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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-04-11 16-151 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION 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: Introduced for x Passage First Reading Referral Department Head Page _of_ City Manager Finance Director 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