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Item No. 16-151
Date: April 11, 2016
Item/Subject: ORDER, Authorizing the Establishment of a City Wide Wellness Program and
the Solicitation of Funds for the Program
Responsible Department: Health and Community Services
Commentary:
This Order will establish a City Wide Wellness Program for the purpose of encouraging healthy
activity of the citizens of Bangor and accept a $3000 donation from Bangor Savings Bank for
implementation. The program works by allowing participants that exercise for 150 minutes a
week to be entered to win incentive prizes such as Red Sox merchandise, fitness trackers, and
even tickets to see the red sox at Fenway. Challenger participants will be asked to keep track of
how long they exercise during the 8 weeks and enter to win a raffle drawing every two weeks.
Currently, the City uses Employee Health Solutions for help with an employee wellness program.
If approved, this program will allocate a $3000 donation from Bangor Savings Bank to have
Employee Health Solutions assist in expanding this program to include city residents beginning
May 1, 2016.
Additionally, the order will authorize fundraising efforts to assist with the costs of the program
and authorize the Finance Director to accept donations and establish such procedures as she
deems necessary to insure that any donated funds, goods, or services that are appropriately
received and accounted for and are used specifically for the purpose intended by the donors. It
will also ratify the actions taken to receive the donation from the Bangor Savings Bank.
This was reviewed and recommended for approval at the April 4, 2016 Government Operations
Committee meeting.
Manager's Comments:
Associated Information: Order
Budget Approval:
Legal Approval:
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City Solicitor
Assigned to Councilor Baldacci
CITY OF BANGOR
16-151
APRIL 11, 2016
(TITLE.) ORDER, Authorizing the Establishment of a City Wide Wellness Program and the Solicitation of
Funds for the Program
WHEREAS, the City operates a City employee wellness program; and
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the City to establish a city wide wellness program to encourage healthy
activity by the citizens of the City of Bangor, and
WHEREAS, the City uses Employee Health Solutions to assist it for its City employee wellness program
and Employee Health Solutions is able to assist the City for a city wide wellness program.
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, BE IT ORDERED, THAT:
City staff hereby authorized to establish a City Wide Wellness Program utilizing the services of Employee
Health Solutions for the purpose of encouraging healthy acclivity by the citizens of the City of Bangor.
BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, THAT
Pursuant to Section 33-9.1 of the Code of the City of Bangor City staff and Councilors are hereby
authorized to participate in fundralsing efforts to assist with the costs of the program, and the Finance
Director is hereby authorized to accept such donations. The Finance Director shall establish such
procedures as she deems necessary to insure that any donated funds, goods, or services that are
eligible for a tax deduction are appropriately received and accounted for and are used specifically for
the purpose intended by the donors.
BE IT RESOLVED, THAT
Any actions by City staff of Councilors to date to obtain funds for the program are hereby ratified by
the Council.
IN CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 11, 2016
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE
PASSED
CITY CLERK