name: Title: EXECUTED this day of ,2011 CITY OF BEAUMONT,TEXAS By: Name: Title: 801 Main Street,Room 135 Beaumont, TX 77701 ATTEST: By: CITY SECRETARY