Sec. 2-20. - Single health insurance provider and administrator for all city funded labor agreements.

(a)

Benefits of health insurance or health insurance administration provided in collective bargaining agreements shall be provided through the same insurer and/or administrator for all such agreements, to be selected after competitive bidding, at least once every three years, pursuant to Rhode Island State Law, the Charter of the City of Warwick and the Warwick Code of Ordinances, city wide to cover all employees entitled to such benefits.

(b)

This ordinance shall not affect the rights of any labor organization which represents employees of any city department, agency, committee or board which is funded entirely or in part through an appropriation which is approved by the city council in the annual budget process, to bargain in good faith for the provision of health care benefits.

(c)

This section shall not affect any collective bargaining agreement which is in effect on the effective date of this ordinance.

(Ord. No. O-08-19, § I, 8-26-08)