HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2105 - Contract - LRMHMR Center - Employee Assistance Program Consultation - 08_08_1985Resolution #2105
August 8, 1985
Agenda Item #29
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RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the Mayor of the City of Lubbock BE and is hereby authorized and
directed to execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock a Contract
with the Lubbock Employee Assistance Network (LEAN), an agency of the
Lubbock Regional MHMR Center for Employee Assistance Program consultation
services, attached herewith, which shall be spread upon the minutes of the
Council and as spread upon the minutes of this Council shall constitute and
be a part of this Resolution as if fully copied herein in detail.
Passed by the City Council this 8th
ATTEST:
e Boyd, City Secretar
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Aeo2jjall�
Ed Priest, Director of Personnel
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Darold Willard, Assistant City Attorney
_day of August 9 1985.
Resolution #2105
Employee Assistance Program
Consultation Services Contract
Between the City of Lubbock, Texas, and the Lubbock Employee
Assistance Network
(A Service of Lubbock Regional MHMR Center).
Section I.
This CONTRACT made and entered into this Iq+ day of
September, 1985, where -by the Lubbock Employee Assistance
Network agrees to provide specified consultation services
for the City of Lubbock during the period from September
1 1 1985, through August 31, 1986. The City of Lubbock
shall compensate the Lubbock Employee Assistance Network for
these services through payment of a retainer of $1.00 per
person per month for each regular, full-time employee, based
on an average of 1750 such employees payable the loth day of
each month.
Section II.
Employee Assistance Program consultation services provided
under Section I of this CONTRACT shall include the following
activities:
1. Management and Supervisory orientation to increase
awareness of the Employee Assistance Program concept
and to provide information on how to deal with employee
personal problems which affect job performance.
2. Employee orientation to inform employees of the
purpose, benefits and utilization of the Employee
Assistance Program. Information will be provided in
group presentations, when feasible, and through use of
bulletin board posters, brochures, letters and other
written material to enhance visibility of the Employee
Assistance Program.
3. Evaluation of troubled employees for the purpose of
diagnosing the cause of job performance problems
identified by City administrative and supervisory
personnel.
4. Referral of identified troubled employees to health
care or social services agencies of professionals, as
needed, which would provide appropriate assistance to
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the employees in their efforts toward improving job
performance.
5. Continuous follow-up and evaluation of troubled
employees' progress in correcting job performance
problems until satisfactory performance is achieved and
maintained.
The foregoing services shall be available at no additional
charge to troubled employees who request Employee Assistance
Program services under voluntary circumstances, not related
to job performance problems identified by City
administrative and supervisory personnel, as well as to
immediate family members of employees.
Assessment and Referral Contract
Section III.
The Director of the Lubbock Employee Assistance Network
shall be responsible for the assessment, evaluation, and
referral, as needed, to the health care or social service
agency deemed appropriate to mediate the presenting problem.
Counseling and consultation will be provided, on a scheduled
basis, at the office of Lubbock Employee Assistance Network,
and on the premises of the contractor, if deemed appropriate
by the contractor.
Section IV.
The Director of the Lubbock Employee Assistance Network and
the City of Lubbock appointed Coordinator shall assume
shared responsibility for implementing the provision of this
CONTRACT. Implementation shall be achieved in accordance
with the following procedures:
A. Referrals to the Employee Assistance Program by City
administrative and supervisory personnel shall be
channeled through the Coordinator, who will refer the
employee to the Director of the Lubbock Employee
Assistance Network for the consultation services
outlined in Section I and II. Records of such
referrals shall be maintained by the City Coordinator.
B. At the time of referral to the Lubbock Employee
Assistance Network, the City Coordinator shall inform
employees of the purpose and confidential nature of the
program, and shall provide information to the Director
of the Lubbock Employee Assistance Network regarding
the employment status of referred employees with the
written consent of the referred employee.
C. The Director of the Lubbock Employee Assistance Network
shall provide a quarterly activity report to the City
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Coordinator. The content of this report shall be
restricted to a statement of the number of employees
referred for consultation services, a statement of
progress and status of all referrals, and information
regarding the number of voluntary referrals to the
Employee Assistance Program.
D. Information regarding an individual employee's referral
and utilization of Employee Assistance Program services
shall not be available to any person or agency without
the expressed, written consent of the employee. Status
reports on individual company referrals on an as needed
basis shall be given to the City Coordinator with the
prior written consent of the employee.
All inquiries by City personnel about any employee's
involvement in the Employee Assistance Program shall be
directed only to the City Coordinator or Director of the
Lubbock Employee Assistance Network.
Section V.
The option to re -negotiate and/or renew this CONTRACT may be
executed by the parties thirty (30) days prior to expiration
on August 31, 1986.
THE CITY BOC , TEXAS LUBBOCK EMPLOYEE ASST. NETWORK
BY:
A an Hen , Ma Ray T Clark, LEAN Coordinator
ATTEST:
Ran tte Boyd Gene Menefee, ExecutAve Dir.
City Secretary Lubbock Regional MHMR Center