Title
Employee Assistance Program and Elder Care Services - RFP HR 21-004 - Amendment (Ordinance S-52877) - Citywide
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, to allow additional expenditures under Contract 155944 with ComPsych Corporation, an affiliate of ComPsych Employee Assistance Programs, Inc., for Employee Assistance Program and Elder Care Services and Public Safety Traumatic Event Counseling for the Human Resources Department. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional funds will not exceed $1,500,000.
Report
Summary
The Employee Assistance Program and Elder Care Services contract will provide a broad range of services to full-time City employees and their household members including 12 free counseling sessions for any issue of personal concern; elder care referrals and counseling; onsite critical incident stress debriefings; supervisor referrals; employee training; and substance abuse professional services. City retirees also receive elder care services. Police and Fire department Public Safety personnel, and staff in certain non-sworn classifications identified as those with duties that expose them to the same traumatic events, are eligible to receive 36 sessions of traumatic event counseling per event. This request will allow City employees and their household members to continue use of these services on an as-needed basis through the remainder of the contract.
Contract Term
The contract term remains unchanged, ending on March 31, 2027.
Financial Impact
Upon approval of $1,500,000 in additional funds, the revised aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $6,941,465. Funds are available in the Human Resources Department’s budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council previously reviewed this request:
- Employee Assistance Program and Elder Care Services, Contract 155944 (Ordinance S-48354) on February 16, 2022.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager David Mathews and the Human Resources Department.