§ 2-65. Insurance contracts to be bid on regular periodic basis.

(a)

All health, life and dental insurance policies shall be bid in even-numbered years, the first such bid to occur for the year 2010; this shall include contracts for third party administrators to administer any self-funded insurance program the County has in place.

(b)

All other insurance contracts shall be bid in odd-numbered years, the first such bidding to take place for the year 2011.

(c)

No person who sells or has an interest in the sale of any insurance products shall advise the County in analyzing bids or recommend to whom a bid should be awarded.

(d)

The bidding required in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply if the County Judge certifies that the County can realize savings by multi-year insurance agreements.

(Ord. No. 2009-52, Arts. 1—4, 9-10-09)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2009-52, Arts. 1—4, adopted Sept. 10, 2009, did not specifically amend the Code; hence, inclusion as § 2-65 was at the discretion of the editor.