Specifications include, but are not limited to: a. Assist the City in clarifying objectives, expectations and concerns to establish short and long term goals of the employee health insurance program; b. Compare actual results to stated goals and projections; c. Review existing data, contracts and agreements and provide written commentary; d. Preparation for and attendance at City meetings as identified for the purpose of explaining status reports and recommended changes or courses of action; e. Research and reports on: 1. Plan design with respect to short- and long-range objectives; 2. Eligibility formulas with respect to industry work patterns; 3. Cost containment features and administration; 4. Participant incentives related to cost containment procedures; 5. State and federal proposed and enacted legislation and its impact; 6. Health promotion; 7. Funding alternatives (conventional insurance, minimum premium, self- funding); 8. Relative competitiveness of plans; 9. Flexible benefit plans; 10. Alternative delivery systems (self-funding, contractual services, alternate providers, etc.); and, 11. Employee satisfaction and cost sharing. f. Draft employee communication materials announcing a change in benefits or the addition of a new benefit; g. Prepare the City’s Employee Benefits Guide which contains the Summary of Benefits and Coverages and other summaries of all employee health and life insurance benefits (medical, dental, vision, employee assistance program, section 125 medical reimbursement account, health reimbursement arrangement; life insurance, etc.); h. Prepare and provide for distribution all legally required notifications regarding employee health and life insurance benefits (e.g. ERISA disclosures, annual notices, Summary of Benefits and Coverages, etc.); i. Provide cost/benefit information as requested; j. Assist in conducting employee meetings to discuss benefit topics