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RESOLUTION NO. 97- 32
APPROVAL OF CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF STILL WATER AND
SAND CREEK GROUP, LTD.
BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of Stillwater, Minnesota, that the Contract between the
City of Stillwater and Sand Creek Group, Ltd. to provide an Employee Assistance Program for
the term January I, 1997 through December 31, 1997, hereto attached as Exhibit A, is hereby
approved, and the appropriate city staff is authorized to sign said Contract.
Adopted by the City Council this 21st day of January, 1997.
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Morli vt eldon, CIty Clerk
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Employee Assistance Agreement
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The Sand Creek Group, Ltd.
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The City of Stillwater
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Services Provided:
The program contract includes the following services:
1. Full service coverage for The City of Stillwater employees and their household members.
2. Employee Assistance personnel policy development and consultation.
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3. Supervisory training of management personnel in the use of the program.
4. Employee orientation seminars to familiarize your employees with the services available to them.
5. Promotional materials including brochures, posters, newsletter articles and camera ready copies
variety of home mailings to keep your Employee Assistance Program visible to your employees, a
their families.
6. A Drug Testing Program for commercial drivers including arrangingfor drug test collection,
supervisor and employee drug awareness education, fitness for work evaluation, chemical
dependency assessment, referral, and follow-up.
7. Ongoing consultations with managers and supervisors to assist them in utilizing the EAP within y
organization.
8. Confidential assessment, referral and brief counseling to be provided to all employees, and their
family members. Up to four sessions of counseling based on the clinical recommendation of EAP
counselor. Each session being comprised of one clinical hour. All of the employees of The City 0
Stillwater and their family members may contact The Sand Creek Group for assessment, brief cou
and, when necessary, referralfree-of-charge to them. No limit is placed on the number of
assessments and referrals made annually. All contact is strictly confidential.
9. 24 hour telephone crisis intervention.
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W orksite visits from an EAP representative to continually evaluate the status of the program
and your satisfaction.
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II Coordination of Services:
The City of Stillwater agrees to work with the EAP representative in informing its employees of this
agreement and the services which are available to them.
III. Drug Test Collection:
The actual collection will be conducted by MED-WORKS who will be responsible for forwarding
samples to NIDA certified laboratories as appropriate. MED-WORKS will be responsible for
providing the mandated chain of evidence. The Sand Creek Group, Ltd. shall be held harmless
against any claims and expenses (including reasonable legal costs) arisingfrom work performed by
MED-WORKS pursuant to this agreement.
IV. Use of Name:
The City of Stillwater agrees to allow The Sand Creek Group, Ltd. to list the City as a customer on
promotional materials.
V. Eligibility:
All employees of The City of Stillwater and members of their household who are experiencing
personal, emotional, family or social problems which have direct, indirect or potential effects on
work performance or personal well being, are eligible for the services of the Employee Assistance
Program.
VI Emplovee Particioation:
A working policy of the EAP is that Employee participation in the EAP will affect neither future
employment or advancement nor protect employee from disciplinary action for continued
substandard performance.
VII. Reoorting:
The Sand Creek Group, Ltd. will provide quarterly reports on program utilization.
No information on individual employees will be released outside of The Sand Creek Group without
the written consent of the employee.
VIII Retainer Cost:
The annual retainer charged by The Sand Creek Group, Ltd. for the employee services is as follows:
Number of employees
70
$20.00
Cost per employee
Annual EAP Contract Cost
$1.400.00
Drug Testing
$55.00 TJer test
Term of Contract Januarv 1. 1997 to December 31. 1997
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Contract Payments to be made to:
The Sand Creek Group, Ltd.
333 N Main Street, #203
Stillwater, MN 55028
Optional Services:
Organization Development Services
Trauma Team Services
$150.00 per hour
$125.00/1st two hours
$85.00 per hour over two hours
$85.00 per hour
$150.00 per hour of presentation/facilitation
Financial Services
Bag Lunch Seminars:
IX. Fee for Ongoine Counseling:
Payment for any ongoing counseling services beyond the initial diagnostic screening will be the
responsibility of the employee/family member.
X Modification or Termination of Contract:
This contract may be modified in writing at any time by the mutual consent of the parties.
Either The City of Stillwater or The Sand Creek Group, Ltd. may cancel this agreement at any time
upon 90 day notice, in writing, to the other party.
The Sand Creek Group, Ltd. The City of Stillwater
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Gretchen M Stein, Ph.D., CEAP Date . - - - ITaie
President & Chief Executive Officer
The Sand Creek Group, Ltd.
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