The Consultant shall be a key strategic and valuable partner in managing and optimizing the organization’s benefit programs. Services provided by the Consultant shall include, but not be limited to: A. Standard ongoing consulting services for health and benefits i. Design and maintain a robust analytics platform. ii. Provide data analysis and interpretation to identify patterns and changes in spending, track progress on health and wellness initiatives, and enable data driven decision making. iii. Support with strategic benefits planning, cost management, wellness program development. iv. Ongoing compliance, benchmarking, and claims data analysis and recommendations for reducing costs based on trends and future landscape. v. Ongoing legislative and regulatory updates and guidance. vi. Ongoing services in selection, implementation, and evaluation of employee benefit programs, including voluntary and supplemental benefits. vii. Consultant shall facilitate and attend Plan Review Meetings with County vendors and provide expertise and guidance to the County. Expected contribution may include but is not limited to: interpretation of analytics, comparison of data, analysis of plan performance, and provision of any other information to support the County during plan review.