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.