Resolution 2002-155
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RESOLUTION 2002-~
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COUNTy
EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE AND REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM TO REWARD
AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN COUNTY-SPONSORED OR-
ENDORSED HEALTH, WELLNESS AND ILLNESS PREVENTION PROGRAMS.
and
WHEREAS, Collier County Government desires to be an employer of excellence;
WHEREAS, the Risk Management Department is presently seeking to adopt more
innovative and effective health and wellness programs for its employees; and
WHEREAS, the occurrence of preventable illness among County employees and
their covered dependents is costly to the County in terms of health care expenditures,
missed work days, reduced productivity, and reduced morale; and
WHEREAS, many private and public employers have implemented or are
considering implementing various health and welIness incentives to reduce healthcare
expenditures, reduce lost workdays, increase productivity, and improve morale; and
WHEREAS, a virtually identical resolution, Resolution No. 02-120, was approved
by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, on February 26, 2002;
and
WHEREAS, this resolution supersedes, in its entirety, Resolution No. 02-120,
which had an effective date of October I, 2002, and not October 1, 2001.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOL YEn BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
This resolution to approve the initiation of a County employee incentive and
reimbursement program to reward and encourage participation in County-sponsored or
-endorsed health, welIness, and illness prevention programs is hereby adopted with an
effective date of October 1, 2001, superseding in its entirety Resolution 02-120. Under
this program, employees who participate in County-sponsored or -endorsed weIlness
programs, which may include, but are not limited to, health fairs, exercise incentives,
smoking cessation programs, nutrition counseling, medical screenings and tests, disease-
specific prevention and management programs, inoculations, weight management, and
other programs intended to prevent the onset of disease, manage disease, and/or address
issues of morbidity shall be eligible for payment or reimbursement for their PartiCipation
depending upon the type of program offered. Such payment or reimbursement shall not
exceed $100 per participant per program. The Risk Management Director shall be
authorized to implement procedures to manage this program. In addition, this Resolution
shall authorize the expenditure of funds for the promotion of health and wellness programs
subject to the requirements of the Collier County Purchasing Policy.
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This Resolution adopted after motion, second and majority vote.
DATE ~"" ~4' ,2002
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Approved as to form and legal sufficiency:
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R 'ra Mafialich
Chief Assistant County Attorney
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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JamesN. Coletta, Chairman